Four workers were killed while one was seriously injured in a flash fire that was reported in Paravada Laurus Pharma labs Limited Company in Andhra Pradesh's Anakapalli, according to an official on late Monday evening.
The Christmas weekend also saw five other rescues across the coastal belt of Goa. Morjim, Vagator, and Mandrem accounted for most of the rescue incidents.
There has been a threefold increase in drone sighting incidents along the India-Pakistan border, with 311 observations of such Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) till December 23 this year compared to 104 in 2021.
The incident happened on Sunday, December 25 at around 2 pm in the afternoon. Police have registered a case on the basis of a complaint received and are investigating the matter.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday appealed to the people for peace who were protesting against the alleged killing of a man in Mangaluru and assured necessary action into the matter.
Around six scrap shops were damaged after a fire broke out at Sutarkhana in the Harbans Mohal police station area in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Sunday, according to an official.
Five people were killed and 10 others were injured in multiple blasts in Pakistan's Balochistan province, The News International newspaper reported on Sunday.
Head constable Surendra Bhagat was shot dead by constable Purushottam Singh on Sunday morning here. The incident happened when the head constable was on duty at Government PG College, Kanker district headquarters.