SRINAGAR — Several houses were damaged in a massive fire incident in the Watal Kadal area of the summer capital on Wednesday, officials said. The blaze engulfed at least seven houses in the congested locality, they said. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control. Seven houses were directly […]
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Warning shots fired as SUV breaches Ramban checkpoint; one arrested
JAMMU — An SUV evaded a security checkpoint on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district early Friday, prompting police personnel to fire three warning shots before the occupants abandoned the vehicle and fled, officials said. Following a massive search operation, one of them was arrested, they said. The incident occurred around 4 am when […]
Police open fire as SUV evades security checkpoint in Ramban
JAMMU — An SUV evaded a security checkpoint on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district early Friday, prompting police to open fire at it, officials said. The driver subsequently abandoned the vehicle and fled, they said. The incident took place around 3.30 am when the SUV was travelling from Srinagar towards Jammu. Police personnel […]
Major fire breaks out at Srinagar industrial estate; civilian injured
SRINAGAR — A civilian was injured after a major fire broke out at an industrial estate in Srinagar on Thursday, officials said. The blaze erupted at Zakura Industrial Area, involving two textile units operating from two three-storeyed structures, they said. On receiving the distress call, Fire & Emergency Services personnel launched a firefighting operation. Firefighters […]
Lucknow fire tragedy: 15 people brought dead at hospital, 7 injured
LUCKNOW — Fifteen people were “brought dead” at a hospital here and seven injured were undergoing treatment after a massive fire gutted a three-floor commercial building housing an animation centre on Monday, according to a hospital official. Dr Anil Agrawal, Medical Superintendent, Trauma Centre, KGMU, said that “21 to 22 children were been brought in” […]
At least 12 students killed in Lucknow building fire
LUCKNOW — At least 12 students were killed after a massive fire blazed through a three-floor commercial building in a residential area in north Lucknow on a busy Monday afternoon, trapping several people. Eyewitnesses said several people jumped out of the building as fire engulfed the structure that houses a pet clinic as well as […]
Kathua fire guts two dozen hutments, forest blaze sparks mine blasts in Rajouri
JAMMU — A massive fire reduced nearly two dozen hutments to ashes in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district early Wednesday, leaving several migrant workers homeless and causing extensive damage to household belongings, officials said. The fire broke out in a cluster of temporary dwellings adjacent to a scrapyard at Maggar Khad in the Chak Gota […]
Army opens fire at Pakistani drone along LoC in Poonch
JAMMU — Army troops opened fire at a Pakistani drone after it intruded into Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, but it returned to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after briefly hovering over some forward Indian posts, officials said on Tuesday. The drone was spotted over some forward Indian posts in the Balakote area of […]
Fire breaks out in Poonch, nearly a dozen shops gutted
JAMMU — Nearly a dozen shops were gutted in a major fire in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir early Sunday, officials said. No casualties have been reported. The fire broke out at around 5 am in the Bufliaz central market along Mughal Road, affecting mostly shops constructed of wood and tin. They said locals, […]
Three killed in fire at private hospital’s ICU in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur
MUZAFFARPUR — At least three people were killed after a massive fire broke out in the ICU of a private hospital in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district early Thursday, a senior official said. The blaze erupted at Prasad Hospital in the Brahmpura area, and quickly spread through the intensive care unit (ICU), filling it with dense smoke. […]







