Mantralaya fire toll rises to five (Second Lead)
June 22nd, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) The toll in the major fire that swept the Maharashtra Mantralaya or state secretariat here climbed to five with two more bodies recovered from the sixth ... Read more...
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Over 1,200 firefighters battle New Mexico’s largest ever wildfire
June 4th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Mexico, June 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The biggest ever wildfire in New Mexico's history continued to burn last Saturday in the Gila National Forest. The fire, which was generated after lightning strikes ... Read more...
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Four killed in Mumbai bakery cylinder blasts
May 30th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 29 others injured in a fire and multiple blasts of cooking gas cylinders in a bakery in a suburb ... Read more...
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Mumbai blaze guts three shopping plazas, three firemen hurt
November 26th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Three firemen were injured while battling a fire which gutted three popular shopping complexes in south Mumbai early Saturday, fire brigade said. The cause of the ... Read more...
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Each district to have a womens’ police station in Kashmir
February 19th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
By Zeenat Zeeshan FazilSrinagar, Feb 19 (ANI): Many aspects of normal civilian life are compromised in Kashmir, as in any area of conflict. But in Kashmir, there is an overlay of this ... Read more...
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Pakistan, China irritants for India: Army chief
October 15th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Calling Pakistan and China "irritants" for India, army chief General V.K. Singh Friday said the terror infrastructure across the western border and Beijing's rising military prowess were ... Read more...
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Congress asks Advani, BJP not to reopen Ayodhya wounds
September 25th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Congress Saturday expressed hope that veteran leader L.K. Advani or his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not re-start the Ayodhya movement that created a communal ... Read more...
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Can the Green Army prevail over the Red Army?
September 14th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
By Nandini ManikpuriKanker (Chhattisgarh), Sep.14 (ANI): Bastar has been in the eye of the storm due to the conflagration between the security forces and Naxals.Yet hidden from this gory picture ... Read more...
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8 Individuals Missing On Account Of A Wildfire In Colorado
September 9th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 9, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The powers that be in Colorado are probing eight persons, who have not yet been accounted for on account of a wildfire that slashed ... Read more...
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Louisianan Governor, Bobby Jindal, Utters That The Lid Has Been Put Down On The ‘Mariner’ Platform Production
September 3rd, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, September 3, 2010 (Just Flashed): The Republican Governor of Louisiana happens to be Bobby Jindal, who possesses Indian bloodline. He divulged in the afternoon on Thursday that the shutters have been ... Read more...
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Inferno In Newark Razes 2 Houses And Dents 5 Edifices
August 12th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 12, 2010 (Just Flashed): Newark happens to be the biggest metropolis of New Jersey. Bureaucrats of Newark have mentioned that they have finally contained a conflagration. This conflagration had ... Read more...
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Fire At A Former Death Camp Of The Nazis In Poland Destroys The Shoes Of The Holocaust Victims
August 11th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 11, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Polish bureaucrats have mentioned that a fire had erupted recently during the night in one of the barracks of the previous death camp of ... Read more...
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Fire leaves thousands homeless in Philippine capital
May 15th, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Manila, May 15 (DPA) Thousands of people were left homeless Saturday in a pre-dawn blaze that struck a slum area in the Philippine capital. No one was injured, a fire official said.
The ... Read more...
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19 more dead, 800 injured in Thai political violence
April 11th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Bangkok (Thailand), Apr.11 (ANI): Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has said that he is quite traumatised by the violent confrontations between his Red Shirt supporters and Thai soldiers on Saturday.
The ... Read more...
Key prosecutors quit Godhra riots case
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 2 (IANS) Two key public prosecutors in a 2002 arson case of the Gujarat riots, in which Congress MP Ehsaan Jafri lost his life with many others, Tuesday submitted their ... Read more...
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Blaze at IPL chief Lalit Modi’s Mumbai bungalow
December 19th, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) A fire broke out in the bungalow of Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi here Saturday evening, an official said. There were no reports of any casualties. ... Read more...
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Russian nightclub explosion kills 102
December 5th, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Dec. 4 (ANI): A fire and explosion that broke out in a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm during the early hours of Saturday killed over 102 and injured 134. ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan could easily become the epicentre of extremism’
October 27th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) Warning that a nuclear armed Pakistan with a fragile democracy and longstanding rivalry with India could "easily become the epicentre of extremism in the world," ... Read more...
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Diwali in India spells danger for Nepal
October 3rd, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Oct 3 (IANS) Every autumn, as India celebrates Diwali, the festival of lights, it spells danger for neighbouring Nepal where smuggled fireworks from Indian cities pose a severe fire hazard.
The Nepal ... Read more...
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Massive California fire sparked by arson
September 4th, 2009 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 4 (DPA) The massive fire that has burned more than 58,000 hectares around Los Angeles was sparked by arson, California authorities said.
Two firefighters were killed while battling the blaze, ... Read more...
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Mosier Fire Gets Governor’s Attention
August 29th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
The city of Mosier, Oregon was evacuated completely after the Microwave fire spread to its outskirts. Governor Theodore Kulongoski has recognized the fire as a major disaster and ordered the ... Read more...
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Wildfires may increase due to global warming in coming decades
July 29th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): Atmospheric scientists at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and their colleagues have determined that as the climate warms in the coming decades, the frequency of ... Read more...
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Terrorists’ link with Pakistani state poses serious threat: India
July 9th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The "continuing link" between terrorist organisations and the state of Pakistan has made "strengthening of our security apparatus both internally and on our frontiers a national priority ... Read more...
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Toll rises to 108 in Australia’s ‘hell on Earth’
February 9th, 2009 - 7:43 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 9 (DPA) Australia's worst forest fires on record left at least 108 people dead Sunday, with grave fears for many more.
The inferno that started Saturday in southeast Australia is the ... Read more...
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Urgent need to re-evaluate threat to Pakistan: Dawn editorial
December 3rd, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec.3 (ANI): The lacklustre approach by the Pakistan Government and provincial adminsitrations to dealing with militancy and insurgency has led analysts and experts to suggest that in the wake of ... Read more...
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Indian Bank headquarter fire cause not yet established
November 12th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) Indian Bank's operations continued uninterrupted Wednesday despite Tuesday's fire partly damaging three top floors of its headquarters. The cause of the fire was yet to be established, an ... Read more...
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‘Gujarat riot victims lost their livelihoods too’
September 25th, 2008 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) A recent survey of the socio-economic conditions of the victims of the Gujarat riots of 2002 has found that a majority of them had to give ... Read more...
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Mufti’s statement on Pak currency invites BJP ire
April 18th, 2008 - 8:46 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr.18 (ANI): Rejecting former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's proposal for giving recognition to Pakistani currency in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday termed ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi denies using harsh language against Karnataka
April 3rd, 2008 - 3:32 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today said that he had never used any harsh language against the people of Karnataka on the Hogenakkal water project ... Read more...
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