As many as labourers reportedly died due to suffocation while they were engaged in the removal of oil sludge in an edible oil tanker on Thursday in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada district.
A fierce fire broke out in the slum of Gagret sub-division of the Una district in Himachal Pradesh which allegedly killed four minors during the midnight hours of Wednesday.
Two people were arrested for allegedly attacking a caterer after a scuffle broke out over plates at an anniversary function in Rohini area on Thursday, said the police.
"Three workers of Hero Motors Company were killed, and one other died during medical treatment after they were hit by a bus from the Noida Depot under Badalpur Police Station area. The bus has been seized and a search operation is underway to nab the accused bus driver, police said.
Kerala finance minister K N Balagopal Wednesday announced in the assembly that Kerala will provide Rs 10 crores for earthquake relief activities in Turkey and Syria where over 7000 people have been killed in a deadly earthquake.
On February 5, the Uyghur community marked the 26th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre that took place in 1997 when Chinese forces allegedly killed and imprisoned thousands of innocent Uyghurs while they were participating to save their land in a peaceful demonstration in Ghulja in Xinjiang
Following the discovery of 55,000 dead birds in eight protected coastal areas, rangers found the bird flu that killed them had also claimed 585 sea lions in seven protected marine areas, the Sernanp natural areas protection agency said.
Police and rescue officials reached the site after they were informed about the incident. The police shifted the injured and the bodies to the hospital.
According to the Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer Superintendent of Police (SP) Sher Khan, their team pulled out 25 bodies from the vehicles, while 15 injured have been shifted to a hospital in Chilas. The bus was traveling from Gilgit to Rawalpindi on the Karakoram Highway.