16 killed in fire at army depot; No sabotage says Parrikar

At least 16 defence personnel, including two Army officers, were on Tuesday killed in a massive fire that broke out at one of Asia’s biggest ammunition depot in Maharashtra’s Pulgaon even as Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar ruled out any sabotage in the incident.

The Goan NetworkPublished Jun 1, 2016, 4:47 AM IST

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The fire which started at 1 am at one of the sheds that housed “highly sensitive ammunition” in the high security central ammunition depot (CAD), spread over 7,000 acres, has been completely doused and the situation brought under control after an overnight operation.

“However, in efforts to douse the fire, two officers and 14 personnel lost their lives and two officers and 15 personnel were injured,” the Director General of Military Operations told reporters.

Anniversary of Murida temple

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Published Jun 1, 2016, 12:00 AM IST

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Anniversary of Murida templeTHE GOAN NETWORK MARGAO The seventh anniversary celebratiosn of Shree Nagdev Mandir, Murida-Fatorda will be held on June 2. The day's programme will commence at 9 am with religious rituals to be followed by sarvajanik mahapuja, puraan, aarati and teerthprasad at 11 am and later by mahaprasad in the afternoon. In the evening at 5 pm, Shree Ganesh Damodar Sankrutik Bhajani Mandal, Fatorda will render bhajans to be followed by aarati and auction of…

16 killed in fire at army depot; No sabotage says Parrikar

Anniversary of Murida temple

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