Jaishankar embarks on visit to UK
New Delhi, Nov 11: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday embarked on a five-day visit to the UK with an aim to review various aspects of bilateral ties. It is expected that preparations for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s possible visit to India in the next few months will figure in his talks in London. “External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be on an official visit to the United Kingdom from November 11-15,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. “India and the UK have a growing bilateral partnership. During his visit, the external affairs minister will be holding discussions with his counterpart, Foreign Secretary Sir James Cleverly and will meet several other dignitaries,” it said in a statement. The MEA also referred to the “warm and thriving” relationship between the two sides. The India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership was launched in 2021 along with the India-UK Roadmap 2030 that seeks to expand ties in a range of areas. “The roadmap is a commitment to a partnership that delivers for both the countries. The external affairs minister’s visit will give a new impetus to the friendly ties between the two countries,” the MEA said. (PTI)
Sanitation worker dies
in Gujarat
Bhavnagar, Nov 11: A sanitation worker died, while another took ill while cleaning a septic tank in the campus of a government laboratory in Bhavnagar city of Gujarat, an official said on Saturday. The incident occurred on the campus of the Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute on Friday when some sanitation workers of the Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) were cleaning a septic tank using a jetting machine, municipal commissioner NV Upadhyay said. The deceased was identified as Rajesh Vegad (45), an employee of the BMC. “According to the information provided to us, a sanitation worker of the laboratory entered the tank for cleaning and was affected by some poisonous gas. To bring him to safety, our employee (Vegad) entered the tank. He managed to save the worker, but succumbed (to asphyxiation) himself,” the official said. (PTI)