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Daejeon, March 20 – A fire broke out at a car parts factory in Daejeon, a central city in South Korea, on Friday, injuring at least 50 people, including 35 with serious injuries, authorities said.The fire was reported around 1:17 p.m., prompting the National Fire Agency to issue a national...

Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, chaired a high-level meeting to review the arrangements for the upcoming Shree Machail Mata Yatra 2026.During the meeting, a comprehensive review of preparations along the yatra route was undertaken, covering key aspects such as registration (online...

Surat, March 19 Two people were killed and nine others sustained burn injuries after a fire in a building housing an embroidery unit in Surat, Gujarat, triggered gas cylinder blasts on Thursday, officials said.The incident occurred around 5:30 am when two cylinders exploded following the fire...

Chandigarh, March 18 A major fire broke out in a showroom in Sector 22 here, one of the busiest commercial zones of the city, on Wednesday, officials said. No casualties were reported.It took approximately three hours and over 30 fire engines to extinguish the flames, they said.The fire...

In New Delhi and Indore, 17 people, including many children, were killed and several shops in Ahmedabad and Chandigarh were gutted due to devastating fires on Wednesday. The incidents triggered panic and large-scale firefighting operations.Authorities rushed to contain the fires and rescue...

Chandigarh, March 18 A fire broke out in a shop in Sector 22 here, one of the busiest commercial zones in the city, on Wednesday, officials said. No casualties have been reported so far.The fire started on the first floor of a shop and spread to the adjacent shops.An official said that more...

New Delhi, March 18 Nine members of a family, including a 70-year-old woman and three of her granddaughters, one just three years old, were killed after a massive fire tore through a multi-story residential building in southwest Delhi's Palam area on Wednesday morning, officials said.Three...

New Delhi, March 18 Nine members of a family, including three children, died after a fire broke out in a multi-story residential building in southwest Delhi's Palam area on Wednesday morning, officials said.Three others were injured, two of whom jumped from the building at Ram Chowk Market...

Kozhikode (Kerala), March 18 Three medical students died in a road accident near Koyilandy here in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.The three were travelling on a motorcycle when their scooter hit an electric pole around 2 am, an officer of the Koyilandy police station said.The...

New Delhi, March 18 Seven members of a family, including three children, died after a fire broke out in a multi-story residential building in southwest Delhi's Palam area on Wednesday morning, officials said.Two people jumped from the building in an attempt to escape the flames and were...

New Delhi, March 18 A fire broke out in a residential building in the southwest Delhi area of Palam on Wednesday morning, prompting a massive firefighting and rescue operation, an official said.Thirty fire tenders were rushed to the scene to extinguish the flames and rescue people who may be...

Indore, March 18 Seven people were killed after a fire broke out at a house in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, early on Wednesday, police said.The fire erupted at the house located in the Brajeshwari Annex Colony between 3:30 am and 4:30 am, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Kundan...

Dhuri, March 18 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann inaugurated a 50-bed sub-divisional hospital, along with a 30-bed maternal and child health block, in Dhuri on Tuesday. This marked a significant milestone in strengthening the public healthcare system and providing a major boost to...

Dhuri, March 17 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann inaugurated a 50-bed sub-divisional hospital along with a 30-bed maternal and child health block here on Tuesday.This project reflects our firm commitment to building a strong, accessible, and patient-centric healthcare system by...

New Delhi, March 17 Following the death of a woman after the collapse of a 60-foot iron bridge over a drain in the Roop Nagar area of north Delhi, locals said the tragedy could have been much worse, as the route is used by hundreds of students to access at least four government schools...

New Delhi, March 17 A 60-foot iron overbridge over a 'nala' (drain) collapsed in north Delhi's Roop Nagar area on Tuesday morning, killing a woman, according to a Delhi Fire Service (DFS) official.The woman, who was reportedly around 50 years old and a beggar, died when the structure collapsed...

New Delhi, March 17 A foot overbridge collapsed in the Roop Nagar area of north Delhi on Tuesday morning, with a woman falling into a drain beneath the structure, officials said. Rescue teams are on the scene to locate her.The Delhi Fire Service said it received a call regarding the collapse...

Jammu, March 16 The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Monday reviewed arrangements for the smooth conduct of pilgrimage to the cave shrine during the upcoming Chaitra Navratri, which begins on March 19, and said that additional security personnel would be deployed during the period to...

A swift rescue operation was launched after 235 civilians and 38 vehicles were stranded at Sinthan Top in the Kishtwar district due to heavy snowfall and severe weather conditions on Sunday.Troops of the Indian Army were immediately mobilized and undertook the operation despite the treacherous...

Thane, March 16 An empty school van was completely destroyed in a fire at the parking area of a private school in Thane district on Monday, officials said, adding that no one was injured in the incident.The school is located on the Diva-Agasan Road.After receiving information about the fire...