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Karol Bagh fire: One person died in the fire incident after getting trapped inside an elevator at the outlet while the blaze gutted the commercial building in the Karol Bagh market. One person was killed after a massive fire broke out at a Vishal Mega Mart outlet in the Karol Bagh market in west Delhi. As soon as the fire broke out on Friday evening, the fire department was alerted, and firefighting teams rushed to the scene. After much effort, the fire was brought under control. When the fire ...Read More >
Jalandhar: While Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal recently alleged a secretive understanding between the Congress and the BJP in Gujarat -- calling it a "hidden romance" -- the Congress in Punjab has been bracketing AAP with RSS-BJP for over two years or accusing the Punjab chief minister of following the Centre's line on different issues.Even as the parties held a seat-sharing arrangement in Delhi, Haryana, and Gujarat, Punjab Congress leaders usually called AAP the 'B te ...Read More >
New Delhi: A fire broke out in a Vishal Mega Mart store in central Delhi's Karol Bagh on Friday evening. Most people who were inside the building were evacuated. One person is feared to be missing, police said.Delhi Fire Services said the fire was reported around 6.44pm."Immediately, 15 fire tenders were dispatched with over 90 firefighters," a DFS official said."The building has a basement and four floors above it. Preliminary information suggests that the fire began on the second floor and spr ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Quick intervention from the petrol pump staff prevented a major accident at the Bharat Petrol pump in Hyderabad's Mailravdevpally area after a car suddenly caught fire on the evening of Thursday, July 3. Videos of the accident have surfaced on the internet, showing fire emitting from the car's engine and the petrol pump staff trying to put it out with dirt and fire extinguishers. No casualties were reported from the incident. Earlier in the day, a refrigerator blast triggered a hug ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The Indian Navy contained a fire on board a Palau-flagged tanker in the North Arabian Sea and ensured safety of 14 of the vessel's Indian crew members. The Navy swung into action and launched the fire-fighting operation after receiving a distress call from the vessel on Sunday. The vessel reported a major fire in its engine room while operating approximately 80 nautical miles east of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). "The Indian Navy undertook a high-risk fire ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 1 (ANI): Telangana state high court advocate, Rama Rao, has filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) regarding the blast at the Sigachi Industries Limited pharmaceutical factory in Pashamylaram Industrial Area, which occurred on Monday. The complaint alleges that the incident, which resulted in several worker fatalities and injuries, was caused by the company's failure to follow safety protocols and negligence on the part of managemen ...Read More >
Telangana Chemical Factory Blast: The death toll in the Sigachi Pharma Industries explosion in Sangareddy has risen to 34, said Paritosh Pankaj, Sangareddy Superintendent of Police. Rescue teams have now pulled out more bodies from beneath the debris. The tragedy unfolded at Sigachi Industries in Pashamylaram when a reactor purportedly exploded on Monday morning. The explosion resulted in a massive fire. The initial death count stood at 12, but with ongoing search efforts, officials confirmed t ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Ravada A Chandrasekhar took charge as the new State Police Chief on Tuesday. He succeeds Shaik Darvesh Saheb, who retired on June 30. His tenure will run until July 1, 2027. A 1991-batch IPS officer currently serving as Special Director with the Intelligence Bureau, Chandrasekhar is on central deputation. He was selected over Nitin Agarwal, who topped the official list of probables. The appointment order, issued by Kerala Chief Secretary Dr A Jayathilak on behalf of the Gove ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A devastating explosion at a chemical manufacturing unit in Pashamylaram industrial area in Sangareddy district, claimed 15 lives and left 34 workers injured. The tragic incident occurred on Monday at Sigachi Industries Pvt Ltd which manufactures microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) powder used in pharmaceutical, food and other industries. Eyewitnesses said there was a loud explosion, shaking nearby areas and sending thick black smoke into the sky. The factory was soon engulfed in flames, ...Read More >
New Delhi: Authorities have identified the gunman behind a deadly ambush targeting firefighters in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, as 20-year-old Wess Roley. According to officials, Roley deliberately ignited a brush fire on Canfield Mountain Sunday evening to lure emergency personnel into an attack. When firefighters arrived to contain the blaze, Roley opened fire, killing two firefighters and critically injuring a third. Roley was later discovered dead near his weapon. While investigators confirmed ...Read More >
