Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma on Wednesday asked the Naxalites who are attacking teaching volunteers and hindering education in the State to stop civilian killings and surrender their IDs.
An estimated 60 people have been confirmed killed, with almost 150 injured after a powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of the central Philippine island province of Cebu, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday.
The first encounter took place near the Karto shop on the Muridke-Narowal Road in Sheikhupura, where a robber gang was reportedly looting a passerby, following which the CCD team responded to the incident and engaged in a shootout, which resulted in the death of five suspects.
One person died and six others were injured after a slab came crashing down on them during construction work at an under-construction fire station of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra's Kolhapur, an official said.
According to officials, a case initially reported as a suspicious death in Mandikonduru village of Guntur district has been confirmed as murder following a police investigation.
Protesters accused the government of involvement in killings, rapes, enforced disappearances, arson, and registration of false cases. They carried banners demanding the resignation of Muhammad Yunus and calling for the revocation of his Nobel Peace Prize.
A devastating accident occurred at the Ennore Thermal Power construction site in Tamil Nadu, where a steel arch collapsed, resulting in the deaths of nine workers on Tuesday.
Balochistan Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar confirmed the death toll and said all the injured were taken to the nearby Civil Hospital for treatment.
A 22-year-old student died after a tipper truck crushed her while trying to avoid a pothole near Budigere Cross in Bangalore on Tuesday, said the police.
Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) has been rocked by violent protests and a complete shutdown, leaving three people dead and more than a dozen injured in clashes with security forces.
PoJK is witnessing a shutdown and massive protests led by the Joint Awami Action Committee. Demonstrations in Muzaffarabad, Kotli, and Mirpur turned violent after police firing killed two and injured 22. Protesters demand economic relief, fair resource royalties, subsidised flour, and politi
The accident occurred around 7 am near the Gharadsi village. Police said both vehicles were travelling at high speed when they collided, leaving the front portions of the cars completely damaged.