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8 killed in collision
Eight persons were killed and another was seriously injured when their MUV collided head on with a truck in Dumka district today. Seven of the deceased were going from Dumka to Deogharin the neighbouring district to appear for the Staff Selection Commission Examination while the eighth one is the driver of the vehicle, Dumka Sub-divisional Officer Rakesh Kumar said. The accident occurred near Jordaha Pahari under Jermundi police station of Dumka district. The injured was taken to the Sadar Hospital here in a critical condition.
Steel ministry seeks import duty waiver for coking coal
Ahead of the Union Budget 2018- 19, the steel ministry has sought waiver of the import duty on coking coal to boost the sector, a top official said. "We have written to the finance ministry to bring to zero the import duty on coking coal from present 2.5 per cent," Steel Secretary Aruna Sharma said. The ministry in its recommendations to the finance ministry has also suggested to bring down the import duty on steel scrap to nil, the secretary said. India has to heavily depend on import of coking coal, as the domestic quality has higher ash content, which is unsuitable for the steel industry with present technology. During April-September of the ongoing fiscal, 22.6 million tonne (MT) (provisional) of coking coal was imported, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal had said in reply to the Lok Sabha last month. While 41.6 MT coking coal was imported in 2015-16, the import was 43.5 MT, he had said. To bring down the imports of coking coal, the steel ministry had earlier said that it ...
Three more people arrested in Kamala Mills fire
Three more people, including a fire officer, were arrested on Saturday in connection with Mumbai Kamala Mills fire tragedy.The arrested people have been identified as Ravi Surajmal Bhandari, partner of Kamala mill, Rajendra Baban Patil, fire officer and Utkarsh Vinod Pande, supplier and contractor.Around 14 people were killed and 12 suffered critical injuries in the massive fire that broke out at the Kamala Mills compound in Lower Parel locality in Mumbai in the wee hours of December 29.The Mumbai Police had earlier arrested two owners of Mojo's Bistro, the restaurant from where the fire triggered and also the son of former Pune police commissioner K K Pathak.Earlier, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in its reports, had confirmed that the fire started from Mojo's Bistro and spread rapidly to '1 Above' restaurant.
Two dead in Prague hotel inferno
At least two persons have died and a few have been injured in a fire at a hotel in the center of Prague.Several media reports stated that the fire has broken out at the four-star Eurostars David Hotel, blocks away from the Vltava River and near the Czech capital's National Theatre.Death toll is likely to increase.Firefighters and paramedics have rushed to spot. 40 people were evacuated after the blaze broke out on Saturday, said the Czech Fire Rescue Service.The cause of the fire, which started on the ground floor, is not yet clear.The 76-room hotel is a 19th century Bohemian, Neo-Renaissance palace.
Bawana fire: Leaders make beeline, CM announces ex-gratia
The tragic fire accident in Delhi's Bawana area tonight also assumed political hues, as several leaders from the BJP, visited the site, even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the family of the deceased. AAP chief Kejriwal, who visited the site late tonight, said the truth will come out only after the inquiry, which has been ordered by the government. A compensation of Rs five lakh each will be given to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives and Rs one lakh each to the two injured persons, he told reporters. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain also visited the site and met the two survivors at the hospital. "Prima facie it appears packaging of the fire crackers were going on, but no machines have been found," he said. Prior to Kejriwal, Union ministers Harsh Vardhan, Vijay Goel and party's Delhi unit president Manoj Tiwari headed to Bawana following the fire incident in a fire cracker factory that claimed 17 ...
Delhi government orders probe into Bawana warehouse fire, announces ex-gratia
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday ordered a thorough probe into the Bawana plastic factory fire incident that claimed at least 17 lives and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next of the kin of the deceased.
