Pune: A fire broke out once again at the Serum Institute of India hours after a massive blaze left five people dead on January 21 at the vaccine-maker’s Pune facility, at a building that is under construction. It is unlikely to hit the production of Covishield, the coronavirus vaccine developedContinue Reading
Ahmedabad : A 60-year-old Dalit activist, who set himself on fire in Gujarat over government’s alleged failure to regularize land tilled by a landless labourer, succumbed to his burn injuries late on Friday. Bhanubhai Vankar set himself on fire on Thursday inside the compound of Patan Collector’s office. He wasContinue Reading
Kuala Lumpur: A fire that blocked the only exit to an Islamic school dormitory killed 23 people, mostly teenagers, on the outskirts of Malaysia’s capital early on Thursday (Sept 14), officials said. A government official said a wall separating the victims from a second exit “shouldn’t have been there.” FirefightersContinue Reading
Jammu: An ancient temple and two houses belonging to Hindus were gutted in a fire that broke out under suspicious circumstances at two different locations, leading to tension in Kishtwar town on Tuesday. Giving details, police said that fire first broke out at the houses of Malal Chand and RajeshContinue Reading
