The incident occurred in Jalokhya village, Sardarpur tehsil under Amjhera police station limits of the district on Monday night. The soldier identified as Nirbhay Singh (35) was posted in Jammu and Kashmir.
On Vishu day, many Keralites wake up at dawn and take darshan at 'Vishu Kani' which is a collection of auspicious items(flowers, fruits, vegetables, rice and a small statue of lord Krishna) along with a Nilavilaku, a lamb. For the Vishu Kani children with their eyes covered with hands are le
Around eight people sustained injuries when firecrackers burst by supporters of ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MP Nama Nageshwar and a party leader fell on a hut triggering a cylinder blast in Telangana, police said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed anguish over the death of 8 persons in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured.
Six people were killed and several injured on Wednesday in an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu's Kanchipuram district, officials said.
The incident took place about 40 kms from Bhubaneswar. Firecrackers were being manufactured at a house for the upcoming Holi festival when the blast took place, a police officer said.
One woman was charred to death while a few people sustained severe burn injuries in a fire at a firecracker shed near Sivanarpuram Village in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday afternoon.
The police raided the hideouts of the shop owner Mohammad Faiz and said that he initially spread rumor about the blast that a water booster motor exploded and evaded the spot.