Bawana fire: Delhi CM orders inquiry, announces ex-gratia
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has ordered an inquiry into the Bawana Industrial area fire while announcing an ex-gratia of Rs.5 lakhs to the family of the deceased.Fire broke out at a plastic godown at the Bawana Industrial Area in the outskirts of Delhi on Saturday, killing 17 people and injuring two.Kejriwal, who visited the incident spot on Saturday, told the reporters, "It is an unfortunate incident. The Delhi government has ordered an inquiry into it. After inquiry we will get to know the reason of the fire.""The loss is irreparable. The Delhi government will give ex-gratia of Rs. 5 lakhs to the family of the people, killed in the fire and Rs. 1 lakh to the injured," he addedThe bodies of the deceased people have been sent for postmortem, while injured have been admitted to the hospital, the Chief Minister said.Meanwhile, Union Health Minister JP Nadda directed Health Secretary to provide immediate assistance to victims of the fire tragedy and also asked AIIMS trauma ...
Modi condoles deaths in Delhi warehouse fire
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the death of 17 people in a huge fire at a plastic warehouse in west Delhi's Bawana area.
Two dead, seven injured in Prague hotel fire
Two people died and seven were injured in a fire that hit a hotel in central Prague today, rescuers said. "I can confirm we could not help two people," Prague ambulance spokeswoman Jana Postova told AFP, declining to give details about the victims. "We are treating seven people, of them three are in a serious condition. Two needed lung ventilation," she said, adding about 40 people had to be evacuated from the four-star Eurostars David hotel in the Czech capital's centre. Martin Kavka, spokesman for the Prague fire brigade, told AFP the blaze was reported after 1700 GMT and that firefighters had it under control about two hours later.
Delhi government orders probe into Bawana warehouse fire
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has ordered a probe into the fire incident in a plastic warehouse in west Delhi's Bawana area in which as many as 17 persons were burnt alive or asphyxiated and 30 others injured.
Bawana fire: AIIMS, Safdarjung ready to provide assistance,
Union Health Minister J P Nadda today said that the AIIMS and the Safdarjung Hospital were ready to provide all assistance to people injured in a blaze at a firecracker storage unit in Delhi's Bawana area. The health ministry has also asked the hospitals to keep emergency services ready. "I have directed officials of @MoHFW_INDIA to provide immediate support. Union Health Secretary has spoken to Chief Secretary Delhi. AIIMS trauma centre and Burn Unit Of Safadjung Hospital is ready to provide all support (sic)," Nadda tweeted. Seventeen people were killed and two injured in a massive blaze at a firecracker storage unit in outer Delhi's Bawana industrial area this evening, a Delhi Fire Services official said. "We have alerted the AIIMS and the Safdarjung Hospital to keep beds and emergency services ready to attend to any victims from the fire," Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan said. The union minister also extended his condolences to bereaved families. "Deeply ...
J-K: Hiranagar border area residents face heavy loss in Pak firing
The residents of Hiranagar border area in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir faced immense loss due to heavy shelling by Pakistan on Friday night.Pakistan targeted the border forward post of village Londi, Bobiya, Chandery Chack, Kadyala, Manyari, Pansar and Paharpur.In the firing, reportedly, nine people have been injured, five houses have got damaged in Pansar and manyari, and 10 animals have been killed so far.To review the situation, Kathua Deputy Commissioner Rohit Khajuria visited various affected villages and assessed the situation.Khajuria has asked the revenue department to make the list of losses faced by people living in border areas. Five migrant camps have been set up in Hiranagar sector, and 170 people have taken shelter in Gandyal camp. The injured have also been given Rs 5,000 as ex-gratia relief.Meanwhile, the border residents on Saturday said they had been living under terror and had no place to take shelter. The people demanded compensation for the damage to ...
17 dead in blaze at firecracker storage unit in Delhi's Bawana
Seventeen people were killed and two injured in a massive blaze at a firecracker storage unit in outer Delhi's Bawana industrial area this evening, a Delhi Fire Services official said, even as the city government ordered an inquiry into the incident. The fire, which started at the storage unit on the ground floor of a two-storey building, ripped through the structure, the official said. Ten women and seven men were killed, another fire official said, noting that a man and woman have been injured. The two injured have been admitted to a hospital. The police also confirmed 17 people were killed and said an FIR has been registered. An investigation is on to ascertain the cause of the blaze, they said. The Delhi Fire Services received a call about the fire at the factory around 6.20 pm and 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, the fire department said, adding the blaze has been brought under control. G C Mishra, Director, Delhi Fire Service, said the building comprised a .
