Jaipur, June 11 (IANS) Jaipur Police Commissioner Sachin Mittal has taken strict action following the deadly fire at an illegally operated firecracker factory in the Kho Nagorian area of the district in Rajasthan, officials said. Based on findings of a preliminary inquiry, nine police personnel, including the Station House Officer (SHO) of Kho Nagorian Police Station, have been suspended on Wednesday with immediate effect for alleged negligence in the discharge of their duties.The action comes i…
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New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of Flourish Stay hotel in Malviya Nagar, was arrested last year along with a few Bangladeshi nationals, for helping them prepare forged Indian identity papers and procure fake documents, including an Aadhar card and a passport. The Bed and Breakfast hotel owner assisted the Bangladeshi nationals – a woman, her daughter, and minor grandson in facilitating their overstay in the country, by helping them make forged documents, said police on Friday…
Indore, June 5 (IANS) Over 20 people from six families were rescued safely on Friday morning after a fire broke out at an Electric Vehicle (EV) showroom in Indore, trapping residents who lived on the upper floors of the mixed-use building.Police and fire brigade teams, aided by neighbours, used ladders and ropes to bring them down.The incident occurred around 8 A.M. near Khalsa Chowk in the Lasudia area. The fire started in the EV showroom located on the ground floor of the apartment complex.Res…
Jaipur, May 28 (IANS) A devastating tragedy unfolded in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district on Thursday morning when a moving SUV suddenly caught fire and turned into a blazing fireball, killing four members of the same family, including a local Congress leader and former Sarpanch. The incident occurred in the Borada police station area, approximately 60 kilometres from Ajmer city, at around 5.30 a.m. Police and forensic teams have launched an investigation, with authorities examining all possible angles…
Satna, May 19 (IANS) At least one person was reported dead and several others injured after a boiler explosion triggered a massive fire at the Vidyashree Solvent Plant in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district late on Monday. Upon receiving information, officials from the district administration and local police, including SDM Rahul Siladia and CSP Devendra Singh, reached the spot and monitored the situation.Confirming the incident, a police official said the exact cause of the boiler explosion would…
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) A fire broke out in an empty train coach of Hyderabad-Jaipur Special Train stationed at Nampally Railway Station here on Friday. However, there were no casualties. The fire broke out in an airconditioned coach and spread to the adjoining coach.The incident occurred around 6:45 p.m., ahead of the train’s scheduled departure at 7:50 a.m.Railway staff noticed smoke emanating from the coach and alerted fire services department.Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday expressed deep sorrow over the fire incident in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar area, describing the tragedy as “extremely distressing” and extending his condolences to families who lost their loved ones.In a post on social media platform X, Home Minister Shah said his thoughts are with those affected by the devastating incident. “The fire incident in Vivek Vihar, Delhi, is extremely distressing. My condolences are with those who have lost th…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that he was “deeply saddened” by the loss of lives in the tragic Delhi fire and offered his condolences to those affected. Nine people, including a toddler, were killed, and several were injured after a massive fire broke out at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar area early on Sunday morning, officials said. The fire broke out on the second floor of the building at around 4 a.m., after which 14 fire engines were dispatched …
Ghaziabad, April 29 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a flat inside a private residential society in the Indirapuram area of Ghaziabad, gutting at least eight flats and triggering panic among residents, officials said.According to initial reports, the blaze erupted suddenly in a flat within the Gaur Green Avenue society, rapidly spreading to adjoining units and causing significant damage. The full extent of the losses is still being assessed by authorities.As soon as information about the inciden…
Jaipur, April 20 (IANS) A fire incident was reported on Monday at the Pachpadra Refinery in Rajasthan’s Balotra district, leading to the postponement of its scheduled inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 21. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas confirmed that the inauguration ceremony, originally planned for Tuesday, has been deferred following the incident.In an official statement, the Ministry said: “Due to an unfortunate fire incident today in the vicinity of the Cru…