emergency services

Dhaka, March 26 At least 16 people have died and several others remain missing after a bus plunged into a river in Bangladesh while attempting to board a transport ferry, officials said.The accident occurred in the southwestern district of Rajbari at the Dauladia terminal when the bus fell...

New Delhi, March 25 – The Delhi Legislative Assembly received another bomb threat via email on Wednesday, triggering heightened security and an immediate response from law enforcement agencies. The threatening message claimed that as many as 16 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) containing RDX...

New Delhi, March 25 A sleeper bus from Jaipur overturned near Hanuman Mandir in central Delhi's Karol Bagh area early Wednesday, killing two passengers and injuring 23 others, officials said.Around 1 am, the Karol Bagh police station received a PCR call informing that several passengers were...

New Delhi, March 25 Two passengers were killed and 23 others were injured after a sleeper bus overturned near Hanuman Mandir in central Delhi's Karol Bagh area early Wednesday, an official said.Around 1 am, the Karol Bagh police station received a PCR call informing that several passengers...

Mumbai, March 24 A gas pipeline leak was reported inside the premises of the Sion Hospital, a hospital run by the local civic body, in Central Mumbai late on Tuesday night, officials said.According to information received from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, the incident occurred near Gate No. 1...

Thane, March 24 A fire broke out in a warehouse and quickly spread to a nearby residential building, causing extensive damage, in the Mira Road area of Thane district on Tuesday night, but no injuries were reported, fire officials said.The fire erupted around 8:30 pm in the warehouse located...

Bengaluru, March 24 Bengaluru City Police said on Tuesday that elaborate security arrangements have been made for the upcoming IPL cricket matches at M Chinnaswamy stadium here.Two matches will be played at this venue.The 19th edition of the world's biggest T20 league begins on March 28...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi government allocated ₹674 crore to the fire department in its budget for 2026–27, up from ₹530 crore in the current fiscal, with a focus on strengthening infrastructure and upgrading machinery to tackle frequent fire incidents.Presenting the budget for 2026-27...

Prayagraj, March 24 Police on Tuesday arrested Ansar Ahmad, the owner of the cold storage facility that collapsed in the Phaphamau area here, killing four workers and injuring several others, officials said.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ganga Nagar) Kuldeep Gunawat said an FIR was registered...

New Delhi, March 23 – Delhi's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised serious concerns about the public healthcare system, including overcrowding in hospitals, shortcomings in tuberculosis control, and weak implementation of welfare schemes for the poor. The committee has called for urgent...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 – The Odisha Assembly continued to witness intense disruption on Monday, as the opposition continued to demand the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the recent fire incident at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which resulted in at least 12...

Peshawar, March 23 Around 40 deaths were reported in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during the two-day Eid holidays, officials said on Monday.The national emergency service, Rescue 1122, said that it responded to a total of 1,914 emergencies during the festive period.The...

New Delhi, March 23 Rajya Sabha MP, Jaya Bachchan, raised strong objections to the growing VIP culture in the national capital on Monday, saying it disrupts the lives of ordinary citizens and also affects the dignity of elected representatives.Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Jaya Bachchan...

Tezpur, March 22 Six people were killed and two others were injured when an ambulance in which they were travelling collided with a truck in Assam's Sonipur district on Sunday night, police said.The ambulance, carrying a patient and family members, was on its way to Tezpur Medical College and...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), March 22 A fire broke out at an automated driving license test center on Tanda Road on Sunday, causing significant damage to official records, police said.No casualties were reported in the incident, police said, adding that the fire is suspected to have been caused by a...

Palghar, March 22 Nine people were rescued after a fire broke out in a 12-story residential building in Palghar district, Maharashtra, on Sunday morning, an official said.There were no reports of injuries in the blaze that erupted on the eighth floor of the building in Virar East around 11 am...

Jerusalem, March 22 – Nearly 200 people were injured in Iranian strikes in Israel's Dimona and Arad, with 11 of them seriously injured, according to medical personnel, after Israeli air defenses failed to intercept at least two ballistic missiles, local media reported on Sunday.Following the...

Seoul, March 22 – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said the government will thoroughly investigate the cause of a large-scale fire at a car parts plant in the central city of Daejeon and prepare fundamental measures to prevent similar tragedies.Lee made the pledge hours after visiting the...

In South Korea, ten people were killed after a fire broke out in an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon. Fifty-nine people were also injured in the blaze, which is believed to have been caused by an explosion, while four others remain missing.The Korean Ministry of Interior and...

Bulandshahr (UP), March 20 The two drivers were killed after a truck and a tractor-trailer collided head-on near the Jahangirabad police station on Friday, officials said.According to police, a cement-laden tractor-trailer traveling towards Bulandshahr collided with a truck carrying rice...