West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed deep sorrow over the tragic fire at Hotel Rituraj in Kolkata's Burra Bazar area, which claimed 14 lives, and said that she herself monitored the rescue operation throughout the night and mobilised fire brigade services to the spot.
Search and rescue operations are underway by the teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force, an official said.
The fire erupted at 12:25 pm on Tuesday (local time). As many as 22 fire trucks and 85 firefighters were dispatched to the site of the incident, where they swiftly extinguished the flames and carried out search-and-rescue operations.
"9 passengers travelling in the van died, while a brave jawan from the village who was carrying out a rescue operation also lost his life. A total of 10 people have died, and 3 others were rescued alive," said the DIG.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday directed officials to launch a special airlift operation for over 40 Kannadiga tourists stranded in Kashmir following a terrorist attack.
"All police stations have been alerted. Several houses and vehicles have been damaged in Ramban. The National Highway has been blocked. Around 100 people have been rescued from Dharam Kund. Three people have lost their lives in Baghana Village due to a house collapsing. Rescue operation is u
Describing the incident of the landslide that killed three following the heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district as unfortunate, J&K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Sunday stated that he would go to the place to assess the situation.
Mishra stated that the Delhi Police and NDRF teams were working on the rescue operations, further stating that both the officers and builders were responsible for the incident and would not be spared.
As many as 12 people are still feared trapped under the debris after a multi-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Mustafabad area on Saturday morning. An official of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) highlighted the challenges of the rescue operation and said that the area is conge