Mumbai: Fire in Mankhurd slum area, no casualties

Mumbai: Fire in Mankhurd slum area, no casualties Mumbai: A fire broke out in the Mankhurd slum area in Mumbai early on Friday morning. The incident took place at a scrap godown near the slum area. Nearly eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The situation was brought under control. There were no reports of casualties. ...
07:05 AM, Mar 30, 2012

Fire in Kolkata paper godown, no casualties

Fire in Kolkata paper godown, no casualties New Delhi: A fire broke out in a paper Godown off Chittaranjan Avenue in Central Kolkata on Thursday night. The godown is located on Dongzel lane near central metro station. Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot. There was no report of any casualty, the fire brigade sources said. Locals assisted firemen in moving the people to a safer place. The sources said that inflammable articles in the godown...
12:29 AM, Feb 03, 2012

More grain rots in MP: too much, little space?

More grain rots in MP: too much, little space? New Delhi: Over 7 lakh tonnes of freshly procured wheat is lying in the open and the Madhya Pradesh government is claiming it has exhausted all its storage options. Private godown owners, however, have complained to the state chief Minister alleging godowns are lying vacant and have not been taken on rent as they refused to bribe officials. With the monsoon expected to reach Madhya Pradesh in two weeks, it...
10:37 AM, May 31, 2011
Grains burning in godown: activist to move SC

Grains burning in godown: activist to move SC

New Delhi/ Chandigarh: Biraj Patnaik, a special advisor to the Supreme Court, will bring the case of rice being burnt at a godown in Punjab to the court's attention. Patnaik will take up the cause just a day after CNN-IBN reported how thousands of tonnes of rice in Punjab was burnt to ashes after lying in the open for five years. "Hundred children die of malnutrition every hour. We have ...
11:44 AM, May 10, 2011

Grain burning in godown: activist to move SC

Grain burning in godown: activist to move SC New Delhi/ Chandigarh: Biraj Patnaik, a special advisor to the Supreme Court, will bring the case of rice being burnt at a godown in Punjab to the court's attention. Patnaik will take up the cause just a day after CNN-IBN reported how thousands of tonnes of rice in Punjab was burnt to ashes after lying in the open for five years. "Hundred children die of malnutrition every hour. We have...
11:44 AM, May 10, 2011
CJ: Grains rot in Nashik as poor go hungry

CJ: Grains rot in Nashik as poor go hungry

Excess food grains have been rotting in godowns for months, but Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar continues to say that it is not possible to distribute grains for free among the poor. ...
11:46 AM, Sep 04, 2010

Liquor in govt warehouses, wheat rots in open

Liquor in govt warehouses, wheat rots in open Officials claim the warehouse cannot be used to store food grains because it previously stored fertilizers. ...
09:33 AM, Apr 24, 2010
Not wheat but liquor stored in FIC godown

Not wheat but liquor stored in FIC godown

A CNN-IBN expose reveals how the godowns meant to keep good grains are being used to store liquor ...
10:40 PM, Mar 30, 2010

FCI godown full of liquor, wheat kept out

FCI godown full of liquor, wheat kept out Rajasthan's Minister for Civil Supplies says the previous BJP government let out the FCI godown to a brewery. ...
06:22 PM, Mar 30, 2010

Cola godowns attacked in Kerala city

Cola godowns attacked in Kerala city Activists in Thiruvananthapuram ransacked the godowns of the soft drink giants on Saturday. ...
12:37 PM, Sep 23, 2006
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