emergency services

Udupi (Karnataka), March 16 An LPG tanker overturned on the national highway near Katapady in this district on Monday, causing panic among motorists and residents in the area.According to officials, the tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas was traveling from Mangaluru towards Udupi when the...

Dubai International Airport has resumed flights to selected destinations after a temporary suspension caused by a drone strike early Monday morning. The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority advised passengers to check with their airlines for the latest updates regarding their flights, as operations...

A drone strike occurred near Dubai International Airport early Monday morning, causing a large fire near fuel storage facilities and temporarily halting flight operations. The Dubai Media Office confirmed the strike and stated that emergency services were immediately dispatched to the scene...

Chitradurga (Karnataka), March 15 Three police sub-inspectors were killed and two others sustained serious injuries after their car crashed into a lorry on the Bengaluru-Ballari highway in Chitradurga district on Sunday morning, police said.The accident occurred around 7 am near the Prakash...

Shillong, March 15 The curfew in Meghalaya's Garo Hills, imposed in the wake of recent violence that claimed two lives, was relaxed for 12 hours on Sunday for church services, officials said.West Garo Hills District Magistrate Vibhor Agarwal, in an order, said the curfew will remain in force...

New Delhi, March 15 A major fire broke out at Nature Bazaar in south Delhi's Andheria Mor area on Sunday morning, completely destroying around 50 shops and prompting a massive firefighting operation, an official of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said.According to the DFS, a call regarding the...

Morena, March 14 – A coordinated and quick response from emergency services – 'Dial 112' and the police – has ensured timely medical aid for a peacock, India's national bird, who had sustained injuries due to unknown causes in the Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Saturday...

Hazaribag, March 14 Two people died and several others were injured after a truck collided with multiple vehicles in the Hazaribag district of Jharkhand on Saturday, police said.The accident occurred near the Charhi Chowk area when the truck driver lost control, causing the truck to collide...

Indore, March 13 – The Madhya Pradesh government announced on Friday that the multi-specialty Vedanta Hospital in Indore has been suspended from the Ayushman Bharat ‘Niramayam’ scheme due to "grave violations" of the standards prescribed under the scheme.The government action was taken after a...

Chandigarh, March 13 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that rumors regarding disruptions in the supply of domestic LPG gas, petrol, and diesel in the state due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia are completely baseless.He assured that the supply of domestic LPG, petrol...

Ahmedabad, March 13 A passenger was killed and six others were injured after a private luxury sleeper bus caught fire in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat in the early hours of Friday, police said.Some of the injured are reportedly in critical condition.The bus was traveling from Nachna in...

Chandigarh, March 12 Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao said on Thursday that the state government, under the National Health Mission (NHM), has designated 100 health institutions in the state as first referral units (FRUs) to strengthen secondary healthcare services.The initiative aims to...

WRAPMarch 13, New Delhi – Six people were killed after a man set himself on fire on a bus in Kerzers, about 20 kilometers west of Bern, officials said.Raphael Bourquin, the public prosecutor of the Fribourg canton, said the 65-year-old Swiss man boarded the bus with two bags before standing...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 12 Two houseboats were completely destroyed after an LPG cylinder exploded and caused a fire here on Thursday, officials said.The houseboats – Anahitha and Catherine – were docked at Palathuruthy, and one of them had tourists onboard when the explosion occurred around...

Noida, March 12 A fire broke out at an electric meter manufacturing factory in Sector 4 here on Thursday morning, leaving 26 people injured, police said.The injured were among nearly 240 workers who were trapped inside the factory, Capital Power System Limited, in the Phase 1 police station...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 12 Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Suresh Gopi, said on Thursday that efforts are underway to control the LPG crisis, and that opportunities are opening for India to secure additional supplies.Speaking to reporters here, he said Union Minister...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 – On Wednesday, Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg held a meeting with secretaries of various departments and district collectors to review the availability and uninterrupted supply of cooking gas (LPG), petrol, and diesel across the state.The meeting was held at Lok Seva...

As part of an effort to improve emergency response services in the district, ERSS (Emergency Response Support System) vehicles were officially launched today from the District Police Lines for deployment at seven police stations. SSP Paramveer Singh inaugurated the vehicles in the presence of...

Jammu, March 11 A single-story municipal council office and two residential houses were completely destroyed in a fire in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.The fire broke out in the municipal council building in the densely populated town of Kishtwar around...

Dhaka, March 11 – The new 250-bed district hospital in Narsingdi, Bangladesh, located in Dhaka, has yet to begin operations due to a severe shortage of manpower and essential equipment, according to local media reports. Construction of this new facility was completed four years ago.Due to the...