Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in...
Friday, October 30, 2009 JAIPUR: A massive fire broke out at the Indian Oil Corporation’s fuel depot in the Pink city, Jaipur. The fire started today evening and around 5 persons were killed and more than 160 injured. Around 30-35 persons have been trapped inside the depot. People staying in the nearby areas have been asked to shift and move to other places. The fire broke out at 19:30 hours when petrol was being transferred from the depot to a pipeline in the outskirts of Jaipur. Fire brigade have been trying continuously to bring the fire under control.The electricity has been cut off in the nearby areas and around 70 ambulances have reached the spot and are taking the injured to the hospitals.
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