CM Chouhan is also continuously monitoring the extinguishing of fire at the building. Initially, the fire broke out at the third floor of the building where there is a tribal department office but later it spread up to the sixth floor of the building.
A massive fire, which broke out at Satpura Bhawan located in the state capital, has now spread from the third floor to sixth floor of the building, an official said.
On being asked about the reason behind the fire, Kumar said, "We understand that there was a short-circuit. Since there was nobody on the ground floor and the door was closed." Currently, the dowsing operation is underway.
In view of the onset of the Monsoon and the possibility of rain-induced flood across the state, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday held a video conference with the DCs and other senior officers of the state administration to put in place all necessary steps and ramp up flo
"Honourable Chief Minister has directed all officials to be present on the ground and keep a tight vigil on the situation", said the official statement by Chief Minister's Office.
The French government has donated EUR 3.5 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in support of the ongoing flood response for Pakistani women and children suffering from life-threatening malnutrition.
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Friday rejected speculations that party leader Sachin Pilot could float a new party in Rajasthan and said the party will fight the state assembly polls unitedly
The initiative's aim is to prevent wheat produced in the province from being taken out of the province so that there is no shortage of wheat and flour in the province until the next wheat production season and their prices can be maintained.
Russian soldiers shelled Kherson in "targeted strikes" during evacuation operations on Thursday, leaving at least one person dead and 8 others injured, Al Jazeera reported citing Ukraine's Prosecutor General.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday expressed his concern over reports of a parade float in Canada's Brampton city celebrating the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and said there is a larger underlying issue about the space which is given to separatists