Girl burnt alive, parents injured in fire mishap

Girl burnt alive, parents injured in fire mishap

A girl was burnt alive, and her parents critically injured, after the hotel they own caught fire reportedly due to a leakage from a gas cylinder at Jallipalle village of Kuderu mandal, on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, couple Nagabushanam and Jyothi operate a roadside hotel in the village. After lunchtime, when there were no … Read more

Fire at seven-storey commercial building in Bangladesh’s capital kills at least 44 people

Fire at seven-storey commercial building in Bangladesh’s capital kills at least 44 people

A massive fire that ripped through a seven-storey commercial building in Bangladesh‘s capital Dhaka overnight has killed at least 44 people and injured 22 others, the health minister said on Friday. The fire on Thursday night that engulfed the Green Cozy Cottage building in the capital’s Baily Road area housed several restaurants and shops. The … Read more

KTR comes under fire his remarks on Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

KTR comes under fire his remarks on Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

All India Congress Committee (AICC) Communication coordinator in-charge, Sujatha Paul, has dismissed the allegations made by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and Sircilla MLA K.T. Rama Rao against Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad, on Monday, she categorically rejected the unfounded accusations levelled by Mr. Rao, … Read more

Kerala Chief Minister’s security detail comes under fire for baton-charging black flag protesters in Alappuzha

Kerala Chief Minister’s security detail comes under fire for baton-charging black flag protesters in Alappuzha

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Cabinet colleagues during the Navakerala Sadas at Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s personal security detail has come under scathing criticism for “overstepping” the bounds of their official duty and “assaulting” Kerala Students Union (KSU) activists who staged a black … Read more

Village defence guards open fire on suspicion in J&K’s Rajouri

Village defence guards open fire on suspicion in J&K’s Rajouri

Village defence guards on Sunday opened fire, observing suspicious movement in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. No one was injured in the firing that took place around 4 a.m. in upper Dhangri, a village where terrorists killed seven persons in an attack early this year, officials said. The VDGs fired … Read more

Four two-wheelers gutted in fire at ward councillor’s house at village near Arakkonam town

Four two-wheelers gutted in fire at ward councillor’s house at village near Arakkonam town

The two-wheelers that were destroyed in the fire at Melapulam village in Ranipet on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Four two-wheelers were gutted in a fire in front of a house at Melapulam village, near Arakkonam town, in Ranipet on Thursday. The police suspect an electrical short circuit might be the reason for the … Read more

State Government under fire as TTD funds go for Collectorate maintenance

State Government under fire as TTD funds go for Collectorate maintenance

The issue of Tirupati district Collectorate seeking funds for its building maintenance from the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) exchequer has taken a political turn, with parties across the political spectrum flaying the temple management for alleged misuse of funds. It may be recalled that the TTD had built ‘Padmavathi Nilayam’, a 600-room facility to accommodate … Read more

Massive fire at market in Howrah, over 50 shops suffer damage

Massive fire at market in Howrah, over 50 shops suffer damage

A massive fire broke out in Howrah in the early hours of Friday, July 21, 2023, in which over 50 shops were burnt. A total of 12 fire tenders have rushed to the spot to douse the flames. Speaking about the incident, Divisional Fire Officer Ranjan Kumar Ghosh said, “As soon as we got information … Read more