Fire at sixth floor of building in Chennai’s Nungambakkam
The Hindu
: Computers, peripherals, false ceilings were torched in a fire that broke out at an office of an IT firm in Nungambakkam. Fire Control Room received the emergency call at 2.30 a.m from the Eldorado b
: Computers, peripherals, false ceilings were torched in a fire that broke out at an office of an IT firm in Nungambakkam. Fire Control Room received the emergency call at 2.30 a.m from the Eldorado building located on Mahatma Gandhi Road, Nungambakkam. Immediately after receipt of the message, Fire and Rescue Services personnel reached the spot. At the odd hours, thick smoke was seen emanating from the sixth floor of the building. Personnel from Kilpauk, Egmore and Teynampet were pressed into service. A 104 feet sky lift was also deployed along with water tenders and water lorries.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.