A factory in Delhi's Peeragarhi area engulfed in flames in the early hours of Thursday after which a blast was reported on the site. The factory further collapsed and several people are trapped under the debris.
The fire was reported from the factory of Okaya batteries. A call regarding the fire was received at 4:23 am. A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is at the spot as rescue operations are underway.
A red sand boa snake, carrying worth of Rs 1.25 crore, was rescued in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district on Sunday. The red sand boa is said to be a rare non-poisonous snake. The reptile was rescued after five persons were trying to sell it in Narsinghgarh town.
Ajay Kumar, a police personnel was rescued from a violent mob by a local, Hajji Qadir during the violence that erupted in city on 20 Dec.
A major tragedy was averted after 40 people were rescued from a building in east Delhi when a fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday, an official said. Plastic waste materials were stored on the ground floor of the four-storey building in Krishna Nagar area, while people lived on the upper floors and it had only a single staircase, Delhi Fire Services director Atul Garg said.
A four-month-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped by his neighbours in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district on Sunday was found to be sold to a childless couple living on the outskirts of the city on Monday night, police said. The incident took place on Sunday when the accused, identified as Farida and her son, who is a minor, took the child out for some time but did not return, a police officer said.
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The police have arrested Salim Shaikh, who owns the establishment, the official said, adding that the woman who was in-charge of the illegal activities has been issued a notice under Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
"It seems to be a kidnapping for monetary gain. The accused were working on behalf of someone from Manipur, who chalked out the plan," the police officer said.
As many as 170 students who were stranded amid heavy snowfall near Kufri in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla were rescued early on Saturday.
According to the NCRB figures, the state ranked third just behind Rajasthan and West Bengal in 2017 when 362 boys and 33 girls below 18 years of age were rescued from the clutches of traffickers.
A total of four jawans were reported missing as the news about the avalanche broke. One Army jawan was, however, later rescued by the teams. The avalanche was reported in Tangdhar area of Kupwara late on Tuesday.
The Delhi Fire Service received a call about the incident at 7.10 pm, following which four fire tenders were pressed into service.
About 350 tourists and locals, stranded at the Zojila pass due to heavy snowfall, have been rescued by army personnel, officials said on Friday.
At least 75 passengers of a cruise ship in the Bay of Bengal were rescued by the West Bengal police while Severe Cyclone Bulbul raged on Saturday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.
The mine was shut down in 1982 after being used for about 80 years to extract potash salt. During the last 15 years, the mine have been converted into a "stowing mine" in order to protect the surface "by backfilling the subterranean caverns of the former mine", according to the mine's operating company.
As Gujarat has been receiving heavy rains due to cyclone Maha, a 6.5 feet long crocodile was rescued from a drain in Vadodara. A video of the crocodile being taken away by the forest officials has gone viral. This is not the first incident wherein a crocodile has ventured onto the streets of Gujarat during heavy rains.
Crocodile spotted on road in Vadodra, rescued after 2 hours
The Eastern Coalfield Limited authority took the charge of taking about 70 labourers out of the mine by restarting the lift via steam.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team rescued 17 girls from a bus at Jeypore bus stand and nabbed the 26-year-old man on Wednesday night, Jeypore Sub-Divisional Police Officer(SDPO) Varun Guntupalli said
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