New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) said that it was appalled by the incident in Amritsar where a pregnant woman was set on fire allegedly by her husband.NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma has written a letter to the Director General of Police (DGP) of Punjab to arrest the accused and submit an action report … Read more
Five years after being ravaged by fire, Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral has returned to splendour months ahead of its planned reopening, participants in a recent visit to the monument said. The April 15, 2019 fire at the Unesco-listed cathedral, which used to see 12 million visitors a year, shocked the world. But now, the inside … Read more
Paris — Five years have passed since Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was engulfed in flames. The iconic spire and timber roof were destroyed in the blaze. People around the world were shocked at the scale of the fire and the damage it caused, but work to restore the iconic landmark to its former glory … Read more
Facing a wall of opposition from fire officials, Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday killed a bill that would have allowed taller apartment buildings to be constructed in a single-stair style that’s common in Europe. House Bill 1239, had it passed, would have allowed developers in Colorado to build five-story buildings around a single stairway, rather than … Read more
Seven persons died of suffocation after a fire broke out in a tailoring shop in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city early Wednesday morning, a senior police official said. The incident took place at around 4 am in the shop located at Dana Bazar in Cantonment area. The tailoring shop and other commercial establishments were located on … Read more
SINGAPORE: Firefighters are battling a blaze in an industrial area in Eunos and are urging people to avoid the area. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post at 9.50pm on Tuesday (Apr 2) that it was alerted to a fire at Block 1049, Eunos Avenue 6. The industrial estate is close to … Read more
BOGOR: Indonesian firefighters were battling to put out a massive fire that broke out on Saturday (Mar 30) at a military ammunition depot just outside the capital, causing a series of explosions and sending flames and smoke into the night sky. No one was reported to have died or been injured in the incident, military … Read more
After last week was disrupted by the snowpocalypse, the Colorado Capitol is back on track this week, and it’s kicking off the latter half of March with what will almost certainly be the longest committee hearing of the session. A bill to ban the purchase and transfer of so-called assault weapons (HB24-1292) is set for … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have detained one of the two foreign men wanted since Wednesday (March 13) for allegedly splashing petrol and setting a foreign woman on fire at the Kampung Cheras Baru playground here last Saturday (March 9). Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Zam Halim Jamaluddin, said that the 36-year-old suspect was arrested at a residence … Read more
The West Bank city of Jericho announced on Facebook on Monday that they had named a street after Aaron Bushnell, the US Air Force serviceman who set himself on fire as a reported act of protest for “Palestine.” “The American pilot Aaron Boshnail, who set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy … Read more
