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Nine killed in massive fire in Delhi warehouse: Official
A massive fire in a plastic warehouse in west Delhi's Bawana area on Saturday reportedly killed nine persons, of which bodies of four have been pulled out, a Delhi Fire Services officer said.
Fire at plastic factory in Bawana, 9 dead
Nine people are feared dead as a fire ripped through a plastic factory in outer Delhi's Bawana industrial area this evening, an official 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 firefighters have removed nine bodies," a Delhi Fire Services official said. However, Rohini DCP Rajneesh Gupta said four people have died in the blaze. The fire official said rescue operations are still on and the firefighters are trying to control the blaze.
J-K: Militants hurl grenade at police station
Militants tonight hurled a grenade at a police station in south Kashmir's Shopian district, an official said. The militants lobbed the grenade at the Shopian police station this evening. No damage or casualty was reported, he said. The area has been cordoned after the incident, the official said.
2 killed, 2 injured in Kanpur parking lot cave-in
Two labourers died and two others were injured on Saturday after the basement of a multi-level parking in Kanpur's Filkhana caved in.An investigation is being conducted to know the cause of the accident.
Smoke billows from Bellandur lake after fire doused
Black smoke continued to billow from the Bellandur lake today, hours after a huge fire close to a nearby Army firing range was doused in a massive operation involving more than 5,000 armymen and fire fighters. "Major fire that was thereyesterday has been doused, but there is still smokeemerging in some small pockets," a senior fire department official said. He said they were now trying to ensure that the embers from which the smoke emanated do not reignite due to wind. Water from the lake was used to put off the fire, the cause of which would be known after investigations, officials said. The blaze started yesterday in the highly-polluted and biggest water body of the city, giving anxious moments to hundreds of residents living nearby before it was doused last night. It had also spread towards the nearby Iblur firing range of the Army, the officials said. The Army last night said the fire, which had spread to the perimeter of its facility, had been doused due to the ...
Data-based methods being introduced for road safety: Minister
The Jammu and Kashmir government today said that scientific data and technology based methods were being introduced to ensure safety on roads and regulate traffic. For this, the government is working to introduce the Road Accident Data Management System (RADMS). This would enable the motor vehicles department (MVD) to take data-based decisions, Transport minister Sunil Kumar Sharma said in the state Legislative Assembly. He was replying to the demand for grants of the transport department. The department has initiated the implementation of multiple measures in addition to the RADMS. These include web- based services, replacement of paper documents with smart cards, digitisation of records and introduction of digilocker services among others, Sharma said. Besides, an app 'Ride Safe' is also being developed for citizens to report instances of irresponsible driving, he said. Under the Centre's Smart Cities Scheme, procurement of 140 electric buses along with eight charging
26 injured after vehicle turned turtle in Udhampur
Twenty-six people were today injured after their vehicle turned turtle in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said. The vehicle, a matador, was on its way to Majalta, they said. In the accident, 26 passengers were injured, the police said, adding they were immediately hospitalised.
Quake of 5.2 magnitude hits Assam
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale shook Assam's Kokrajhar district and its neighbouring areas today, the Met office said. The tremor occurred at 6.44 am on latitude 26.3 degrees North and longitude 89.8 degrees East at a depth of 10 km, it said. No loss of life or damage to property has been reported so far, police said.
11 killed in Turkey bus accident
At least 11 people were killed and 44 others injured in a bus accident in Turkey's northwestern Eskisehir province on Saturday.
4.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Manipur
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale hit the Myanmar-India Border Region (Manipur) on Saturday morning.As per the meteorological department, the earthquake occurred at 3:36 p.m. at a depth of 80km.No casualties have been reported so far.
2 killed in UP parking lot cave-in
Two labourers were killed and an undetermined number feared trapped after a cave-in at an under-construction parking area in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Saturday, police said.
Cooling operations underway at Bengaluru' Bellandur Lake
Cooling operations are underway at Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake on Saturday.The biggest water body of the city had caught fire yesterday, which was later doused by the fire officials.According to media reports, residents living on the Yemlur side of Bellandur spotted smoke in the lake known to be full of sewage, chemical effluents and construction debris around noon on Friday. Shortly thereafter, flames started rising.The Bellandur Lake according to the Karnataka Lake Development Authority is the largest of the 262 lakes and tanks in Bengaluru and accumulates about forty percent of the city's sewage.Fire department officials are reportedly making concerted efforts to bring the fire under control under the supervision of Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA) officials.The cause of the fire is being attributed to locals burning the grassy land near the lake to get a fresh crop to feed their cattle.Some areas located away from the waterbody are still burning.
