Shillong: Police have launched a probe into the death of a man in East Jaintia Hills, reportedly caused by a dynamite explosion. A suo motu case of accidental death has been registered in connection with the incident.District superintendent of police Vikash Kumar said the victim, identified as Asho»»»

SINGAPORE: A foreign worker who died in a gas explosion while checking gas cylinders at a building in Tuas had suffered 95 per cent burns to his body, with a coroner's inquiry on Monday (Sep 2) revealing the poor workplace safety practices in place. Mr Manku Suri Appa Rao died aged 38 on Dec 30, 20»»»

THE Dec 18 sewerage line blast in the vicinity of Shershah in Karachi saddened us all. Seventeen people died and many more were injured, some of them critically. The scale of the blast and damage led officialdom to respond — in their usual way. An inquiry under the commissioner was ordered. There w»»»