Delhi Fire Service Director, Vipin Kental on fire at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi: Fire is completely under control. Cooling operation is underway, they'll continue for some more time, the staff will be here to monitor that. No casualty has been reported.
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AIIMS Fire | Blaze Is Completely Under Control and Cooling Operation Is Underway, Says Vipin Kental: Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, August 17, 2019
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17 Aug, 22:20 (IST)
Shazia Ilmi: On our way to the hotel, we saw an aggressive protest by an unruly crowd carrying Pakistani flags & calling all kind of names to India & our PM. They kept saying Modi terrorist, India terrorist. We just felt it's our duty to tell them to not abuse our country or our PM.
17 Aug, 22:13 (IST)
Delhi: Fire-fighting operations continue at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
17 Aug, 21:36 (IST)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with Governor Anandiben Patel in Lucknow today.
17 Aug, 20:01 (IST)
Karnataka: BJP legislature party meeting to be held at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on 20 August. Cabinet expansion will be done later in the day.
17 Aug, 19:24 (IST)
Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah today and discussed flood-situation in the state and other issues.
17 Aug, 18:21 (IST)
Srinagar Divisional Commissioner, Baseer Khan: We are prepared for the return of Haj pilgrims tomorrow. We have a sufficient fleet of buses to facilitate them to get to their destinations.
17 Aug, 17:14 (IST)
Ghaziabad: Body of a 7-year-old girl found in a sack in Abhay Khand. A case of her abduction was earlier registered in Khora police station. Body sent for post-mortem.
17 Aug, 17:11 (IST)
Delhi: A fire has broken out on first and second floor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Fire brigade present at the spot.
17 Aug, 16:59 (IST)
Bhutan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lotay Tshering at Simtokha Dzong inaugurate Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plant.
17 Aug, 15:54 (IST)
Himachal Pradesh: Farmers block National Highway-5 in Bhattakufer near Shimla as apple fruit market is closed today due to labourers' strike.
17 Aug, 15:27 (IST)
Indore: 11 patients lose their eye sight after undergoing operation for cataract at Indore Eye Hospital. CMHO Dr Pravin Jadia says, "treatment of 11 patients has begun. We'll investigate the cause. Administration has ordered to submit a report in 72 hours."
17 Aug, 14:36 (IST)
IMD: Heavy rain likely to occur at isolated places over coastal Karnataka, today. Heavy rain also likely to occur at isolated places in Chamarajanagar, Ramanagara, Chikkaballapur, Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Mysuru, Mandya, & Kolar districts over the next 24 hours.
17 Aug, 13:37 (IST)
Lucknow's Hazratganj Chauraha (intersection) was renamed as Atal Chowk after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, yesterday.
17 Aug, 13:11 (IST)
Indian Army: Lance Naik Sandeep Thapa has lost his life in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Nowshera Sector, Rajouri; firing underway.
17 Aug, 13:00 (IST)
Siddaramaiah, Former Karnataka CM & Congress leader: I've heard that govt isn't providing funds for Indira canteens. Govt is saying let Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) run it. There are more than 190 canteens in Bengaluru. State should run the canteens not BBMP.
17 Aug, 12:36 (IST)
Jammu and Kashmir: Section 144 relaxed in KISHTWAR for the entire day.
17 Aug, 12:25 (IST)
Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violated ceasefire in Nowshera Sector of Rajouri at 6:30 am, today.
17 Aug, 11:41 (IST)
Delhi: Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Kapil Mishra joins Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of party leaders Manoj Tiwari and Vijay Goel.
17 Aug, 09:31 (IST)
National Highway (NH) 154 was blocked after a tree fell on the highway near Tattal, Nurpur in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Pictures below:
Mumbai, August 17: With the much-talked United Nations Security Council closed-door meeting on abrogation of special provisions of Jammu and Kashmir concluded on Friday, global body suggested a 'bilateral' solution between India and Pakistan. India in its turn made it clear that in order for talks to begin with Pakistan, it will first have to 'stop terror to start talks'. The closed-door meeting was attended the representatives of the five superpowers namely China, Russia, France, United Kingdom and the United States.
In another news, former Union finance minister Arun Jaitley's health remains to be critical on Friday night. Suffering from a kidney disorder, Jaitley had been admitted in All India Institute of Medical Sciences for over a week and is currently on life support. In order to know the health update of the BJP stalwart, Home Minister Amit Shah, health minister Harsh Vardhan and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited AIIMS. The 66-year-old had in 2018 undergone a kidney transplant, which forced him to take a sabbatical leave from the Modi government. Arun Jaitley Health Update: Home Minister Amit Shah, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Visit AIIMS
Ravi Shastri was on Friday re-appointed head coach of the Indian men's team by the Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC). He was chosen unanimously as his incumbent's 'communication skills and understanding of team issues' stood out. It is to be known that Shastri has the public backing of captain Virat Kohli even before the short-listing was initiated and has been reappointed for a two-year period, ending with the 2021 T20 World Cup in India.
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