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News18 Evening Digest: India to Review AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine and Other Top Stories

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After Blood Clot Concerns in Europe, India to Review AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine

The Centre will carry out a deeper review of post-vaccination side effects from the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine shot next week. This comes in the wake of Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Thailand temporarily halting vaccination with the drug, after isolated reports of recipients developing blood clots. LIVE UPDATES

Fire Breaks Out in Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express, No Injuries Reported

Afire broke out in one of the bogies of the Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express on Saturday, March 13, due to a short circuit, officials said. The mishap occurred in the C4 compartment of the train. All passengers were evacuated safely and injuries have been reported so far, said Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar. READ MORE

Slumdog Millionaire Actor Madhur Mittal Granted Interim Protection from Arrest in Sexual Assault Case

Slumgdog Millionaire actor Madhur Mittal, who was charged with sexually assaulting and battering his former girlfriend, has been granted interim protection from arrest by the Mumbai court. An FIR was filed against Mittal on February 23 at the Khar Police station, accusing him of sexually assaulting and battering his former girlfriend on February 13 at her Mumbai residence. READ MORE

WATCH: Washington Sundar & Jonny Bairstow Involved in Verbal Spat, Umpire Intervenes

Team India suffered a crushing defeat against England in the first T20I at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. On the day, nothing went India’s way — in batting, bowling, or even fielding. In fact, there was an on-field clash between Washington Sundar and Jonny Bairstow, that caught everyone’s attention. READ MORE

US Capitol Riot Prosecutors May Charge 400-plus People and Plea Deals May Come ‘Within Few Weeks’

The Justice Department is preparing some of the first guilty plea offers for people charged in the Capitol insurrection, as prosecutors grind through massive amounts of evidence, videos and tips against more than 400 possible defendants in an investigation called one of the “largest in American history.” READ MORE

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6 Feared Dead in Fire at Multi-storeyed Building in Kolkata’s Busy Strand Road Area: Report

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At least seven people were killed in an inferno in a multi-storeyed New Koilaghat building here on Strand Road which houses the zonal offices of Eastern and South Eastern Railways on Monday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. Out of them, four were firefighters, one assistant sub-inspector posted at the Hare Street police station and one RPF personnel, Fire and Emergency Services Minister Sujit Basu said.

The seventh victim is yet to be identified, he said. The fire is now under control and the cooling process is on, he said.

As the fire raged through the building, 18 fire tenders with hydraulic ladders and skylifts were pressed into service to douse the blaze.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached the spot where Police Commissioner of Kolkata Soumen Mitra, Fire Services Minister Sujit Basu and Municipal Affairs Minister Firhad Hakim were already present. She has announced the state government will pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of those killed in the blaze and government job to a kin of each victim. The fire broke out on the 13th floor of the sprawling building at around 6.10 pm. It also has a computerised ticket booking centre on its ground floor.

“It’s a horrible fire. The victims perished because they tried to use the lift. We are apprehending two more deaths. Their bodies are yet to be recovered,” the WB CM said after inspecting the scene.

Five of the seven, who died, had gotten trapped in a lift. “We will conduct an inquiry into why the firefighters and their police officer used the lift because it is completely against drill norms,” said Sujit Basu.

The five victims reportedly tried to reach the 13th floor by elevator. Extreme heat on the floor singed them and forced them back inside the lift. They subsequently choked inside the lift.

“Our fire services department had asked for a building plan so that we could tackle the fire effectively, but we did not get any cooperation from railway officials. I don’t see any railway official at the spot even now. But I don’t want to do politics with such tragedies,” Mamata alleged.

The fire may lead to large scale damage to documents in the Eastern Railway office. Power at the ER server room was turned off and online bookings of train tickets have been halted currently.

Traffic on the Strand Road in central Kolkata was stopped to expedite the process of dousing the fire. Disaster management personnel were also working at the site, officials said.

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Huge Fire Breaks Out Near Nagarhole National Park And Tiger Reserve, 25 Acres of Forest Land Damaged

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A massive fire broke out near the Nagarhole National Park and Tiger Reserve on Wednesday. The flames could be seen from HD Kote Taluk in Mysuru district around 2pm. Forest officials along with fire department personnel were pressed into action to extinguish the blaze.

“We have not yet ascertained the cause of the fire, but it is usually man-made. The fire occurred around the edge of the forest from where the safari track starts. We have fire brigades stationed near the forest which were pressed into action. The fire was contained immediately,” said Sanjai Mohan, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), Karnataka.

Passers-by could see huge plumes of smoke as the fire raged on hindering visibility. Locals were seen dousing the fire with palm leaves in certain areas. The speed of the wind caused the blaze to spread far and fast. About 25 to 30 acres of forest is likely to have been damaged in the fire, according to forest officials.



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