emergency response

Surat, March 11 A fire broke out at a chemical manufacturing company in Surat on Wednesday afternoon and quickly spread to two nearby industrial units, fire officials said.No casualties were reported in the blaze, which started around 1 pm at the company located in an industrial area of the...

Surat, March 11 – A massive fire broke out at a chemical warehouse in the Sachin industrial area of Surat on Wednesday, triggering a series of explosions and initiating a large emergency response, officials said.The blaze erupted at a warehouse belonging to Aether Industries, located in the...

Shillong, March 11 A curfew was imposed in the East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya on Wednesday as a precautionary measure, a day after two people were killed in police firing during protests over district council elections in neighboring West Garo Hills, officials said.According to...

A two-day workshop on disaster preparedness under the University Safety Programme was inaugurated at the Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora.March 11, Srinagar: A two-day Training and Capacity Building Workshop under the University Safety Programme titled "Building a...

The government of Jammu and Kashmir has approved ₹3.35 crore for the construction of a helipad and waiting lounge in Qasab, Poonch.Minister Javed Ahmed Rana expressed his gratitude to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for approving the project.In a social media post, the Minister stated that the...

New Delhi, March 11 Two people, including a former BJP councillor, were injured after a short circuit caused a fire in a residential building in south Delhi early Wednesday morning, officials said.The fire was reported at 5:44 am from a house on Hanuman Road near the Chirag Delhi Metro...

Kota/Jaipur, March 10 Extensive searches were conducted at passport offices, service centers, and post offices in several cities in Rajasthan on Tuesday after authorities received an email threatening bomb blasts at various locations across the state, police said.Police and security agencies...

Gurugram/Ludhiana, March 10 At least five private schools in Gurugram, Haryana, and nine in Ludhiana, Punjab, received bomb threat emails on Tuesday, but no suspicious items were found during thorough checks carried out by authorities, officials said.In Gurugram, upon receiving information...

Ranchi, March 10 A five-month-old tribal girl died and her mother sustained injuries after a wild elephant pushed down the wall of their house in Jharkhand's Gumla district, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred in Patratoli village under Sargao Panchayat on Monday night, when a wild...

March 10, New Delhi — The Indian Air Force demonstrated rapid response and operational precision in Arunachal Pradesh by deploying a Mil Mi-17V-5 to combat a major forest fire in the Mebo and Sigar areas of Pasighat.Over several sorties, the IAF released 66,000 litres of water to contain the...

Kolkata, March 10 – A fire broke out in the Anandapur area, on the southern outskirts of Kolkata, according to police on Tuesday.This time, the fire occurred in the factory of a well-known cake manufacturing company. However, there have been no reports of any injuries. An investigation into...

New Delhi, March 10 – At least seven workers died after a major soil mound collapse at a construction site in Gurugram, while four injured workers were rescued and rushed to the hospital. Rescue operations by the police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), along with civil defence teams...

Thane, March 9 A massive fire destroyed a chemical manufacturing unit and partially damaged two adjacent factories in the Ambernath area of Maharashtra's Thane district on Monday, officials said, adding that two tankers were also completely destroyed.No casualties were reported, according to...

Kolkata, March 9 A fire broke out at a confectionery firm's plant in the Anandpur area of Kolkata on Monday evening, officials said.Three fire tenders were able to extinguish the flames after over an hour, they said.The fire erupted around 8:15 pm, and employees present inside the facility...

Thane, March 9 A major fire broke out at a chemical company in Ambernath MIDC in the Thane district on Monday evening, although there have been no reports yet of anyone being injured in the incident, officials said.The fire broke out in a unit in the Anand Nagar locality at around 5:45 pm...

Bokaro (Jharkhand), March 9 Panic spread in the civil court of Bokaro district in Jharkhand on Monday after an email threatening to detonate over a dozen bombs was received on the official email address of the registrar, police said.SP Harvinder Singh said the email claimed that 14 "cyanide...

Mumbai, March 9 "Fuze," an edge-of-the-seat crime thriller from filmmaker David Mackenzie, is set to release in cinemas across India on April 24, PVR INOX Pictures has announced.The movie, which presents a gripping story rooted in history, danger, and a race against time, features a...

Kolkata, March 9 The murky waters of the Ganga have emerged as a major obstacle in underwater search operations, prompting the Kolkata Police to shift their focus from water drones to an advanced underwater communication system to improve rescue efforts, a senior officer said on Monday.Trials...

Ballia (UP), March 9 A father and son were found unconscious in their locked house in the Sahatwar area here, police said on Monday.Sonu, 35, was later declared dead by doctors, while his father, Ashok, 61, a retired PWD employee, is currently under treatment, they said.Preliminary...

Patna, March 9 – The administration and security agencies in Begusarai have increased security measures following a fresh bomb threat targeting the Begusarai Civil Court on Monday. In response to the alert, authorities tightened security across the court premises and surrounding areas...