New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) A major tragedy was averted as all residents were safely evacuated after a fire broke out at a parking lot of a building in Delhi’s Fateh Nagar area and quickly spread to all the four floors. Officials said that no casualties were reported from the site of the incident.An official statement said that on July 21, a PCR call regarding a fire at H. No. D-177, Fateh Nagar, Delhi was received at Hari Nagar Police Station. On receipt of the information, SI Rajender along with…
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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Former Ambassador and Chairman of the India Trade Promotion Organisation, Jawed Ashraf, addressed top defence officers over India’s foreign policy, emphasising that the purposeful pursuit of national interests in the complex global dynamics may not be easy, but it needs to be done, an official said on Thursday. Delivering a talk at the 82nd Staff Course conducted under the Ministry of External Affairs’ Public Outreach Programme at Defence Services Staff College in Wellin…
Ghaziabad, June 2 (IANS) A massive fire broke out in a multi-story residential building located in Ghaziabad’s Avantika Colony, Phase-2, during which three pet dogs lost their lives. During the blaze, four members of the same family became trapped inside their flat; however, the Fire Service safely evacuated them shortly. Tragically, three pet dogs present in the flat died due to asphyxiation.According to officials, the Kotwali Fire Station received an alert around 3:09 a.m. on Tuesday stating t…
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), April 3 (IANS) A joint team of local administration and police conducted a series of raids on multiple spa centres operating in the Civil Lines police station area of Rampur in Uttar Pradesh, following complaints of alleged immoral activities and violations of licensing norms. Acting on directives from Superintendent of Police Somendra Meena, the operation involved coordinated efforts by police and municipal authorities.The inspection drive was carried out by a team compr…
Dhaka, March 26 (IANS) At least eighteen bodies were retrieved after a bus carrying dozens of passengers plunged into the Padma River from a pontoon at a terminal in Bangladesh’s Rajbari district, some 125 km south of Dhaka. The accident occurred at around 5:15 p.m. local time on Wednesday when the Dhaka-bound passenger bus lost control, overturned, and sank to an estimated depth of 80 feet, according to the Fire Service.Sultana Akhtar, Rajbari’s deputy commissioner and district magistrate, told…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (IANS) In a significant development in Odisha, more than 18 hours after a major fire broke out at a supermarket in the Lingipur area of Bhubaneswar, fire service personnel are still struggling to bring it under control. The blaze, which started late Monday evening at around 10 pm, quickly engulfed multiple floors of the four-storeyed building, which contained large quantities of highly flammable goods, including plastic and rubber items.Upon being informed, fire service perso…