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Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Two dead after jumping monkeys trigger stampede at Indian temple
At least two people died and many were injured in a stampede after a live wire broken by a monkey caused panic among Hindu devotees outside a temple in Uttar Pradesh, India. Worshippers panicked and tried to flee the area after a group of monkeys jumped on an electric wire, which snapped and electrocuted people at the Ausaneshwar Mahadev Temple in the Barabanki region of the northern state. At least 19 people suffered electric shocks, while more than two dozen others were hurt in the ensuing stampede-like situation, district magistrate Shashank Tripathi said. The incident took place at around 2am local time on Sunday, as a crowd of worshippers began arriving at the temple for their Monday offerings during the holy month of Shravan – a sacred period in the Hindu calendar when many observe fasts on Mondays. Mr Tripathi said the snapped electric wire caused current to flow through three tin sheds at the temple complex. 'Devotees were offering prayers when a monkey jumped onto an electric wire, causing it to fall on a shed. This led to an electric current passing through the structure. Medical treatment of the injured is underway. Around 19 people were injured, with two in serious condition,' he told reporters. UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath offered his condolences to the families of those affected, announcing that compensation of Rs 500,000 (£4,300) each would be paid to the families of the deceased. It was the second such deadly incident involving devotees on the same day. In the neighbouring state of Uttarakhand, at least eight people died and 30 were injured in a crowd crush at the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar. That incident reportedly began after a rumour spread that an electric line had snapped, causing panic among people at the staircase leading to the temple. Accidents involving large crowds are not uncommon at religious gatherings in India and are often blamed on poor crowd management. In February, scores of Hindu pilgrims were killed in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in India's Prayagraj – with tolls compiled by multiple investigations by media outlets far exceeding official figures. Solve the daily Crossword
The Independent
2 days ago
- The Independent
Two dead after jumping monkeys trigger stampede at Indian temple
At least two people died and many were injured in a stampede after a live wire broken by a monkey caused panic among Hindu devotees outside a temple in Uttar Pradesh, India. Worshippers panicked and tried to flee the area after a group of monkeys jumped on an electric wire, which snapped and electrocuted people at the Ausaneshwar Mahadev Temple in the Barabanki region of the northern state. At least 19 people suffered electric shocks, while more than two dozen others were hurt in the ensuing stampede-like situation, district magistrate Shashank Tripathi said. The incident took place at around 2am local time on Sunday, as a crowd of worshippers began arriving at the temple for their Monday offerings during the holy month of Shravan – a sacred period in the Hindu calendar when many observe fasts on Mondays. Mr Tripathi said the snapped electric wire caused current to flow through three tin sheds at the temple complex. 'Devotees were offering prayers when a monkey jumped onto an electric wire, causing it to fall on a shed. This led to an electric current passing through the structure. Medical treatment of the injured is underway. Around 19 people were injured, with two in serious condition,' he told reporters. UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath offered his condolences to the families of those affected, announcing that compensation of Rs 500,000 (£4,300) each would be paid to the families of the deceased. It was the second such deadly incident involving devotees on the same day. In the neighbouring state of Uttarakhand, at least eight people died and 30 were injured in a crowd crush at the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar. That incident reportedly began after a rumour spread that an electric line had snapped, causing panic among people at the staircase leading to the temple. Accidents involving large crowds are not uncommon at religious gatherings in India and are often blamed on poor crowd management.
