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2006 Meerut fire. On 10 April 2006 at about 17:30 IST (12:00 UTC), a fire swept through a consumer electronics fair (Brand India Fair) in Victoria Park, Meerut, killing 65 people [1] and injuring 150 others. [2] [3] The fire was said to have been caused by a short circuit. An estimated 2,000 people were at the fair when the fire broke out. [4]
8. July 17, 2000. Alliance Air Flight 7412 crashed in a residential estate of Patna after the pilot lost control of the aircraft and stalled. Deaths included 55 people aboard, along with 5 on the ground. 55+5. December 24, 1999. Indian Airlines Flight 814 was hijacked by terrorists and flown to Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Meerut. Meerut (pronunciation ⓘ; ISO: Mēraṭha) is a city in the western region of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located in the Meerut district, the city is 80 km (80,000 m) northeast of the national capital New Delhi, and is 480 km (300 mi) west of the state capital, Lucknow. [8] Meerut is the second-most populous city in the National ...
Non-fatal injuries. 20. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Image source Wikimedia Commons, 2023. On 4 June 2022, a major explosion and fire occurred at a chemical plant in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India. At least 13 people were killed and 20 others injured. [ 1][ 2] Uttar Pradesh, India. Source Wikimedia Commons, 2023.
UP Gate, Delhi-UP Border. Delhi–Meerut Expressway or National Expressway 3 is India 's widest 96 km long controlled-access expressway, connecting Delhi with Meerut via Dasna in Ghaziabad in India. The 8 lanes old stretch of National Highway 9 (NH-9) up to Dasna is widened to 14 lanes (widest expressway in India).
The news channel Bharat Samachar is headquartered in Lucknow. Newspaper services in the city include Amar Ujala , [ 233 ] Dainik Jagran , Hindustan Times , The Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar . The Pioneer newspaper, headquartered in Lucknow and started in 1865, is the second-oldest English-language newspaper in India still in production. [ 234 ]
Raman Lamba was born on 2 January 1960 in Meerut.He was a right-handed batsman who was noted for his fitness. He commenced his Ranji Trophy career in 1980-81 and continued until his death in the 1997–98 season.
12 December 1991 – The Kangra valley train suffered a crash near Jawali, Himachal Pradesh, killing 27. [ 74 ] 5 September 1992 – A collision near Raigarh in Madhya Pradesh killed 41. [ 72 ][ 75 ] 16 January 1993 – The Howrah Rajdhani Express collided with a goods train between Roorah and Ambiyapur flag stations.