Tag: fire
Nation-wide Ban On Firecrackers: SC Sends Notice To Centre
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea seeking a country-wide ban on the manufacture, sale and bursting of firecrackers, including burning of stubble by agriculturists.....
CRPF Constable Kills Four Colleagues In Fratricidal Shooting
Four CRPF troopers were killed and one grievously injured when a fellow trooper opened fire at them at a CRPF camp in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday evening. ....
37 People Feared Dead In Philippine City Mall Fire
At least 37 people may have died in the massive fire that ravaged a shopping mall here on Saturday, authorities said on Sunday as firefighters continued battling pockets of flames 16 hours after the blaze broke. ....
12 Dead In New York Apartment Blaze
At least 12 persons were reported dead in a fire that raged through a New York City apartment in the Bronx area, the US media reported.....
14, Including Birthday Girl, Killed In Mumbai Rooftop Pub Blaze
Fourteen persons, including a young woman celebrating her birthday, died from breathing toxic fumes and at least 55 others were injured in a major fire that engulfed a pub and other establishments here early on Friday, an official said.....
Day After Mumbai Pub Blaze, BMC Smashes Illegal Structures
A day after the tragic fire in a pub which claimed 14 lives, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s demolition squads went hammer and tongs after illegal fittings, extensions and obstacles at various locations in Mumbai on Saturday.....
Four Of Family Charred In Mumbai Fire
Four members of a family, including two children, were charred after a fire broke out as they slept in a residential building in Andheri East area of Mumbai.....
Indian, Pakistan Troops Clash On LoC
Indian and Pakistani troops on Friday traded heavy gun and mortar fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.....
Two Civilians Killed In Pakistan Shelling In Jammu And Kashmir
A woman and a youth were killed and three others injured on Friday in heavy shelling and firing by the Pakistan Rangers on the international border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.....
Agni-V Successfully Test Fired
India's indigenously-developed nuclear-capable Agni-V inter-continental ballistic missile, which can reach targets as far as Beijing, was successfully test fired on Thursday.....