The Sun
18-07-2025
- General
- The Sun
Hot weather must-have sold by Amazon urgently recalled over electric shock fears
A HOT weather essential sold by Amazon has been urgently recalled over fears it could give shoppers an electric shock. Customers who have bought the A-Faction856 Ceiling Fan with lights are being told it is not safe to use. 1 The Office for Product Safety and Standards say the China -made product has poor insulation and gaps between insulation and wiring. Over time, the insulation could wear down, exposing live wires and giving the owner an electric shock. Any further imports of the hot weather essential have been blocked by border forces. The ceiling fan comes with two different product codes which identify it - FBA15JYLVF9HU000040, X0027BDFWD. The mounted ceiling fan comes with a "high" risk level. Typically with product recalls, you can return an item to the seller and get a full refund. However, it is not clear if Amazon is offering a refund to any customers who bought the A-Faction856 fan. If you have bought one, it is worth contacting Amazon UK's customer service team. You can find out more via It is common for retailers and manufacturers to recall products over health and safety concerns. What to do next if you have recalled food or products Amazon recalled a Moongiantgo Food Dehydrator just last month over "serious" fears it could explode. Soppycid Reusable Water Balloons were also recalled by the online marketplace following safety concerns. The toy was available in a pack of six for £18. It also pulled its Sedom table lamp after it was found to have a risk of causing electric shocks. OTHER RECALLED PRODUCTS Locisne pulled its Hamster Plush Toy from store shelves recently - with concerns it could present a serious risk to life. Elsewhere, Pieminister Kitchens confirmed that several of its products were given the wrong use-by date. The pies were mistakenly labelled with a use-by date of June 24, 2026, instead of June 24, 2025 – a full year too late. The popular food brand warned that eating the pies past the intended expiry date would be unsafe. Your product recall rights Chief consumer reporter James Flanders reveals all you need to know. Product recalls are an important means of protecting consumers from dangerous goods. As a general rule, if a recall involves a branded product, the manufacturer would usually have lead responsibility for the recall action. But it's often left up to supermarkets to notify customers when products could put them at risk. If you are concerned about the safety of a product you own, always check the manufacturer's website to see if a safety notice has been issued. When it comes to appliances, rather than just food items, the onus is usually on you - the customer - to register the appliance with the manufacturer as if you don't there is no way of contacting you to tell you about a fault. If you become aware that an item you own has been recalled or has any safety noticed issued against it, make sure you follow the instructions given to you by the manufacturer. They should usually provide you with more information and a contact number on its safety notice. In some cases, the manufacturer might ask you to return the item for a full refund or arrange for the faulty product to be collected. You should not be charged for any recall work - such as a repair, replacement or collection of the recalled item
The Sun
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Boxer gets ELECTRIC SHOCK and is left unconscious in freak accident in event in Thailand for fighters on cannabis
A BOXER suffered a horror ELECTRIC SHOCK after winning a fight in a Weed Boxing event in Thailand. Former ONE Championship star Ivan Parshikov suffered the freak accident during his celebrations. 4 4 4 The Russian fighter had taken his professional record to 16-5-0 but his jubilation was cut short. Parshikov, 29, climbed up on the ropes and looked like he was going to jump into the pool that oddly surrounded the ring. However, as he reached for a ringside light, he got an electric shock. His body entirely stiffened before he crashed back down to the canvas. Fortunately, he was able to spring back up quickly and continue his celebratory dive into the water. This is despite some social media posts claiming he had been electrocuted, which refers to death or serious injury. He was then able to get medical attention to give him the all clear. Parshikov has seen the funny side of the incident as he posted the video of it on Instagram. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS Fans were shocked by the clip as they flooded the comment section. One posted: "Omg you lucky your alive bro." Boxer Jin Sasaki suffers six-week memory loss after brutal KO and cannot remember fight A second wrote: "Is there a new battle nickname now 'Charged'?" A third commented: "He won in the ring, but came out of the ring as a loser." A fourth said: "He's a power bank, charged for the whole evening." Another added: "That fight was shocking." He has also shared a new video of himself receiving electrotherapy from a TENS machine. Parshikov's judgment could have been clouded as the WBC is the only promotion that requires fighters to "smoke a bong or a joint" before the bout. It has previously been promoted by boxing icon Mike Tyson.
The Guardian
15-06-2025
- Health
- The Guardian
The big idea: should we embrace boredom?
