The impact was so strong that many mistook it for an earthquake Gurgaon: A parked car was severely damaged after a 7×14-foot portion of the basement ceiling collapsed in the B-1 parking of Adani Oyster Grande residential society in Sector 102A on Sunday night, raising concerns over the structural safety of the complex.Heavy concrete and…
NMC Serves Notices For Razing 48 Unsafe Buildings After Fatal Wall Collapse Nagpur: Nearly a week after a 52-year-old man was killed in a parapet wall collapse near Gitanjali Square on June 29, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has intensified its crackdown on dilapidated and unsafe structures across the city.Following the tragedy at Narayan Chambers,…
Two deaths in eight days force evacuation from dilapidated haveli Jaipur: A 60-year-old woman died Thursday after debris from a deteriorating canopy of an old haveli fell on her in Lavan Ka Gher in Chowkri Gangapole area of the Walled City. She suffered severe injuries to her head, neck, shoulders and abdomen and was taken…
New Delhi: For the family which lost its loved ones in the Tughlaqabad building fire, the finding that the blaze was not an accident, but an alleged act of revenge, has only deepened the grief.“Why us?” one of them asked, struggling to understand how innocent people with no connection to a dispute ended up dying.Bam…
NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Sunday demolished a multi-storey building in the Khanpur area as part of its ongoing drive against unauthorised constructions across the capital following a hotel fire that claimed 21 lives.The action comes in line with chief minister Rekha Gupta’s zero-tolerance policy towards illegal constructions and unauthorised activities.The…
New Delhi: Narrow lanes hemmed in by multi-storey buildings with as many as five floors, rooms with little ventilation, blocked balconies, a single staircase serving scores of residents and a maze of overhead wires — the conditions that preceded the Saidulajab building collapse are not unique.A reality check across Delhi’s major student hubs by TOI…
New Delhi“It felt like a blast. Smoke and dust engulfed the area. Only later did we realise that several people were trapped under the rubble,” said a witness, as police officers, firefighters and disaster management personnel rushed about, trying to find a rescue people trapped under a building that collapsed in Saidulajab, near the Saket…
Portion of ceiling at RU’s Central Library collapses Portion of ceiling at RU’s Central Library collapses Portion of ceiling at RU’s Central Library collapses Portion of ceiling at RU’s Central Library collapses Portion of ceiling at RU’s Central Library collapses Jaipur: A major accident was averted at the Central Library of Rajasthan University Wednesday after…
The family spent Rs 11 lakh on hospital bills Mumbai: An 11-year-old boy fell from a second-floor building in Ghatkopar on May 6. The impact shattered his skull and drove bone fragments into his right eyeball and brain. Yet, even a week after his hospital discharge, the boy shows no signs of paralysis, vision impairment…
As a temporary measure and on humanitarian considerations, Bombay HC directed restoration of electricity and water supply to the building following a petition by an 80-year-old resident As a temporary measure and on humanitarian considerations, Bombay HC directed restoration of electricity and water supply to the building following a petition by an 80-year-old resident As…
