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Tura (Meghalaya), March 12 The complete curfew imposed in the East and West Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya was relaxed on Thursday to allow people to procure essential items, officials said.The curfew in East Garo Hills was relaxed for five hours from 8 am to 1 pm, while in West Garo Hills...

Aizawl, March 12 Mizoram has recorded 16 deaths and significant property damage due to natural disasters over the past year, State Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Minister Lalnilawma informed the Assembly on Thursday.In a written reply to a query from opposition Mizo National Front...

New Delhi, March 11 A fire broke out at a warehouse in southwest Delhi's Najafgarh on Wednesday evening, prompting authorities to dispatch eight fire engines to the scene, a Delhi Fire Services official said.The fire was reported at 5:49 pm from the warehouse located near a government...

Amaravati, March 11 A fire broke out at a construction company camp here on Wednesday, damaging High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes, a police official said.The fire is believed to have started from dry grass and spread to the pipes stored at the site, the official said."A fire broke out...

Surat, March 11 – A massive fire broke out at a chemical warehouse in the Sachin industrial area of Surat on Wednesday, triggering a series of explosions and initiating a large emergency response, officials said.The blaze erupted at a warehouse belonging to Aether Industries, located in the...

New Delhi, March 11 Two people, including a former BJP councillor, were injured after a short circuit caused a fire in a residential building in south Delhi early Wednesday morning, officials said.The fire was reported at 5:44 am from a house on Hanuman Road near the Chirag Delhi Metro...

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...

Kolkata, March 9 A fire broke out at a confectionery firm's plant in the Anandpur area of Kolkata on Monday evening, officials said.Three fire tenders were able to extinguish the flames after over an hour, they said.The fire erupted around 8:15 pm, and employees present inside the facility...

New Delhi, March 9 A Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus was vandalized and set on fire by angry locals in the Nangloi area of outer Delhi on Monday after it allegedly ran over a pedestrian, police sources said.The incident triggered chaos in the area as residents gathered at the spot...

Kabul, March 8 – A fire broke out at a commercial market in the Torkham area of Afghanistan following a major strike by Pakistani forces, causing damage to businesses and property, local media reported on Sunday, citing officials.Torkham Mayor Mawlawi Abdullah Mustafa said that several shells...

Kozhikode (Kerala), March 7 A fire broke out in a building within the St. Patrick's Church complex here on Saturday morning, causing damage worth approximately Rs 8 lakh, police said.The incident occurred in the early hours, and according to CCTV footage, an unidentified man set fire to the...

New Delhi, March 5 Just two weeks before Eid, when many families in a slum settlement in northwest Delhi's Rithala had begun buying new clothes and making preparations for the festival, a devastating fire early Thursday reduced their homes and belongings to ashes, leaving dozens of migrant...

Shimla, March 5 Four rooms in a residential building were destroyed after a fire broke out in the Eidgah Colony area in the heart of Shimla city on Thursday afternoon, officials said.However, no casualties or injuries were reported.A fire officer told

Hyderabad, March 5 A fire broke out at a warehouse in the Katedan area here on Thursday, although no one was injured in the incident, police said.The fire was reported around 4:30 am, and four fire tenders were deployed, and the fire was extinguished by 7:30 am, a police official at the...

Thane, March 5 Six four-wheel vehicles, including two scrapped vehicles, were completely destroyed after a fire broke out at an auto garage complex in Thane city, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Thursday, an official said.No one was injured in the fire, which erupted around 1 am in the open...

Indore, March 4 A fire broke out in dry grass in the non-operational area of Indore's Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport on Wednesday, though no one was injured and flight services also remained unaffected, a senior official said.Airport Director Sunil Maggirwar said the blaze was brought under...

Kolkata, March 4 – One person was killed and several others sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out in Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district on the day of Holi, police said on Wednesday.The identity of the deceased has not yet been established, police sources said, adding that...

Surat, March 4 Seven people, including a 95-year-old man and children, were rescued after a fire broke out in a bungalow in the Surat district of Gujarat in the early hours of Wednesday, fire brigade officials said.No injuries were reported.Seven people were safely evacuated after a fire...

Abu Dhabi, March 4 – The UAE's Ministry of Defence announced on Wednesday that its air defence systems successfully intercepted three ballistic missiles and detected 129 drones, of which 121 were intercepted while eight fell within the country.The ministry stated that since the start of the...

Thane, March 4 A car was completely destroyed, while a sports utility vehicle (SUV) parked nearby sustained partial damage after they caught fire on an open ground on Ghodbunder Road in Thane city, Maharashtra, on Wednesday, an official said.No one was injured in the incident that occurred...