At least 16 laborers lost their lives and several others are believed to be trapped after a blast at an “illegal” coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, according to news agency PTI. Director General of Police I Nongrang said rescue teams have been deployed to carry out search operations, adding that…
Senior IAS officer Krishna Karunesh has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Noida Authority, who will replace Lokesh M, a senior Noida Authority official confirmed to PTI. Karunesh, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the 2011 batch, assumes authority days after a controversy arose following the death of a…
At least six workers were killed and five others sustained serious injuries following an explosion at a steel manufacturing unit in Chhattisgarh’s Balodabazar–Bhatapara district on Thursday, officials said. The incident occurred at the premises of Real Ispat and Power Ltd in Bakulahi village, located in the Bhatapara rural area, District Collector Deepak Soni told PTI….
Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said 14 people were killed when a private bus traveling from Shimla-Solan to Kupvi plunged into a deep gorge near Haripurdhar in Sirmaur district, ANI reported. After visiting the injured at a hospital in Nahan on Friday, Agnihotri said an investigation would be conducted and commended residents for…
Several people are feared dead in Odisha after a large portion of rocks collapsed at a stone quarry in the Dhenekanal district. According to a report by news agency PTIthe incident took place on Saturday evening when some workers were engaged in drilling and exploration of stone from the quarry. It is currently not clear…
