Kolkata: The toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse rose to 16 on Friday after three more bodies were pulled out of the debris, the last around 1.10 am, and two injured workers died at SSKM Hospital on Thursday night and Friday evening.One of the bodies recovered early on Friday was yet to be identified till…
Noida: A fire broke out on the ninth floor of a commercial building in Tech Zone 4, Greater Noida, on Thursday. Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control within 40 minutes, fire department officials said. There were no casualties in the incident.Chief fire officer (CFO) Pradeep Kumar…
5 kin drown in Cauvery river after entering water for photos (Picture credits: X) MANDYA: In a heartbreaking tragedy, five members of the same family lost their lives after being swept away in the Cauvery River while attempting to take photographs at the popular tourist spot of Muthathi, Malavalli taluk, Wednesday evening. The incident took…
Kolkata: Five people were killed and 20 others injured after a 32,000 sq ft under-construction warehouse at Taratala came crashing down around 11.30 am on Wednesday, burying around 40 labourers under tonnes of concrete slabs, mangled iron beams, steel and corrugated tin sheets.Nearly 400 personnel drawn from the Army, National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster…
Kanpur: A 30-year-old woman died, while her husband sustained critical injuries after the couple allegedly jumped into the Yamuna river following a domestic dispute near the Marka police station area of Banda district on Monday night. Locals, with the help of police, rescued the couple and rushed them to the Community Health Centre (CHC), where…
Devastating fire engulfed a three-floor commercial building, claiming at least 15 lives LUCKNOW: The screams of trapped youngsters, desperate jumps from a smoke-filled building and frantic rescue attempts marked a devastating Monday afternoon in Lucknow’s Aliganj, where a massive fire ripped through a three-floor commercial building housing an animation coaching centre and left at least…
Chennai: A 30-year-old cab driver had a narrow escape after his car plunged into a construction pit near Nandanam metro station on Saturday night.Police said Ibrahim of Tiruvottiyur was driving near a construction site for a road overbridge above the metro tunnel stretch connecting Nandanam with Saidapet, when another car approached him at high speed.In…
Gurgaon: A nine-year-old boy died after being swept away in a canal in Sohna after the motorcycle carrying him and his elder brother fell off a temporary bridge near Bhogpur Mandi village on Saturday night.The boy, identified as Saddam, a resident of Bhogpur village, was returning home with his brother Islam after collecting medicines from…
Rourkela: A 40-year-old married man was arrested in Sundargarh district on Saturday for allegedly raping a 14-year-old mentally challenged girl multiple times and making her pregnant. The minor is around four months pregnant and is currently living in a shelter home under official care.Police said the accused, a neighbour of the survivor, allegedly assaulted the…
Gurgaon: An exemptee head constable (EHC), who went to ascertain the whereabouts of a murder accused in Nuh’s Beri village, was allegedly assaulted and held hostage by locals after he identified the wanted man. The accused managed to escape during the incident, police said. A case was registered against two people, one of whom was…
