A day after two army soldiers lost their lives in action in an encounter with terrorists, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that security forces have changed their strategy and will be able to bring the terror incidents under control.
A massive fire that broke out in the Kamraj forest division of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir has been brought under control, said Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department.
Amid the heavy rains received by many parts of Maharashtra, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Singh said that people have been evacuated from low-lying areas and shifted to safer places. He said the entire team has been deployed to keep the situation under control.
The Delhi government announced on Wednesday its plan to increase the number of Pollution Under Control (PUC) checking centres to better serve residents and improve air quality and said that it is exploring additional locations within the city.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) clarified on Monday that the police station or the place under control of police department may not be designated as the place of examination of witnesses through audio-video electronic means.
Delhi Petrol Dealers Association (DPDA) has announced closure of all PUC (Pollution Under Control) centres from Monday in Delhi amid tussle with government for not revising the PUC checking rates according to the demand of the association.
The fire officials have managed to control the fire that broke out at an ice cream factory in Dumdum Nagar Market in Kolkata on Friday, officials said.
Amid the rising dengue cases in the state, Karnataka Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil on Thursday paid visit to GIMS hospital to take stock of the dengue situation.
The fire in the Malaratta area of Srinagar, which has been contained, destroyed a mosque, a few shops, and residential homes, officials said on Monday.
The fire officials have managed to douse the fire that broke out at a wooden material factory near Hanuman Dharam Kanta, Nilothi village in the national capital on Friday night, a fire official said.