Eleven killed, 46 wounded in Turkey bus crash: official
Eleven people were killed and 46 injured when a Turkish intercity bus taking families bound for a half-term skiing trip crashed into trees while travelling on a motorway, local officials said. The bus, which was making an overnight journey from the capital Ankara to the western city of Bursa, crashed in the region of Eskisehir amid good road conditions, Eskisehir governor Ozdemir Cakacak was quoted as saying by the Dogan news agency. The road was empty and neither wet nor frozen, Cakacak said, vowing that the causes would be made clear. Dogan reported that the passengers on the bus were mainly families with their children who were going to Bursa to spend the upcoming half-term at the popular Uludag ski resort nearby. The news agency did not say if any children were among those killed. The two drivers, who were both lightly injured, have been detained and prosecutors launched an investigation, Dogan said. Turkey has a dire road safety record with over a million accidents
Residents of border hamlets living in fear due to Pak firing
Blood splattered compounds, smashed window panes and demolished roofs are all that are left of houses in border hamlets which have been battered in Pakistani firing and shelling in the last three days. A smell of gunpowder lingers in these villages whose residents are living in increasing fear. Nine people, including 5 civilians, have been killed and 47 injured in ceasefire violations over last three days. "We were living in the shadow of death. Mortar bombs were raining on our houses and we thought we would die any moment but the police brought us out from the Sai Khurd village in Arnia," Ratno Devi told PTI. In Sai Khurd, several houses were damaged and some animals killed in shelling, Devi said, adding that a woman, was killed while her husband and son were injured in the village. Ratno Devi, who along with six family members left home and took shelter in the house of her relatives in the outskirts of Arnia belt, said, "The government should stop firing from ...
Man-U pay tribute to Matt Busby on 24th death anniversary
Manchester United on Saturday paid tribute to its club legend Sir Matt Busby on his 24th death anniversary.
13 dead, 42 injured in Turkey road accident
At least 13 people died and 42 others were injured on Saturday in a bus crash in the central Eskisehir province of Turkey.According to the Anadolu Agency, the bus reportedly hit trees on the roadside of the Eskisehir-Bursa highway.The injured were rushed to a hospital for medical assistance.Eskisehir Governor Ozdemir Cakacak and Provincial Police Chief Engin Dinckaza visited the accident spot.
Fukushima operator releases fresh images of reactor wreckage
The operator of Fukushima's crippled nuclear power plant has released fresh images of the wreckage inside a damaged reactor, showing broken metal parts and debris that could be melted fuel. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) inserted a special camera into one of the plant's three melted-down reactors on Friday, a company spokesman said, as part of its efforts to dismantle the disaster-hit facility in northeastern Japan. Images captured by the camera and released late Friday show rubble spread over the bottom of the unit, including part of a fuel container and rock-like fragments that could contain melted nuclear fuel. Locating fuel debris is a key part of the plant's decommissioning process, which is expected to take decades. Due to extremely high radiation levels, TEPCO has struggled to inspect the reactors which melted down when the plant was hit by a huge tsunami in March 2011. However it has recently succeeded in using cameras to visually monitor inside the units, last ..
Youth killed in UP accident
One youth was killed and another injured in a road accident on Saturday on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, police said.
Pope to visit Peruvian region hard hit by El Nino floods
When Pope Francis travels today to northern Peru he will find a region still reeling from devastating floods nearly a year ago that toppled hundreds of thousands of homes, left streets covered in thick layers of mud and even ripped apart tombs from an above-ground cemetery. Near the city of Trujillo, where the pontiff will celebrate Mass and ride through a hard-hit neighborhood bearing the same name as his own Argentine birthplace, thousands are still living in tents after El Nino rains killed more than 150 and sent thousands onto rooftops seeking rescue. Amidst that backdrop the pope is likely to encounter a frustrated population hoping his visit can quicken the pace of reconstruction from the worst environmental disaster to strike Peru in nearly two decades. "People are furious because authorities haven't done anything," said Carlos Bocanegra, 60, a biologist who lives in Trujillo. Francis will be the second pope to visit the coastal city periodically struck by ...
UP cops abandon accident victims to die on road
Two teenage boys, victims of a road accident, were left to die on the road in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh after three policemen allegedly refused to ferry them to a hospital in their car.The shocking incident came to light on Friday night when the two youth fell into a canal after their bike rammed into an electric pole and the policemen refused to take the boys to hospital in their patrol car because of their unwilling to 'soil car with blood'."It came to our notice that PRB 970 reached on the spot (of the accident) and refused to take the youth to the hospital," said Superintendent of Police Pralabh Pratap Singh.In a video that has gone viral, showed a young man crying and pleading the police to help his friends.As he was pleading he begged a man standing nearby to check the pulse of his heavily bleeding friend and was replied with "he is dead.""Bhaiya iski body thandi ho rhi hai. Kuch to karo. (His body is getting cold, please do something.)," pleaded the miserable friend.However, .