Tag: Fire
SC Ban On Firecrackers Flouted, Air Pollution Rose Six Times
The Supreme Court's firecracker ban on Diwali was violated with impunity across Delhi and NCR on Wednesday with people bursting crackers till late into the night leading to a thick haze on Thursday morning and air quality dipping six notches below the normal.....
Northern California Wildfire Most Destructive In State History
The wildfire that has been raging through northern California since Thursday, which has killed nine people so far, is considered to be the most destructive in the state's history, having destroyed more than 6,500 structures and engulfed nearly the entire city of Paradise, home to 26,000 people.....
Indian, Pakistani Troops Trade Gunfire In Poonch, Rajouri
Indian and Pakistani troops traded gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Rajouri districts on Wednesday.....
3 Dead, 2 Injured In Delhi As Cars Catch Fire After Crash
Three persons were on Wednesday burnt to death and two others injured as their cars collided and caught fire in the national capital, police said.....
Soldier Killed In Pakistan Firing On LoC In Rajouri
An Indian soldier was killed on Monday in Pakistan firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, defence sources said.....
Fire In AIIMS Trauma Centre, No Casualty
A fire broke out on Sunday in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Trauma Centre, forcing evacuation of scores of patients, the Delhi Fire Service said. No casualties were reported.....
41 Killed In Russian Passenger Plane Fire
At least 41 people were killed after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow.....
Suspected LeT Militants Killed In Jammu And Kashmir
Two suspected Lashkar militants were killed on Friday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.....
4 Killed In ONGC Mumbai Plant Blaze
At least four persons were killed in a massive fire that broke out in a storm water drainage network at the ONGC's oil and gas processing plant in Uran, officials said here on Tuesday.....
India Tests Submarine-launched Ballistic Missile
The test fire of 3,500-kilometre range ballistic missile known as K-4 from a nuclear capable submarine was successful, sources in Defence Research and Development Organsiation (DRDO) said on Sunday.....