New Delhi: Two firefighters were shot dead and one seriously injured in a horrifying sniper ambush while they were responding to a wildfire near Canfield Mountain, just outside Coeur d'Alene in Idaho, USA, on Sunday. As per associated press, a man armed with a rifle allegedly set a wildfire and then opened fire on firefighters who came to douse the blaze, killing two of them and seriously injuring another. The attack is being called one of the most violent incidents against emergency workers in ...Read More >
Jamshedpur, Jun 28 (PTI) Commemorating a decade of MOSAIC, the diversity and inclusion initiative, private steel major Tata Steel on Saturday said it aimed to have 20 per cent diversity in its workforce across the group by 2028. For Tata Steel, the commitment to diversity goes beyond policy implementation. It actively seeks to redefine norms in typically male-dominated sectors, the company said in a statement. Tata Steel's progressive HR policies offer equal benefits for LGBTQIA+ partners, gen ...Read More >
Mumbai: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will hold a joint protest march of their parties in the city on July 5 against what they allege is imposition of Hindi in the state's schools from Class 1 through the new three-language policy. This will be the first time they will come together on a political platform after Raj Thackeray's decision to quit Shiv Sena to form MNS nearly two decades ago.There has been speculation of a reunion of the estranged cousins for the coming civic polls, and the protest marc ...Read More >
New Delhi: A massive fire engulfed a factory in Bawana, northwest Delhi, in the early hours of Friday. The plastic granule manufacturing factory was full of flammable materials that led to the quick spread of the blaze. No deaths have been reported. This is the second incident of a factory blaze in a week.According to Delhi Fire Services (DFS), information regarding the fire came to it at 4.15am. "Immediately, 25 fire tenders were deployed and 150 firefighters worked in shifts to douse the blaze ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Friday said if the 'Mahagathbandhan' gets a majority in the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls, the chief minister will be from the RJD, and added that there was "no confusion or dispute" over Tejashwi Yadav being the main face for the CM's post. He, however, asserted that issues would be paramount in the polls and there was "a conspiracy" by rivals to divert attention by raking up the matter of the coalition's CM face. Claiming that as soon ...Read More >
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 27 (ANI): A fire broke out in a private firm in the early hours of Friday in Noida Sector 2. Fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the fire. The reason behind the incident is not yet ascertained, and no casualties have been reported as of now. While further details are awaited in this case, a huge fire broke out in the national capital's Bawana area in the early hours of Friday. Twenty-five fire engines arrived at the accident site to douse the fire, and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): A huge fire broke out in the national capital's Bawana area in the early hours of Friday with 25 fire tenders being dispatched to the accident spot to douse the blaze. . No casualties have been reported as of now, as per Delhi Fire Service. According to Chief Fire Officer Pradeep Kumar, the fire department received information of a fire in a paint company in Sector 2 of Bawana. Two fire brigades were initially rushed but due to the intensity of the blaze more ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, June 27: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel expressed happiness at Gujarat securing the hosting bid for 2029 World Police & Fire Games (WPFG), saying that it is a "big step" towards making Ahmedabad "the sporting capital of India!". Taking to his X handle, Bhupendra Patel wrote, "Proud moment for Gujarat! India has won the bid to host the 2029 World Police & Fire Games (WPFG) in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar & Ekta Nagar, following a comprehensive bid presentation to the WPFG Federation ...Read More >
June 25 (Rtrs) - India would not allow a UN investigator to join a probe of a crashed Air India jet that some safety experts had criticized for delays in analysis of crucial black box data, two senior sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Earlier this week, the United Nations aviation agency took the unusual step of offering India one of its investigators to provide assistance following the Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 787-8 Dreamliner crash killing 260 people in Ahmedabad on June 12. ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has won the bid to host the prestigious 2029 World Police & Fire Games (WPFG), with the event set to take place across Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Ekta Nagar in Gujarat. The announcement follows a compelling presentation by Indian representatives to the WPFG Federation in Birmingham, USA. Taking to social media, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel called it a "proud moment for Gujarat," highlighting the state's growing status as a global sporting des ...Read More >
