Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) At least four workers were injured in an explosion in a sponge iron factory in the Jamuria area under Asansol Municipal Corporation in West Burdwan district, said the police on Saturday morning. The incident took place late last night in the Sheikhpur area of the Ikra Industrial Estate in Jamuria. A large number of police and fire brigade officers reached the spot and rescued the trapped workers. The injured were sent to the hospital for treatment.As soon as the new…
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Greater Noida (UP), July 13 (IANS) A wave of chaos and panic gripped the Noida administration following an email threat to Gautam Buddha Nagar District Magistrate (DM) Medha Roopam, on Monday. The email, received by the DM’s office purportedly carried threats of blowing up the premises.The administrative machinery was pressed into service soon after the bomb threat, with security agencies launching a co-ordinated operation to scan the DM office. Local police, bomb disposal squad, fire brigade an…
Pune, July 9 (IANS) Rescue teams recovered one body from the debris of the building that collapsed at a waste management plant in Pimpri Chinchwad near Pune on Thursday, while nine people have been rescued so far as multi-agency teams continued intensive search operations to trace those still trapped beneath the rubble, officials said. The three-storey structure, situated above a waste-to-energy plant at Moshi, came crashing down on Wednesday afternoon after a massive mound of legacy waste colla…
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chahar Chaudhary reacted with a protective ‘nazar ka teeka’ after a tree crashed onto the parked car of actor Kshitij Dholakia, son of television star Urvashi Dholakia.The ‘Naagin 7’ actor took to her social media account to reveal that a massive tree had collapsed onto his parked vehicle, extensively damaging it.Priyanka in the video said that she is putting the ‘nazar ka teeka’ on him to keep him safe especially after he narrowly escaped the accident. She…
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a critical red alert for Mumbai, Thane, and several neighbouring districts as relentless monsoon downpours lashed the region for a fourth consecutive day, officials said. With more than 100 mm of rain recorded across multiple areas in just 24 hours, weather officials warned that the intensity will spike significantly.Authorities have strongly advised citizens to remain indoors and venture out only for absolute ess…
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) A horrific and heart-wrenching incident on Tuesday has come to light from the Chembur area of Mumbai, where a massive tree suddenly collapsed onto a school bus. The catastrophic accident has left ten students critically injured, and tragically, one young female student has lost her life. The shocking incident has sparked widespread grief and outrage across the city. Emergency responders and locals launched a massive rescue operation on a war footing to extract the trapped …
Jaipur, June 27 (IANS) A major tragedy was averted during Muharram processions in Jaipur on Friday night after a fire broke out in the dome of the historic ‘Quraishiyan Ka Taziya’ at Badi Chaupar. The incident occurred late on Friday night, triggering panic among devotees and spectators as flames engulfed the upper portion of the Taziya during the procession.According to preliminary information, the blaze was triggered when a spark from fireworks being burst during the procession landed on the d…
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Thursday said they were unable to ascertain the exact number of workers present at the under-construction warehouse in Taratala at the time of the collapse, as no attendance records had been maintained at the site.According to the police, there was no workers’ register at the warehouse and, therefore, there is no accurate count of how many people might still be trapped under the rubble.The roof of the under-construction warehouse in Taratala in south Kol…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The death toll in the under-construction warehouse roof collapse incident in Kolkata’s Taratala area on Wednesday has risen to five, with several people still trapped under the collapsed structure.Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited the injured workers at SSKM Hospital in the evening and enquired about their condition.Speaking to media persons outside the state-run hospital, Adhikari said: “About 25 people were rescued from the warehouse. Five have died. The 20 injure…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Workers who were present at the site after the roof of an under-construction warehouse collapsed at Taratala in Kolkata, said that they can still hear the trapped labourers screaming for help.At least 50 to 60 workers were feared trapped following the incident.Speaking to IANS, Soni Devi, who also worked at the warehouse, said: “We received a call at 11 a.m. that the entire company has collapsed, please come to save us.””I came from far away, didn’t even drop my child at …