Tag: Building
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Mundka blaze building owner Manish Lakra arrested
Lakra, a resident of Mundka village, resided on the top floor of the building and went absconding after the incident that claimed the lives of 27 people.
May 15, 2022 -
Gurugram building collapse: Body retrieved after 54 hour-long operation
A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and authorities retrieved the body of Sunita Shrivastava late Saturday night from the first floor of the building, which collapsed on the evening of February 10 and had claimed two lives.
February 13, 2022 -
Delhi teen jumps off building, dies
According to the police, the incident took place at the Commonwealth Games village in east Delhi at about 8.30 p.m. on Saturday.
December 26, 2021 -
Modi visits construction site of new Parliament building
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made a surprise visit to the construction site of the new parliament building , reached the site without prior intimation and security detail.
September 26, 2021 -
Building collapses in Delhi; one killed
Expressing grief over the incident, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted: "This accident of house collapse is very sad."
August 8, 2021 -
7 killed, dozens injured after explosion in Bangladesh
Dhaka police chief said that they did not find any evidence leading to an act of sabotage
June 28, 2021 -
Ganesh Chandra Avenue fire leaves two dead
Dead include a 12-year-old boy who fell off the terrace and an elderly woman
October 18, 2020 -
Battery in the brickwork
The walls in our buildings could double as a store of electric energy
August 19, 2020 -
One dead, 10 hurt as ceiling of bank collapses in Maharashtra’s Solapur; 10 feared trapped
Some patients also fell down with the crashing slab as there was a small clinic on the upper floor of the ground-plus-storied structure.
July 31, 2019 -
20 feared trapped as roof of building housing bank collapses in Maharashtra’s Solapur
The incident comes barely two weeks after a residential building crumbled to the ground in the Dongri area of Maharashtra’s Mumbai killing at least 14 people.
July 31, 2019 -
One killed, several injured as building collapses in Ghaziabad
One person died and six others, including a child, were injured when a five-storey under-construction building collapsed in Ghaziabad on Sunday.
July 22, 2018 -
Four killed as fire breaks out in a building in northwest Delhi
A call was received at 2.48 am about a fire in the parking area and 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire was doused by around 4 am, the official said.
April 13, 2018 -
Fire in Kolkata building, no injuries
A fire broke out in a commercial building in the central part of the city on Tuesday afternoon but was soon extinguished, an official said. There were no casualties. “Three fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire at the road in front of Lalbazar police headquarters,” said an official of the Fire …
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December 26, 2017 -
Historic Town Hall building to become earthquake-proof
The West Bengal government has decided to strengthen the Tuscan pillars of the historic Town Hall building here and make it earthquake-proof, officials said. This will be a part of the building’s restoration project, they said. The decision of strengthening the 204-year-old building was taken, on the basis of the advice given by experts from …
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December 15, 2017 -
Thane building collapse: Many feared trapped
Several persons are feared trapped under the debris of a three-storeyed building which collapsed in Bhiwandi powerloom town on Friday, an official said. According to the Disaster Management Unit of Thane, the building collapsed around 9 a.m., in K.G. Nagar, Navi Basti. At least two persons have been rescued. They were rushed to hospital in …
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November 24, 2017 -
World leaders, celebrities react with grief to Mexico earthquake
After magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck central Mexico on Wednesday, killing at least 224 people, world leaders and celebrities took to social media to express their shock and grief over the calamity. Donald Trump, President of United States of America, shared a message on Twitter and said, “God bless the people of Mexico City. We are …
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September 20, 2017 -
2 killed as fire engulfs building in Islamabad
At least two persons were killed and another was injured when a fire erupted in a government building in Islamabad on Sunday, the media reported. The building houses several government and private offices and was located in the red zone area of the capital near embassies and Parliament. Rescue officials said the three people have …
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September 10, 2017