Representative image NEW DELHI: The number of suicides by those engaged in the agricultural sector saw a marginal decline in 2019 compared to 2018, and its share of the country’s 1.39 lakh suicides also fell to 7.4% from 7.7% during the corresponding period. According to the report on ‘Accidental Deaths …
Read More »48 accidental deaths every hour in 2019: NCRB | India News
Representative image NEW DELHI: India recorded 48 accidental deaths every hour last year, which was slightly higher than 2018, according to the latest report from the National Office of Criminal Records (NCRB). Deaths caused by traffic accidents, which include road and rail accidents, accounted for almost 44% of the total …
Read More »Lightning killed nearly 3,000 in India in 2019: NCRB data | India News
NEW DELHI: A total of 8,145 deaths were reported in India in 2019 due to causes attributable to forces of nature, with nearly 3,000 of them caused by lightning, a report by National Office of Criminal Records Has revealed. The majority (50.3%) of the reported victims belonged to the age …
Read More »1.54 lakh people killed in traffic accidents in India in 2019, reason for speeding in 60% of cases: Data | India News
Representative photo: PTI NEW DELHI: A total of 4.37.396 road accidents were recorded across India in 2019, resulting in the death of 1,54,732 people and the injury of another 4,39,262, according to the latest National Office of Criminal Records (NCRB) data. In addition, the majority (59.6 percent) of traffic accidents …
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