emergency response

Ahmedabad, March 26 – Around 50 residents were safely rescued after a fire broke out in a residential high-rise in Ahmedabad's Shela area on Thursday morning. Officials credited the building's fire safety systems and a swift response for preventing casualties.The incident was reported at...

New Delhi, March 26 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed his condolences for the loss of lives in the Andhra Pradesh bus accident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs for the bereaved families.At least 14 people were killed, and 15 others were injured when a private bus...

Ahmedabad, March 26 A major fire broke out in an apartment on the third floor of a multi-story residential building in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning, officials said.No casualties were reported, they said, adding that residents from the third floor upwards were evacuated to the terrace in time...

Imphal, March 25 Violent protests erupted in Churachandpur district of Manipur after two civilians were injured in a road accident involving a vehicle of security forces on Wednesday evening, officials said.The accident occurred around 6:30 pm in the Tuibong area when a vehicle belonging to...

Gurugram, March 25 Two female workers, one of whom was pregnant, sustained serious injuries on Wednesday after the roof of an old house collapsed during demolition in the Roshanpura area near Sadar Bazar, police said.Both were trapped under the debris, and after being rescued, they were rushed...

Patna, March 25 Two boys drowned in the Ganga in Patna, and one is missing after the three friends went to bathe in the river on Wednesday morning, police said.The incident took place at a ghat in the Malsalami police station area in the state capital.The deceased are residents of Patna's...

Jamshedpur, March 25 Indian Army personnel successfully defused two active bombs, suspected to be from World War II, in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand on Wednesday, a senior official said.The explosives, packed in metallic cylinder-shaped containers, were defused within a 30-minute...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 25 Post offices in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city, Maharashtra, were thoroughly searched by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) on Wednesday after an email received by the administration warned of blasts in their premises, an official said.So far...

New Delhi, March 25 – A speeding tourist bus from Jaipur overturned near Hanuman Mandir in Karol Bagh's Jhandewalan area early Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of two passengers and injuries to 23 others, police said.A police officer at the scene said the bus lost control while negotiating a...

New Delhi, March 25 – A swift and coordinated rescue operation by police personnel, nearby security staff, and locals helped save many lives after a speeding sleeper bus from Jaipur overturned near the Hanuman Mandir in central Delhi's Karol Bagh late Wednesday, killing two passengers and...

Gurugram, March 25 Gurugram Police launched a security check after a private school in the city received a hoax bomb threat via email on Wednesday, according to police.During the inspection, no suspicious items were found, the police said.According to the police, upon receiving information...

Baharagora, March 25 – The Indian Army successfully defused a 227-kg bomb from World War II, recovered from the Subarnarekha River in Baharagora, located in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district, on Wednesday.The bomb is believed to have been dropped during World War II and remained buried under...

Kanpur (UP), March 25 Two individuals, including a father and his son, died after allegedly inhaling toxic gases while cleaning a septic tank in the Kalyanpur area here in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.The incident occurred at a residential apartment complex in Goa Garden, where...

New Delhi, March 25 A fire broke out at a warehouse tent in the Chhatarpur area of south Delhi on Wednesday morning, an official said.The fire quickly spread due to highly flammable materials stored inside the warehouse, including fabric and event equipment, but no casualties have been...

Thane, March 25 A fire broke out at a warehouse storing plastic and air-conditioner scrap materials in the Thane district of Maharashtra, officials said on Wednesday.No one was injured in the incident, which occurred on Tuesday night, they said.The fire was reported at 9:01 pm at the...

New Delhi, March 25 – At least two people died, and several others were injured after a bus carrying approximately 25 passengers overturned in the central Delhi area of Karol Bagh in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said.The Delhi Fire Services confirmed the fatalities, while multiple...

Tel Aviv, March 24 – A missile fired from Iran struck Tel Aviv on Tuesday, injuring several people and damaging buildings and vehicles, Israeli authorities said.Loud explosions were heard across the city, with eyewitnesses reporting large plumes of smoke rising from both the northern and...

Kolkata, March 24: Investigations into the RG Kar elevator death case have revealed that the security guards were completely unaware that a key to the basement was kept in the office of the hospital Superintendent.As a result, what should have taken just three minutes to find the key ended up...

New Delhi, March 24 A major fire broke out at a plywood warehouse in Delhi's Bawana area on Tuesday, according to a Delhi Fire Services official.The DFS received a call about the fire around 3:55 am, and several fire tenders were rushed to the warehouse in Sector-2 of the Bawana Industrial...

Prayagraj, March 23 At least four labourers were killed and 14 injured after a portion of a cold storage collapsed in Chandapur village here on Monday afternoon, officials said, as rescuers sifted through the debris to search for survivors.The collapse also triggered a leak of ammonia gas from...