Visakhapatnam: A two-storeyed shopping mall located near Rama theatre here was partially gutted in fire, police said.
No one was injured in the mishap as it occurred in the morning hours when the mall was closed, they said.
Household utensils and electrical goods in Preeti Emporium were gutted in fire that apparently started due to a short circuit, fire inspector M Sanjeeva Rao said.
He said the electrical goods, garments, furniture and other items were gutted....
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08:54 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Ara: In a suspected case of dowry, a man burnt to death his wife and an infant son in Bhojpur district, police said on Sunday. Angry over not getting a buffalo in dowry, Upendra Mahto poured kerosene on his wife Rina Devi (25) and 14-month-old son at their house in Nashrathpur village, police said, adding the mother-son duo were charred to death. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, they...
12:24 AM, Jun 03, 2013
Patna: A school headmaster, the main accused in the alleged burning alive of a schoolteacher, surrendered in court on Saturday, police said. After surrendering, Sanjay Singh claimed he was innocent. School teacher Ranjit Kumar Razak, 40, was burnt alive May 30 in Bihar's Purnia district. Sanjay Singh had been booked on a complaint by Razak's wife. A police officer said that a group of teachers, along with the principal of...
03:56 AM, Jun 02, 2013
Kolkata: Eight persons received burn injuries when a fire broke out in two godowns in North Kolkata's Cossipore area on Saturday night. The injured were admitted to state-run RG Kar medical college and hospital. 14 fire tenders were engaged to fight the blaze which was brought under control after midnight. A disaster management team of Kolkata police joined the firemen in fighting the blaze which swept through two godowns at...
01:59 AM, Jun 02, 2013
Dhaka: The International Cricket Council is probing allegations of match-fixing in Bangladesh cricket with former captain Mohammad Ashraful among those being questioned, local officials said on Thursday. ICC anti-corruption inspectors were investigating allegations of wrongdoing during a match in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a spokesman for the Bangladesh Cricket Board said. "The allegations involve a match between Dhaka Gladiators and Chittagong Kings in the second edition of the BPL,"...
04:12 PM, May 30, 2013
Anand: Ten people suffered burn injuries in Anand after they were forced to touch a hot spade at a temple to convince a villager that they had not stolen cash from his residence, police said on Wednesday. A complaint was registered on Wednesday with the Anand rural police by Bhula Thakor, one of the ten people who suffered burn injuries, against Soma Thakor. A month and a half ago, Rs...
01:26 AM, May 30, 2013
Purnia: In a horrific incident, a school teacher was burnt alive by his colleagues inside the school premises in Purnia district on Monday. Superintendent of police Kim alleged that a group of teachers along with the principal of a middle school under Maranga police station took the teacher Ranjit Kumar (40) to a toilet, tied his hands and legs and poured kerosene on him before setting him on fire. The...
08:04 PM, May 27, 2013
Caretaker manager Gary Bowyer has been rewarded for keeping Blackburn Rovers in the English Championship (second tier) by being giving the job permanently on a one-year rolling contract. "It is a huge honour and a proud moment for me," the 41-year-old said in a statement on Friday. "I have been at the club for nine years, I know the traditions. The foundation of the club was built on hard work...
09:28 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to travel to Washington in a few months at the invitation of US President Barack Obama. Obama's invitation to Singh was delivered by US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns during his recent visit here, sources said. Singh has accepted the invitation and will be travelling to Washington, the sources said. The Prime Minister's visit to Washington could be clubbed with his...
09:20 AM, May 18, 2013
Ahmedabad: City police on Thursday registered an attempt to murder case against three men including two brothers for allegedly trying to burn a man alive. Harshwardhan Shah, the complainant, alleged that brothers Parag and Devang Dave, along with another unidentified man, accosted him near his house in Isanpur area late Wednesday night, and had a quarrel with him over the will of Daves' aunt. Following this, they allegedly set him...
01:15 AM, May 17, 2013
This image provided by NASA shows astronaut Chris Hadfield recording the first music video from space Sunday May 12, 2013. The song was his cover version of David Bowie's Space Oddity. Hadfield and astronaut Thomas Marshburn are scheduled to return to earth. ...
11:22 AM, May 13, 2013
Five people have plunged to their deaths trying to escape a burning government building in eastern Pakistan. The photos were clicked by an Associated Press photographer. ...
01:36 PM, May 10, 2013
Faridkot: Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's killing in a Lahore jail has left the family of another prisoner of war in Pakistan, a worried lot. Surjit Singh, a BSF sepoy who is a prisoner of war for the past 42 years in Pakistan, remains untraceable and his wife Angrez Kaur and son Amrik Singh continue to live between hope and despair. About a year back, Amrik sought Pakistan Human Rights activist...
01:19 AM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: Human rights activist Ansar Burney on Thursday refuted the claims made by Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's sister Dalbir Kaur. Dalbir Kaur had claimed that Burney demanded Rs 25 crore from her to ensure Sarabjit's release from Pakistan. Rubbishing Dalbir Kaur's claims, Burney tweeted, "I was shocked to hear nonsense & false accusation by Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarbajit Singh, I was the one who helped her every time....
02:36 PM, May 02, 2013
New Delhi: Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's sister Dalbir Kaur appealed on Thursday to all countrymen to unite and attack Pakistan, where her brother breathed his last in the wee hours of the day after remaining comatose for nearly a week following a brutal assault by his fellow inmates in a high-security Lahore jail. "Pakistan is a coward. It's time to wage a war against it," said Kaur, while addressing a...
12:03 PM, May 02, 2013
Manchester: A British court has ordered Blackburn to pay 2.25 million pounds ($3.5 million) in compensation to former manager Henning Berg. The former Blackburn defender's spell in charge of the second-tier club was brought to an end 57 days into a three-year deal in December, following a run of one win in 10 matches. Blackburn argued that managing director Derek Shaw acted without authority from owner Venky's - an Indian...
08:54 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Islamabad: The attack on Sarabjit Singh could have serious implications for Pakistan-India ties, said a Pakistani daily, adding that the fate of the Indian death row prisoner was caught in the problematic relationship between the two countries. Sarabjit was admitted to a Lahore hospital after a murderous attack on him in Kot Lakhpat jail April 26. He is in coma. His family has arrived in Pakistan on a special visa...
11:13 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Bangalore: All efforts are being made to exert pressure on Pakistan to ensure best medical treatment for Sarabjit Singh, Union Minister Manish Tewari said on Sunday. "All of us are extremely concerned about the condition of Sarabjit," Tewari told reporters, rejecting criticism of opposition parties that the attack on Singh in a Pakistani jail is a reflection of failure of India's foreign policy. Tewari said no civilised world would tolerate...
02:44 PM, Apr 28, 2013
