Death Toll
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Chile wildfires claim 22 lives so far, spreads amid heat wave
World | Feb 05, 2023, 07:40 AM ISTThe government declared a state of catastrophe in the La Araucanía region, which is south of Ñuble and Biobío.
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Odisha: Two labourers dead, 3 injured after gas pipeline explodes in Nayagarh
India | Feb 04, 2023, 09:40 PM ISTNayagarh gas pipeline explosion: The incident took place in Sunalati under Itamati Police limits today (February 4).
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13 dead in Chile amid struggle to contain raging wildfires
World | Feb 04, 2023, 08:19 AM ISTAs of midday on Friday, 151 wildfires were burning throughout Chile, including 65 declared under control.
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Woman dies in fire at garment units in Mumbai's Dharavi slum colony
Feb 01, 2023, 05:11 PM ISTMumbai fire: At least four to five units located on the ground floors of two adjacent two-storey buildings in Ashok Mill compound were affected by the blaze which erupted at around noon, official said.
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Delhi: Two-storey under-construction house collapses in Najafgarh, 1 injured
Jan 29, 2023, 10:47 PM ISTDelhi news: At around 7:30 pm, Najafgarh Police Station got a call saying that a building had collapsed in Tuda Mandi area, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) M Harsha Vardhan said.
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Nepal plane crash updates: Another body, flight data, voice recorders retrieved from crash site
World | Jan 16, 2023, 11:45 PM ISTAt least 70 of the 72 people aboard were killed, and officials believe the two missings are also dead. Rescuers combed through the debris, scattered down a 300-meter-deep gorge, for them.
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Nepal plane crash: Aircraft crashes minutes before landing; 68, including 5 Indians, dead | DETAILS
World | Jan 16, 2023, 07:04 AM ISTNepal plane crash: Of the five Indians who were feared dead in the plane crash in Nepal, four were planning to participate in paragliding in the popular tourist hub of Pokhara, a local resident said.
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Pakistan: Six members of a family killed in cylinder blast in Balochistan
World | Jan 15, 2023, 08:55 PM ISTBalochistan cylinder blast: The blast occurred when the family tried to switch on a heater to fight the intensely cold weather in the provincial capital Quetta, the ARY news channel reported. The deceased included a father and his five children, according to a police official.
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Nepal plane crash: Pokhara Airport was inaugurated 2 weeks ago, built with 'Chinese' assistance
World | Jan 15, 2023, 05:39 PM ISTNepal plane crash UPDATES: Built in the backdrop of the pristine Annapurna Mountain Range, the airport was officially inaugurated on January 1, 2023. The flagship project was part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative cooperation.
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US: Deadly storm kills at least 7 people, damages houses in Alabama
World | Jan 13, 2023, 09:07 AM ISTUS: At least 12 people were injured severely enough to be taken to hospitals by emergency responders,
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China: 17 killed, 22 injured in Jiangxi province road accident
World | Jan 08, 2023, 10:20 AM ISTChina ROAD ACCIDENT: The accident occurred outside the city of Nanchang in Jiangxi province, according to the local traffic management brigade. It wasn’t clear how many vehicles or what types were involved and the cause was under investigation, the brigade said.
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Maharashtra: 2 dead, 17 injured after fire breaks out in Nashik factory; rescue operation underway
India | Jan 01, 2023, 06:24 PM ISTNashik factory fire: The incident took place at around 11.30 am in the unit located at Mundhegaon along the Nashik-Mumbai highway in Igatpuri taluka.
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Gujarat: Nine dead after SUV rams into luxury bus in Navsari; PM Modi condoles loss of live
India | Dec 31, 2022, 12:03 PM ISTNavsari bus accident: The accident occurred on a national highway near Vesma village when the bus was going towards Valsad, while the SUV was coming from the opposite direction, Navsari Superintendent of Police Rushikesh Upadhyay said.
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Not wearing seat belt claimed over 16,000 lives in road accidents in 2021 | DETAILS
India | Dec 30, 2022, 02:17 PM ISTRoad accidents in India 2021: As per the report, Uttar Pradesh retained its top position in road accident fatalities at national level like in 2020, accounting for 15.2 per cent of the total fatalities followed by Tamil Nadu (9.4 per cent) Maharashtra (7.3 per cent), and Rajasthan (6.8 per cent).
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Dengue on the rise in Delhi; death toll rises to 7, total cases over 4,300
India | Dec 26, 2022, 08:11 PM ISTDengue in Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said that the city had recorded five deaths between September and November.
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Japan: 17 dead, more than 90 injured amid heavy snowfall
World | Dec 26, 2022, 05:07 PM ISTJapan: Municipal offices in the snow-hit regions urged residents to use caution during snow removal activity and not to work alone.
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Britain: 1 dead, 3 injured in shooting incident outside Liverpool pub on Christmas eve
World | Dec 25, 2022, 09:07 PM ISTBritain: The woman passed away at a hospital 'with an injury consistent with a gunshot wound,' the police force said in a statement. Along with the three men wounded, several people were injured, according to the statement.
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Malaysia landslide death toll rises to 31; 'landowners did not have license to run campground'
World | Dec 25, 2022, 08:25 AM ISTAuthorities told local media that the landowners did not have a license to run a campground.
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23 die amid bone-chilling winter storm in US; over 2,700 flights cancelled on Christmas eve
World | Dec 25, 2022, 01:16 PM ISTThe storm unleashed its full fury on Buffalo, New York, with hurricane-force winds causing whiteout conditions. Emergency response efforts were paralyzed and the city’s international airport was shut down.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Shells pummel Kherson; 10 dead, 55 wounded
World | Dec 24, 2022, 11:47 PM ISTRussia-Ukraine war: The shelling has been especially intense in Kherson since Russian forces withdrew and Ukraine's army reclaimed the city in November.