Rajkot Gamezone fire: Rs 99 scheme led people to death trap

IANS | May 26, 2024 11:41 AM

Rajkot, May 26 (IANS) As the death toll in fire tragedy at the Gamezone amusement park in Rajkot reached 35, it has emerged that the administrators took advantage of the weekend and launched a Rs 99 scheme, drastically reducing the entry fee from Rs 500 to lure the visitors.

Three killed as fire breaks out in four-storey house in Delhi

IANS | May 26, 2024 9:36 AM

New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Three people died after a fire broke out in a four-storey residential building in Delhi’s Krishna Nagar area on Sunday, a fire department official said, adding that one charred body was recovered and 12 people were rescued after flames were doused.

Solapur dam boat tragedy: Five bodies fished out, one missing

IANS | May 23, 2024 9:58 AM

Solapur (Maharashtra), May 23 (IANS) The NDRF has found the bodies of five persons, comprising a family of four and a boatman who perished after a motorboat flipped over in a sudden storm hit Ujani Dam, an official said here on Thursday.

Wrecked helicopter carrying Iranian President, Foreign Minister found

IANS | May 20, 2024 9:54 AM

Tehran, May 20 (IANS/DPA) The chief of Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has confirmed that rescue and search teams have identified President Ebrahim Raisi’s crashed chopper. The chopper also had Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian and seven others on board.