At least six people were injured, and two nearby shops were gutted in the fire following a gas cylinder explosion at a shop in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, police officials said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced the ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for injured victims involved in the Akhnoor Bus accident.
As many as 21 people died and around 40 others were left injured after a bus carrying devotees met with an accident on the Jammu-Rajouri National Highway and fell into a gorge in the Akhnoor area on Thursday.
As many as 15 people died while around 15 others were left injured after a bus coming from Uttar Pradesh met with an accident on the Jammu-Rajouri National Highway in the Akhnoor area.
In a tragic incident on Thursday morning in the Lakhanpur police station area of Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, three individuals lost their lives while cleaning a septic tank in the village of Nagla Mai.
Six passengers died on the spot, while some of the injured were in critical condition, with officials fearing the death toll could rise. The injured were taken to the Basima Civil Hospital, where 22 more people succumbed to their injuries, Dawn reported.
Around two dozen people were injured when a speeding bus hit a divider and overturned on the Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway in Rajasthan's Dausa on Wednesday morning.
Two people died and several others were left injured after a speeding bus lost control at a sharp turn and overturned on Tuesday night in the Kandhamal district of Odisha.
According to the police, "At least 15-20 people, including the President of Rai Industrial Area, were injured in the fire incident at Sonipat. The injured were rushed to a hospital shortly after the blaze engulfed the factory."