#EmergencyResponse Archives

Fatal Crash: 10 Killed in Collision Between Car and Bus on Prayagraj-Mirzapur Highway

February 15, 2025 Editor

10 killed after car carrying Maha Kumbh devotees collides with bus on Prayagraj-Mirzapur highway; The accident occurred on the Mirzapur-Prayagraj highway near the Meja police station in Prayagraj when a Bolero car collided with a bus. At least 10 people were killed and 19 others injured when a car carrying Maha Kumbh devotees from Chhattisgarh collided with a bus on the Prayagraj-Mirzapur highway in Uttar Pradesh around Friday midnight. DCP Yamunanagar Vivek Chandra Yadav said the bodies had been sent to Swaroop Rani Nehru Medical Hospital for post-mortem, and further…

Devastating Fire Hits Sonmarg Market in Ganderbal: Rescue Operations Underway

February 9, 2025 Editor

Massive fire breaks out at Sonmarg market in Ganderbal A massive fire broke out in the market of the famous resort town of Sonmarg in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. The fire, which started from a restaurant quickly spread to the adjacent shops in the Sonmarg market, they said. Fire tenders are on the spot, working to bring the fire under control, officials added. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he was in constant touch with the local administration to ensure all possible assistance. “Deeply saddened by…

Washington DC Air Disaster: 67 Feared Dead in Plane-Helicopter Crash

January 31, 2025 Editor

67 feared dead in Washington DC mid-air collision New Delhi, Jan 30: A mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. military Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport has left no known survivors, officials confirmed. Media reports President Donald Trump, in a news briefing, says the U.S. is grieving after a plane and a military helicopter crashed in Washington, D.C., last night. He mentions that there were Russians on board but does not talk about other nationalities. “We can only try to understand the pain…

Tibet Trembles: 53 Lives Lost, Over 60 Injured in Devastating Quake

January 7, 2025 Editor

53 killed, over 60 injured as earthquake hits Tibet, many buildings collapsed; The earthquake occurred at 9.05 a.m. (0105 GMT), with its epicenter located in Tingri, a rural county that serves as the northern gateway to the Everest region. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s most revered cities on Tuesday. The quake resulted in at least 53 fatalities and caused buildings to shake across neighbouring countries, including Nepal, Bhutan, and India. The earthquake occurred at 9.05 a.m. (0105 GMT), with its…

Road Accident in Gulabgarh-Machail Claims Multiple Lives, Including a Minor

February 10, 2024 Editor

Jammu: Three people, including an infant, were killed and 12 others were injured when an SUV skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Saturday. The overloaded passenger vehicle met with the accident at the Hakoo village on the Gulabgarh-Machail road late Friday evening, the officials said. They said three people – Daya Krishan (36), Sabita Devi (30) and a 15-day-old boy – were killed and 12 others were injured in the accident. Four critically injured people were admitted in…

Bengaluru Schools Receive Anonymous Bomb Threats, Triggering Widespread Panic

December 1, 2023 Editor

15 schools in Bengaluru receive bomb threat emails; Students evacuated The city police suspect that the emails are a hoax, however they are conducting a probe to rule out all possibilities. As many as 15 schools in Karnataka capital Bengaluru have received bomb threat emails on Friday morning, leading to a panic situation amongst authorities, who are leading searches in the premises of these schools to uncover evidence. The city police suspect that the emails are a hoax, however they are conducting a probe to rule out all possibilities, news…

Forty workers feared trapped as tunnel collapses in Uttarkashi

November 12, 2023 Editor

A portion of a tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on Brahmakhal-Yamunotri highway in Uttarkashi district collapsed. At least 36 workers were reportedly trapped after a portion of a tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway in Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand collapsed in the early hours of Sunday. Police said the incident took place around 4am when a 150-metre-long portion of the four-and-a-half-kilometer-long tunnel collapsed. As soon as information about the incident was received, Uttarkashi Superintendent of Police Arpan Yaduvanshi immediately reached the spot…