Nagpur: Two guests in a hotel at HB Town Square near Pardi had a lucky escape on Sunday after a fire broke out in an outdoor unit of an air conditioner (AC) in the gallery and engulfed their room, causing damage estimated at around Rs3 lakh. No injuries were reported.According to Nagpur Municipal Corporation's (NMC) fire department, the fire broke out on the second floor around 11.30 am. One of the hotel staff called Kalamna fire station in-charge Aklim Sheikh, who quickly dispatched a fire tend ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation has started conducting a structural health test of the 425-metre New Town flyover over Biswa Bangla Sarani. Traffic cops said the flyover will undergo various tests every weekend for 20 days, after which the authorities will decide on taking corrective action if necessary.Currently, work has started on the Sector V-bound flank of the flyover. Barricades have been put up and motorists have been asked to move slowly. "The flyover flanks w ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Goods worth lakhs were gutted in a fire which broke out in a sanitary showroom in the Dewas Naka area on Saturday morning. However, no casualty was reported. According to a fire brigade officer, the fire broke out in the showroom of Tahir Ali in the Niranjanpur area at around 9 AM. The people spotted the flames and smoke from the showroom and informed the fire brigade and the local police. They also tried to extinguish the flames. Meanwhile, the fire fighters reached t ...Read More >
New Delhi: A minor fire broke out at the Revenue Building in central Delhi's ITO area on Friday morning.According to Delhi Fire Services (DFS), the call was received at 9.57 am, after which a team of 36 firefighters and seven fire tenders were immediately sent. The fire was located on the second floor, in room number 238, and was brought under control swiftly."The fire started in an air conditioning unit, likely due to a short circuit, and spread to some nearby wiring. It was initially doused by ...Read More >
Lucknow, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to provide 20 percent reservation to Agniveers in the recruitment for several positions in the state police force as well as Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC). The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. According to the cabinet decision, the reservation will be applicable for appointment under several categories including constable police, constable PAC, mounted poli ...Read More >
Kanpur: A major fire erupted at a scrap shop adjacent to the fish market in the Parade area on Monday morning. The blaze expanded to two scrap warehouses and subsequently reached the fish market. Multiple fire engines successfully controlled the fire. The incident, which had begun due to a short circuit in the scrap shop, prompted swift action from firefighters who managed to protect two municipal corporation vehicles, valued at approximately 40 lakh rupees. Chief fire officer Deepak Sharma sai ...Read More >
Mumbai, Feb 5 (VOICE) Actress-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who will be next seen in the second season of the streaming series 'Citadel', is busy with her brother Siddharth Chopra's wedding festivities. On Wednesday, the actress took to her Instagram, and shared pictures and videos from the Haldi ceremony. She wrote in the caption, "Kicking off #Sidnee ki shaadi with happiest haldi ceremony". In the pictures, Priyanka can be seen posing with her family and friends. The videos show her dancin ...Read More >
A couple was rescued after their car got trapped in a mechanical lift at a 20-storey building in Thane's Shastri Nagar area. Firefighters and disaster management personnel freed them within 30 minutes. A couple was successfully rescued after their vehicle became stuck in a car lift at a highrise in Thane city on Saturday night, an official confirmed on Sunday. The incident occurred at around 10.48 pm in the Shastri Nagar locality when the couple's car got trapped in the three-tier mechanical c ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A loud blast was heard in the Prashant Vihar area of Delhi on Thursday, according to official sources. The incident happened near a sweet shop area at 11.48 am and four fire tenders were rushed to the scene alongwith 24 firefighters. The incident led to the chaotic scenes. This was the second blast reported from Rohini district. Last month, a blast was reported near a school in Rohini Sector 14. ...Read More >
The firefighters did not anticipate the dog's survival when they reached the spot. People who live in high-rise buildings in cities are most afraid that a kid could fall if he is standing there. The same fear goes for pets too. They could lose their lives if they are even slightly negligent. According to a report, a pet Pomeranian dog in Colombia fell from the ninth floor of a twelve-storied condominium. Following this incident, the dog's owner was in disbelief. What she observed after going do ...Read More >
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