Fire in chemical factory
Several garment and chemical manufacturing units were gutted in a fire in suburban Andheri late last on Friday night, a senior civic official said on Saturday. The blaze erupted in one of the units and spread to the other units located in Aslfa village at around 11.45 p.m. and efforts to douse it are still underway, the official of the Disaster Management Cell of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said. So far no casualties have been reported and the exact number of units gutted in the fire is yet to be ascertained, the official said.
Tran Dai Quang in India
Tran Dai Quang, President of Vietnam with President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Narendra Modi during ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena
Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang, who is on a three day visit to India, will take up South China Sea-related issues during his tour.
Tran Dai Quang President of Vietnam with PM Narendra Modi prior to the meeting at Hyderabad house. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena
Ealier last week, the Ambassador of Vietnam had said that Hanoi wished to fully utilise the comprehensive strategic partnership with India and was likely to sign a civil nuclear agreement during the visit.
Winter storm pounds East Coast
A family walks down a snowy street during a winter storm, Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Marple Township, Pennsylvania. | Photo Credit: AP
A nor’easter pounded the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways rain and snow Friday, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving 1.6 million customers without power from North Carolina to Maine. At least five people were killed by falling trees or branches.
A flooded shed and home due to a strong coastal storm are seen on March 2, 2018 in Quincy, Massachusettss. A nor'easter hit the east coast on Friday, bringing coastal flooding, heavy snow and strong winds to the area. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
China's annual meeting of parliament
A paramilitary police officer stands guard in Tiananmen Square before a flag raising ceremony near the Great Hall of the People ahead of the upcoming plenary session of National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliamentary body, in Beijing, China on March 3, 2018. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Around 3,000 delegates to the annual meeting of China's largely rubber-stamp parliament, the National People's Congress, will meet in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on March 5 for a session that will last around two weeks.
Counting of votes in three NE States
Party workers gather near outside a counting centre in Agartala on Friday. | Photo Credit: Sudip Nath
The counting of votes for the Assembly election in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura began on Friday amid tight security, officials said. Counting began at 8 a.m. in all the three northeastern states, Election Commission sources said. Though the strength of each Assembly is 60, voting was held for 59 constituencies in all the three States, for different reasons.
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Doggie Run 2018
The “Pet Express Doggie Run 2018” event, in which the owners run alongside their pets, will help raise funds for the PAWS (Philippine Animal Welfare Society) animal shelter.
(With inputs from Agencies)