17 killed in Bawana fire, PM expresses grief
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the death of 17 people in a fire incident at Bawana Industrial Area in the outskirts of Delhi.Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister Modi said, "Deeply anguished by the fire at a factory in Bawana. My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives. May those who are injured recover quickly."Three fire incidents were reported from the Bawana area today, and in two of those, there have been no reports of any casualty so far.Delhi Fire Services Director G.C. Mishra told ANI, "We received 3 calls from Bawana - a plastic factory in Sector 1, a cracker storage in Sector 5 and a furnace oil storage in Sector 3. All casualties are from Sector 5 fire. Fire is completely under control now. We have recovered 17 bodies so far.
17 killed, 30 injured in massive fire in Delhi warehouse: Official
As many as 17 persons were burnt alive or asphyxiated and 30 others injured on Saturday in a massive fire in a plastic warehouse in west Delhi's Bawana area, a Delhi Fire Services officer said.
PM anguished at loss of life in Bawana fire
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed anguish at the death of people in a fire at a factory in Delhi's Bawana today. "Deeply anguished by the fire at a factory in Bawana. My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives. May those who are injured recover quickly," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted quoting Modi. A Delhi Fire Services official said 17 people are feared dead as the fire ripped through a two-storeyed factory in outer Delhi's Bawana industrial area this evening.
Fire at Bawana factory: Delhi govt orders inquiry; CM keeping
The Delhi government has ordered an inquiry into the blaze at a private factory in outer Delhi's Bawana industrial area this evening in which seventeen people are fear dead, even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he is keeping a "close watch" on the rescue operations. A massive fire ripped through the two-storeyed factory. According to a Delhi fire services officials, the blaze started from a firecracker factory which has a rubber factory atop it on the second storey. The police have so far confirmed nine deaths in the fire. Expressing his grief over the "large number of casualties" in the fire, chief minister Kejriwal said he is keeping a "close watch" on the rescue operations. "V(ery) sad to hear abt large no of casualties. Keeping a close watch on rescue operations," Kejriwal said in a tweet. According to the Delhi Fire Services officials, seventeen people were feared dead in the blaze that engulfed a building in Bawana industrial area, housing a cracker and rubber
17 dead after blaze engulfs firecracker factory in Bawana
Seventeen people are feared dead after a fire ripped through a two-storeyed factory in outer Delhi's Bawana industrial area this evening, a Delhi Fire Services official said. The police have so far confirmed nine deaths in the fire. The official said, the blaze, which started from a firecracker factory, has been brought under control. The official said that the rescue operations are underway as more people are suspected to be trapped inside the factory. The Delhi Fire Services received a call about the fire at the factory around 6.20 pm and 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, the official said. According to the official there is a rubber factory on the second storey above the firecracker factory. North Delhi Mayor Preety Agarwal has rushed to the spot, a senior NDMC official said. "The factory falls in the Delhi State Industrial And Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) area. North Delhi Mayor Preety Agarwal has rushed to the spot to take stock of the ...
Fire kills 9 in Delhi's Bawana
At least nine people died in a major fire that broke out at a plastic godown here on Saturday.The incident took place at F-90 in northwest Delhi's Bawana area.The fire department confirmed that the death toll stands at nine.At the time of filing this report, 10 fire tenders were at the spot and trying to douse the flames.More details are awaited.
FIR filed in Friday's fire at Navrang studio in Lower Parel
Police today registered a First Information Report, based on the complaint of a senior Fire Brigade official, against the owner of Navrang Cine Centre in connection with Friday's fire that broke out at the firm's studio in Todi Mill compound in suburban Lower Parel here. Chief Fire Officer Prabhat Rahangdale of the Mumbai Fire Brigade said that the FIR was lodged at NM Joshi Marg police station because the studio had unauthorisedly stored huge amounts of celluloid film and scrap which fed the fire. A senior police official said that a case had been registered under Section 285 of the Indian Penal Code, dealing with negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter. The fire, which started around 1am on Friday gutted a part of the studio, shut years ago, and left one fireman injured. The building that houses the studio is dilapidated and unoccupied, said officials. The site of Friday's fire is just a few hundred metres away from Kamala Mills coumpound where a ..