New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Two separate fire incidents occurred in the national capital, one at a namkeen manufacturing factory in the Dwarka area and another at a furniture shop in Mangolpuri during the early hours of Friday. No casualties were reported in either incident, officials said.Fire tenders were rushed to both locations and managed to bring the blazes under control.In the first incident, a fire broke out at a namkeen manufacturing factory located in a tin-shed structure near Dwarka Met…
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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A massive fire which broke out in a multi-storey building in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area on June 12, claiming three lives, was a deliberate act to avenge personal enmity, police said on Sunday, adding that three accused have been apprehended in connection with the incident.The blaze was reported at 2:24 a.m. on Friday in a five-storey residential building located at Tughlakabad Extension, in Delhi’s Govindpuri area. At least eight people sustained injuries in the incident …
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) At least three people died after a massive fire broke out in a building in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area in the early hours of Friday. The fire was reported at 2:24 a.m. in a five-storey residential building located in Tughlakabad Extension, Govindpuri, Delhi.Local police immediately rushed to the spot and were soon joined by the SHO, ACP, Additional DCPs, and the DCP of the South East district. Rescue operations for the trapped residents were initiated without delay. Four f…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) At a time when India is in the spotlight with the Athletics Integrity Unit upgrading India in the list of high-risk areas for doping, the Sports Authority of India has conducted a workshop to inculcate ethical sports science research as India gears up for hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2030.The one-day Workshop on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) was successfully conducted at the Return to Play Division, Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi, in a hybrid mode by the Sports S…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The family of a senior army officer who was allegedly assaulted along with his son in south Delhi’s Vasant Enclave has claimed that they received no immediate assistance from the police and that action in the case began only after the matter was taken up through defence channels. According to officials, the Brigadier and his son were attacked by a group of men after they objected to two individuals consuming alcohol inside a parked car in their residential area. The in…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) After a tragic fire at a building in New Delhi’s Palam claimed nine lives on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered condolences and announced an aid of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased. A major fire broke out in a multi-storey building located in Ram Market, Palam, in the morning, leaving at least nine people dead and several others injured.”The fire incident in Palam, Delhi, is saddening. I extend my condolences to those who have lost their loved…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The number of fatalities in the fire incident at a multi-storey residential building in Delhi’s Palam area on Wednesday has risen to nine, prompting Chief Minister Rekha Gupta to initiate a magisterial investigation.A major fire broke out in a cloth shop located in Ram Market, Palam, in the morning, leaving at least nine people dead and several others injured.The information regarding the incident was received at Police Station Palam Village at around 7.04 a.m., follow…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding the alleged physical assault of a woman from Manipur by a group of boys in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area after she objected to lewd and racially abusive remarks. Observing that the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights, the apex human rights body has issued a notice to the Delhi Police Commissioner, seeking a deta…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Four juveniles have been apprehended in connection with the alleged assault on a Manipuri woman and her transgender friend in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, police said on Monday.According to the Delhi Police, the accused were apprehended during raids conducted in the area after the incident was reported within the jurisdiction of Malviya Nagar Police Station.Police officials said all four accused involved in the case are juveniles and have been taken into custody …
Shillong, March 9 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday expressed strong anger over the alleged assault on two people from the Northeast near the Saket District Court Complex in the national Capital, calling the incident “sickening” and urging authorities to take stringent action.In a post on social media platform X, CM Sangma said repeated attacks on people from the Northeast in mainland India are deeply concerning.“Angered by the repeated attacks on North East people…