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Odisha deploys ODRAF teams to check forest fires in Simlipal
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], March 9 (ANI): Odisha Government on Tuesday deployed Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams in Simlipal Forest Reserve, along with 100 additional fire squads and 700 fire blowers to check the ongoing forest fires.
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Kolkata fire: West Bengal Governor calls for technical overhaul of fire se
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 9 (ANI): A day after the Kolkata fire incident that claimed the lives of nine people, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday called for a technical overhaul of fire and municipal services.
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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Upendra Yadav's ton fires Uttar Pradesh into semis
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Wicket-keeper batsman Upendra Yadav smashed a ton before Yash Dayal and Aaqib Khan picked three and two wickets respectively to help Uttar Pradesh defeat Delhi in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday.
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Detective department of police to investigate Kolkata fire incident
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 9 (ANI): Kolkata Police on Tuesday registered a case in connection with the fire that claimed the lives of nine people.
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Fire breaks out at plastic factory in Maharashtra's Thane
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], March 9 (ANI): A fire broke out at a plastic factory in the Asangaon area of Thane on Tuesday morning.
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President Kovind, Amit Shah condole loss of lives in Kolkata fire incident
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday expressed grief at the loss of lives in the fire that took place in Kolkata on Monday evening and prayed for the quick recovery of the injured.
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Kolkata fire: PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia to next of kin of dece
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in the fire that took place in Kolkata Monday evening and approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased persons, and Rs 50,000 to those who were seriously injured. Read More
'Railways will co-operate with state govt in any probe,' Eastern Railway G
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 9 (ANI): Railways will co-operate with the state government in whatever investigation conducted by the fire department and other agencies, General Manager of Eastern Railway, Manoj Joshi said on Tuesday.
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Burger King UK under fire for 'Women belong in kitchen' tweet
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London [UK], March 9 (ANI): Fast-food chain Burger King's United Kingdom division sparked an outcry on Monday as critics accused the brand of using a sexist trope as a clickbait.
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Death toll in Kolkata railway building fire rises to 9; Union Minister Piy
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New Delhi [india], March 9 (ANI): The toll in the fire that broke out at the Eastern Railway office building in Kolkata's Strand Road on Monday night mounted to nine with two more bodies recovered from the building. Those who were killed included firefighting personnel and one policeman.<
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Death toll mounts to 25 in Virudhunagar factory fire in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 9 (ANI): The death toll in the February 12 blaze that broke out in a fireworks manufacturing factory in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district has gone up to 25, the district collector said.
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7 dead in fire in Kolkata, CM announces Rs 10 lakh ex gratia
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 9 (ANI): Seven people, including four fire department personnel were killed in the fire that broke out in an office building on Kolkata's Strand Road on Monday, West Bengal minister Sujit Bose said.
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