On Thursday, as the stubble burning continued in the region, a farm leader Lakhwinder Aulakh requested the government to provide good facilities and equipment to the farmers, as has become a "compulsion of farmers" to burn stubble.
The Delhi Fire Service received over 300 calls of fire-related incidents on Diwali in which there were no life-threatening cases were reported, an official said on Friday.
A suspect has been arrested and another remains wanted following a violent incident in Colwood, BC, involving gunfire and vehicle fires on Ravenwood Road. Police apprehended 25-year-old Abjeet Kingra of Winnipeg on October 30, charging him with Discharge of a Firearm with Intent and Arson.
According to Tarsem Rana, "4 cars and 1 autorickshaw were damaged after a massive fire broke in the Rambagh area of Ambala city. We sent 2 fire tenders shortly after receiving the information about the incident."
A massive fire broke out at a furniture shop located at the Bhadoria Chauraha under the Sisamau police station area of Kanpur district, said an official on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday celebrated Diwali with the brave personnel from the BSF, Army, Navy, and Air Force at Lakki Nala in the Creek Area of Kutch, Gujarat.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended Diwali wishes to soldiers while lauding their willpower and courage and said today the country has a government that will not compromise an inch of land on the borders
Stock indices settled substantially lower Thursday, with foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continuing to offload their assets in India lately, coupled with lower-than-expected July-September earnings of India Inc.
Railway Police Force Director General Manoj Yadav reviewed the security and arrangements at New Delhi railway station ahead of the Diwali and Chhath festivities on Thursday.
Two people died while several others were injured after a fire broke out in a shop fafter being struck by lightning in in Undrajavaram, East Godavari on Wednesday.