Surat, May 6 (IANS) A fire broke out at Mission Hospital in Athwalines, Surat, triggering panic among patients and staff. Thick plumes of smoke engulfed the building as the blaze spread rapidly, prompting an urgent response from the city’s fire department.
Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) Amid allegations that his body was found in a river after he was picked up by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, official sources said on Monday that 23-year old Imtiyaz Ahmad Magray had jumped into the river after he was taken to identify the terrorist hideout.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The New Delhi Municipal Council’s Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) witnessed hectic activity on Friday as it responded to 61 complaints related to fallen trees and waterlogging during the pre-dawn squall and rain.
Bengaluru, May 1 (IANS) Following heavy rains accompanied by strong winds in Bengaluru on Thursday night, an auto-rickshaw driver died in the Katriguppe locality after a tree fell on his vehicle.
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced compensation for those killed and injured in the devastating fire in a hotel building at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata that broke out on Tuesday night killing 14 people till Wednesday morning.
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, said the fire in the Kolkata hotel had happened "because there were combustible materials stored inside".
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Amid the devastating fire in a six-storey hotel building at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata on Wednesday morning that claimed 14 lives, questions have surfaced over the total lack of fire safety arrangements there.
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) At least 14 persons, including two children and one woman, were killed in a devastating fire at a six-storey hotel building at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata. Expressing anguish at the loss of lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex gratia payment for the families of victims and those injured.
Visakhapatnam, April 30 (IANS) At least eight devotees were killed and four others injured in a wall collapse during an annual festival at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Simhachalam in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.
Yangon, April 29 (IANS) The death toll from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,770 as of April 28, the state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Tuesday.
