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Delhi: Fire at Chandni Chowk’s Bhagirath Palace market continues even after 12 hours, 100 shops gutted

More than 32 fire fighting vehicles and 150 personnel were engaged in dousing the fire.

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Delhi: Fire at Chandni Chowk's Bhagirath Palace market continues even after 12 hours, 100 shops gutted

A massive fire that broke out on Thursday night in the Bhagirath Palace market of Chandni Chowk in Delhi continued to rage till Friday morning.

As many as 18 fire fighting vehicles were rushed to the spot but as the situation worsened, 22 more were sent. Market sources claimed that over 100 shops were gutted in the fire, while a portion of the Bhagirath Palace building collapsed late in the night.

The fire has engulfed four buildings. It was told that there are more than 30 shops in one building. An estimated loss of crores is being feared due to the fire. Till late night there was an atmosphere of chaos on the spot. Senior officers of police and fire department were also present on the spot. Late night, Director of Delhi Fire Department Atul Garg has said that the situation is not good right now. The fire would be brought under control only by morning. No casualty was reported.

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Whole market evacuated

The entire Chandni Chowk area was reverberating with the sirens of fire brigade and police vehicles at night. The entire surrounding area was evacuated. However, the fire engines had to face a lot of difficulties in reaching the spot of fire. The fire had reached the shops on the main road.

According to the police, at around 9:19 pm on Thursday, information was received that a fire broke out in shop number 1868 of Bhagirath Palace and the fire has engulfed many nearby shops. As soon as the news was received, the fire department was immediately alerted and one-and-a-half dozen vehicles were sent to the spot.

Shops caught fire one after the other

The market was completely closed at the time of the fire. The shop workers had returned to their respective homes. Only the employees and labourers sleeping outside the shops were present there. When there was a fire, they ran to a safe place. Meanwhile, the fire engulfed many shops one after the other.

Amidst the high flames, the sounds of explosions also started coming. Due to accident, the electricity of the entire area was asked to be switched off.

More than 150 personnel engaged in controlling the fire

More than 150 fire brigade personnel were involved in controlling the fire till late night. Police said that whether there was any casualty in the accident or not, it would be known only after the fire is controlled. This is the second major fire in Chandni Chowk this year. Earlier, more than 100 shops in the textile market were damaged.

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5 students sustain stab injuries after clash breaks out between two school groups in Delhi’s Dayalpur, 6 arrested

The Delhi Police have so far arrested six students and registered a case against them in connection with the case.

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5 students sustain stab injuries after clash breaks out between two school groups in Delhi's Dayalpur, 6 arrested

A horrific incident has come to light from Delhi’s Dayalpur area where at least five students of Karawal Nagar School sustained stab injuries after a clash broke out between two school groups in northeast Delhi’s Dayalpur area.

The Delhi Police have so far arrested six students and registered a case against them in connection with the case.

According to the reports, a scuffle broke out between the students of Govt. Boys Senior Secondary School, Karawal Nagar and Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Khajuri Khas on Monday at 3:10 pm. The two groups attacked each other with knives after a quarrel, in which five students of Karawal Nagar School were injured.

The students were rushed to the GTB Hospital where they are undergoing treatment.

The Delhi Police said one of the apprehended students disclosed that 3 days ago, while he was riding his motorcycle near the Dayalpur bus stand, some students stopped him and bullied him.

He claims that they questioned him about his school and the reason he was riding the motorbike so close to their school. They beat him up when he resisted their bullying. The student gathered his friends and attacked the other group in retaliation.

The boy was then shifted to Jai Prakash Hospital. After first aid, he gathered his friends and they all planned revenge. The Delhi Police said there is no communal angle in this incident. He said further investigation into the matter is underway.

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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin rewards director Kartiki Gonsalves of Oscar-winning The Elephant Whisperers with Rs 1 crore

Most recently, CM Stalin also met with the leading characters of the documentary, Bomman and Bellie, and the young elephants Raghu and Ammu. The Tamil Nadu government also announced cash rewards for 91 caretakers at the elephant camps.

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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has honored the Oscar-winning film by rewarding director Kartiki Gonsalves Rs 1 crore. The documentary film had been on the receiving end of a lot of praise after it won Oscar for the Best Documentary Short in 2023.

As per the reports, on Tuesday, Kartiki Gonsalves met with CM MK Stalin who lauded her work and congratulated her for bagging an oscar. After landing back in Chennai following her win at the Oscars. She met with Tamil Nadu CM and received the Oscar trophy from his hand.

Chief Minister MK Stalin then facilitated the director with a cash prize of Rs 1 crore. He also honored the Elephant Whisperer’s director by gifting her with a shawl.

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Most recently, CM Stalin also met with the leading characters of the documentary, Bomman and Bellie, and the young elephants Raghu and Ammu. The Tamil Nadu government also announced cash rewards for 91 caretakers at the elephant camps.

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Tamil Nadu CM also congratulated and praised the Elephant Whisperer team for winning the Oscar on March 12. Chief Minister MK Stalin took to Twitter to praise the documentary makers and congratulated them on winning the Oscars.

He further wrote that there is no better news to wake up to than two women bringing the first-ever Oscar for an Indian Production. He also called the documentary film a moving story and said that the documentary deserves all the praises and accolades that it has been receiving.

The Elephant Whisperers

The documentary is a 40-minute-long documentary that one can stream on Netflix. The documentary revolves around the lives of elephant caretakers Bomman and Bellie and also was the directorial debut of Kartiki Gonsalves.

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Traffic chaos as rain lashes Delhi NCR, more showers forecast tomorrow

Due to heavy rain during the office dispersal hour, traffic chaos covered the captial. Social media is swamped with Delhiites sharing visuals of the rain and jam-packed roads.

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Delhi rain

Heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi and NCR on Monday evening. The captial along with on-and-off drizzles had pleasant weather throughout the day.

Due to heavy rain during the office dispersal hour, traffic chaos covered the captial. Social media is swamped with Delhiites sharing visuals of the rain and jam-packed roads.

Earlier today, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert owing to rain, thunderstorm, and hailstorm in several parts of the city.

The bad weather conditions in Delhi also triggered the diversion of a total of 10 flights which were scheduled to land at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.

Among the 10 flights, three were diverted to Lucknow and seven to Jaipur.

IMD had also said rain coupled with hail and gusty winds of up to 40 km per hour in Delhi will be witnessed on Monday. It also advised people to stay indoors and not seek shelter under trees, as maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 26 and 16 degrees Celsius.

On Saturday, Delhi-NCR witnessed heavy rain with hailstorms taking the temperature to 25.3 degrees Celsius. As per the officials, the capital recorded the lowest temperature so far this month on Saturday.

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