Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 5 (ANI): As many as 233 cases were filed for bursting firecrackers on the occasion of Diwali in Madurai and 246 people were arrested, said police on Friday.
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): A fire broke out in a servants' quarter at the residence of Doordarshan director at Shahjahan Road in the national capital on Friday, said fire officials.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 5 (ANI): Terrorists opened fire at the security forces at SKIMS Medical College Hospital in the Bemina region of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said that the sudden increase in the number of stubble burning incidents and firecrackers are the two major reasons for heavy pollution in the Delhi region.
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): The overall air quality in Delhi is in the 'severe' category on Friday after bursting for firecrackers on Diwali and the presence of bio-mass pollutants in the national capital, said RK Jenamani, deputy general manager (DGM), India Meteorological Departme
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 5 (ANI): Mumbai's Fire Service Department has received a total of 103 distress calls in the last 4 days, said Mumbai Fire Brigade on Friday, adding that only 33 calls were received on the night of Diwali.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 5 (ANI): Five persons were burnt alive in the fire that broke out at the shoe factory in old Dhaka's Shuarighat area earlier on Friday, reported local media.
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): A total 152 calls for reporting fire were received by Fire Service Department in the national capital on the occasion of Diwali, yesterday, which is 25 per cent less compared to last year, said Atul Garg, Director of Delhi Fire Services on Friday.
Valsad (Gujarat) [India], November 5 (ANI): A fire that broke out at a paper mill in Gujarat's Vapi area in Valdas district has been burning for about four and a half hours, said fire officer of Vapi Ankit Lauthe on Friday.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], November 5 (ANI): One person was killed and five others were injured after assailants fired at the family of a former sarpanch in the Kasan village of Manesar region in Gurugram on Thursday.