In 2014, a group of researchers from Harvard University and the University of Virginia asked people to sit alone with their thoughts for 15 minutes. The only available diversion was a button that delivered a painful electric shock. Almost half of the participants pressed it. One man pressed the button 190 times – even though he, like everyone else in the study, had earlier indicated that he found the shock unpleasant enough that he would pay to avoid being shocked again. The study's authors concluded that 'people prefer doing to thinking', even if the only thing available to do is painful – perhaps because, if left to their own devices, our minds tend to wander in unwanted directions. Since the mass adoption of smartphones, most people have been walking around with the psychological equivalent of a shock button in their pocket: a device that can neutralise boredom in an instant, even if it's not all that good for us. We often reach for our phones for something to do during moments of quiet or solitude, or to distract us late at night when anxious thoughts creep in. This isn't always a bad thing – too much rumination is unhealthy – but it's worth reflecting on the fact that avoiding unwanted mind-wandering is easier than it's ever been, and that most people distract themselves in very similar, screen-based ways. Smartphones have also increased the pressure to use our time productively, to optimise every minute of our lives. If once a harried commuter might have been forced to stare out of the window or read a book on the train to work, now they may try to catch up on their emails to avoid feeling guilty and inefficient. To sit and do nothing is seen as a waste of time. But that ignores the fact that when we're doing nothing we're often thinking quite hard. What happens to all those difficult or untamed half-thoughts that start to form in the milliseconds before we dig into our pockets and pull out our phones again? Most psychologists studying boredom would agree that, while it can feel unpleasant, it's useful. Like hunger or loneliness, it alerts us to a need, a desire to do something different. According to Erin Westgate, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Florida, we become bored if something fails to absorb our attention, or when we perceive it as meaningless. This is not to say that something needs to be both engaging and meaningful to keep us interested: doing sudoku might be absorbing but relatively meaningless, while reading a Peppa Pig bedtime story for the 500th time is not engaging but may nonetheless feel like a meaningful thing to do. Watching paint dry is both unstimulating and pointless, which is why it isn't a common pastime. In any case, when boredom strikes it should ideally serve as a prompt to do something more engaging or meaningful. If you don't react appropriately to your boredom, or perhaps if engaging or meaningful things aren't available to you for whatever reason, you may find yourself becoming chronically bored. That is associated with a range of problems, including depression, anxiety, poor life satisfaction, lower academic achievement, substance abuse and excessive risk-taking. There is evidence to suggest that chronic boredom is becoming more common, and that this uptick has coincided with the rise of smartphones. In a paper published last year, researchers noted that the proportion of students in China and the US who described themselves as bored steadily increased in the years after 2010, during the first decade of smartphone dominance. Why might digital media have this effect? Research has shown that the main reason we pick up our phones or check our socials is to relieve boredom, but that the behaviour actually exacerbates it. One study, for instance, found that people who were bored at work were more likely to use their smartphones – and subsequently feel even more bored. It may be that checking your phone only addresses part of what you need when you start to feel bored. Digital devices are very good at attracting your attention – in fact, everything you interact with on a screen has been designed to capture, hold and monetise it – but much of what we do online doesn't feel meaningful. It's incredibly easy to plan to look at your phone for just five minutes and resurface two hours later with Mastermind-level knowledge of the latest Blake Lively controversy or your ex's holiday plans. The average American spends more than four hours a day on their smartphone and more than seven hours a day in total online. That adds up to spending 17 years of your adult life browsing the internet. I expect that even the biggest technophiles would agree that this isn't how they want to spend their one precious life. Phones' efficacy at whisking us into superficial stimulation short-circuits our boredom and allows us to swiftly evade messages that we might need to hear, such as 'Why am I feeling this?' or 'What do I need that I'm not getting?' If we pause and listen, then perhaps we can make a choice rather than being manipulated by software engineers. When boredom strikes, we should resist the urge to assuage it instantly and ask ourselves: are we in search of pure entertainment or something more purposeful, an opportunity to connect with friends or our community or something different, something new? The people who choose to embrace boredom, at least for a while, may paradoxically experience less of it. It could even be the first step towards a life that feels more stimulating overall: meaningful, creative and free. Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi (Pan Macmillan, £14.99) Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport (Penguin, £10.99) The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman (Vintage, £10.99)
