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12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu dies at AIIMS in Delhi

AIIMS fire creates panic among patients, kin

10:42 pm August 17, 2019

New Delhi: The major fire at AIIMS, which caters to hundreds of people everyday, left patients and their relatives in panic and disrupted emergency services of the hospital Saturday evening. Mohammad Sohail rushed to the hospital after hearing of the fire as his uncle was admitted in the surgery department. “I was at home when […]

AIIMS fire: Guard posted at teaching block raised alarm

10:40 pm August 17, 2019

New Delhi: A guard posted at the teaching block of the AIIMS here said he was the first to notice the blaze in the building on Saturday evening, following which he informed the control room and started the rescue operation with other officials. “I was the first to notice the blaze. I informed the control […]

Fire at AIIMS, 22 fire tenders rushed

7:44 pm August 17, 2019

New Delhi: A fire broke out at the AIIMS here on Saturday evening and 22 fire tenders were rushed to the site. Dark plumes of smoke were seen billowing out from top of the premier health institute. There was no immediate report of anyone being injured in the blaze. A Delhi Fire Services official said […]

Shakurpur sewer incident: Another sanitation worker dies

Infant dies after falling into open manhole

11:00 pm July 30, 2019

Gurgaon: A 10-month-old girl died after she fell into an open manhole while playing with her brother here on Tuesday, police said. The incident at Sector 31 led to protests by agitated residents over what they said was negligence of the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon for failing to cover the deep sewer line. Tek Chand, […]

17 dead, 28 wounded in Somalia bomb blast: Hospital official

8:50 pm July 22, 2019

Mogadishu: The death toll from a car bombing in Mogadishu on Monday climbed to 17, hospital officials said, with more than two dozen wounded in the explosion claimed by Al-Shabaab militants. “The bodies of 17 people killed in the blast were taken to the hospital mortuary while 28 others were admitted for various wounds,” said […]