Column | Fire, fidelity and an inhuman heritage

Column | Fire, fidelity and an inhuman heritage

A sati-stone at Veerabhadra temple in Andhra Pradesh In Europe, Christian clergy burnt alive women suspected of being Satan-worshipping witches. In Arabia, the ‘People of the Ditch’ were martyrs who chose death by fire rather than giving up Islam. The theatre of death in matters of faith is very much part of human culture. The […]

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Major fire at vehicle showroom in Thrissur

Major fire at vehicle showroom in Thrissur

Kerala Thrissur 04/03/2023,To go with story Fire and Rescue Services personnel trying to douse the fire that broke out at a vehicle showroom at Kuttanellur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A major fire broke out at a vehicle showroom in Kuttanellur on Saturday morning. Three vehicles were gutted in the fire. The fire […]

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Breaking barriers, fighting fire: women firefighters of Delhi

Breaking barriers, fighting fire: women firefighters of Delhi

Delhi Fire Service is training women in JJ clusters to assist its firefighters in controlling emergency situations   Delhi Fire Service is training women in JJ clusters to assist its firefighters in controlling emergency situations   On May 26, 2020, Nargis Begam, ran for her life when a fire engulfed her JJ colony in Tughlaqabad. The fire […]

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