Amid the ongoing heavy rainfall in Punjab, a wall collapse incident was reported at a residential society in the Zirakpur area of S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) district of Punjab.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that 17 people died and 8 were injured when a portion of a four-storey apartment collapsed in the Virar East area of Palghar district, Maharashtra, on August 27, an official statement from
In a post on social media platform X, the Prime Minister conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.
The builder has been identified as a 50-year-old Niley Sane, who has been booked under sections 52, 53, 54 of the MRTP (Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act) and section 105 of the BNS.
The death toll in the Palghar building collapse accident rose to 14 as two teams, while one was injured in the rescue operations being conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Thursday.
A section of the Ramabai Apartment, a four-storey building in Virar East, Palghar district, collapsed late Tuesday night, claiming two lives and injuring several others, officials said Wednesday.
According to Virar Police, two people have died so far in the incident. Nine others were rescued from the debris and admitted to a nearby hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports concerning the death of three labourers in a building collapse in Delhi's Daryaganj area on August 20, 2025.
A part of a three-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Daryaganj area, near City Wall alongside Sadbhavna Park, killing three workers on the spot, Delhi Police said.