Methane combustion may have sparked the blaze High temperatures and strong winds helped the fire spread quickly through the landfill Around 10 fire tenders were deployed, but it was yet to be doused completely till late Wednesday night Methane combustion may have sparked the blaze High temperatures and strong winds helped the fire spread quickly through the…
KOLKATA: People in the city are in awe of the multiple armoured capsule-based infantry mobility vehicles deployed for polls. It is hard to miss their sight. Be it on arterial roads or at crossings in the city.A few of these vehicles, the Shourya Light Bulletproof Vehicle (LBPV) and the Mahindra Marksman, have J&K number plates….
The dog shelter was located at the edge of the slum cluster Ghaziabad: Seven dogs died and others were injured when Thursday’s massive slum fire in Kanawani spread to a small animal shelter at the edge of the cluster.Chief fire officer Rahul Pal said more than 70 dogs were housed at the shelter when the…
Margao: Anticipating a major law and order flare-up over the proposed dismantling of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji at Headland Sada, the Mormugao sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Prataprao Gaunkar on Thursday clamped prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.The order effectively bans the assembly of five or more persons and…
Varanasi: The Sport Authority of India has selected four girls from villages of Varanasi district for training in hockey at its centre in Kokrajhar, Assam. Senior coaches of the SAI will train these girls at the centre.Father of Satya Yadav, who plays on centre half position, is a mason, while Sonal Singh, who plays on…
Ahmedabad: With temperatures climbing in the city, candidates contesting the upcoming Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections are facing an unusual challenge: convincing voters to step out in the heat and actually vote.Voting for the AMC general elections is scheduled for April 26. Candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and…
Chandigarh: Panic gripped the city on Thursday morning after authorities received another email threatening bomb blasts at multiple sensitive locations — including nine schools, Chandigarh secretariat, Chandigarh airport and the residence of Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini.The email warned of explosions at different locations at staggered timings — 1.11 pm, 2.11 pm and 3.11…
Pune: PMPML bus conductor Surekha Baliram Bhalerao suffered injuries to her leg after a passenger under the influence of alcohol assaulted her with a sharp weapon around 7.30pm on Wednesday after she told him to deboard the bus near Pune railway station.The incident occurred when Bhalerao was manning the PMC-Vimannagar bus.She lodged a complaint with…
Image used for representative purpose only (Photo credit: PTI) AIZAWL: The Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has lodged a formal complaint with the Mizoram People Forum (MPF), alleging violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by a minister and an MLA, who also serves as adviser to the CM, during the ongoing campaign for…
Lucknow: A compensation of Rs 8 lakh was provided to the family who lost two girls in the fire. Two cheques of Rs 4 lakh each were handed over to the family in the presence of Lucknow East MLA OP Srivastava on Thursday.The fire, which swept through a shanty settlement in the area, left several…
