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Seoul, March 21 – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung visited the site of a fire at an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon on Saturday to inspect relief efforts and meet with bereaved families and victims.Lee made the visit a day after the fire, which left at least 14 people...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 – The deaths of five patients following a fire at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital have sparked a major controversy, with the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V. D. Satheesan, demanding an immediate and transparent investigation on...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 The opposition Congress on Saturday demanded an immediate investigation into the allegation of five patients dying following a fire incident at the Government Medical College here.In a statement, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan said that the reported deaths of...

New Delhi, March 20 The Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi unit president, Saurabh Bharadwaj, accused the BJP government on Friday of allowing people to die during the recent Palam fire tragedy in order to hide its own failures in responding to the emergency.Speaking at a press conference, he said that...

Jaipur, March 20 A man who was set on fire by a mosque caretaker in Rajasthan's Tonk district died from his burn injuries at SMS Hospital in Jaipur, police said on Friday.Malpura Deputy Superintendent of Police Ashish Kumar Prajapat said the victim, Hakim (45), died during treatment on...

New Delhi, March 20 – Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Friday condemned the political rhetoric and tactics employed by Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi convener Saurabh Bharadwaj regarding the tragic deaths in a fire in Uttam Nagar.Sachdeva stated that Bharadwaj's incitement of violence at a...

Indore, March 20 – The recent fire incident in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, which claimed the lives of eight people, has already raised several questions, including the lack of any regulations for setting up electric vehicle charging stations. Saurabh Pugalia, a survivor and member of the affected...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 As the Odisha Assembly proceedings were affected due to the uproar by BJD and Congress MLAs demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the fire tragedy at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack for three consecutive days, Chief Minister Mohan...

Jaipur, March 19 The caretaker of a mosque was arrested on Thursday for allegedly attempting to set a man on fire in the Tonk district of Rajasthan, police said.The police have registered a case of attempted murder against the accused, Abdul Rashid, 25, and admitted the injured to a hospital...

New Delhi, March 19 Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav wrote to Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday, demanding the constitution of a committee to investigate the Palam fire incident, which claimed nine lives.According to an official statement, Yadav said in his letter...

New Delhi, March 19 A relative of the nine family members who died in a fire in a multi-story building in the Palam area here said on Thursday that many of them died due to suffocation, as there were no visible injuries on their bodies.Ramesh Soni, whose nephew owns a jewelry shop next to the...

New Delhi, March 19 Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood has ordered a third-party mapping and fire safety audit of all establishments across the capital, including those operating in residential areas, to expedite safety checks following the fire at a building in Palam on Wednesday, which claimed...

New Delhi, March 19 The Delhi government will take strict action against those found responsible for alleged lapses in firefighting operations in southwest Delhi's Palam, where a devastating fire claimed nine lives, official sources said on Thursday.An inquiry has been ordered to identify any...

New Delhi, March 19 A confrontation over a fatal fire in southwest Delhi's Palam escalated into a physical scuffle between BJP MLA Kuldeep Solanki and AAP Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday.The clash occurred a day after a fire claimed the lives of nine people, with leaders...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 – The Odisha Assembly continued to witness massive protests by members of the opposition, including those from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Congress, for the third consecutive day. They were demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the tragic...

Patna, March 19 – Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed his deep condolences on Thursday over the death of six people from the Kishanganj district, who died in a devastating fire in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.In his message, the Chief Minister prayed for strength and courage for the bereaved...

New Delhi, March 19 A fire broke out at the Trade and Taxes building in central Delhi's ITO on Thursday morning, prompting authorities to dispatch six fire tenders to the scene, according to an official from the Delhi Fire Services.So far, there have been no reports of casualties or injuries...

New Delhi, March 18 Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ordered a magisterial inquiry into the fire incident at a multi-story residential building in southwest Delhi's Palam on Wednesday, and announced financial assistance for the victim families.In a post on X, Gupta expressed her distress over the...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 – Following the tragic fire incident at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on March 16, which officially claimed the lives of 12 patients, as many as four individuals – including three fire department officials and one engineer – have been suspended on charges...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday suspended four officers for dereliction of duty, two days after a fire incident at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack claimed the lives of 12 patients, officials said.The suspended officials include three...