Goa mishap: Rescue operation halted after adjacent buildings tilt

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 14:10

The death toll in the Goa building collapse increased to 17 even as authorities halted rescue operations in the area despite fears of people still being trapped under the rubble on Monday after adjacent buildings tilted dangerously.

Death toll in Goa building collapse rises to 17

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 11:50

More bodies were retrieved from the debris of the collapsed building in Canacona town of Goa Sunday night, taking the death toll to 17, while over a dozen more people are still feared trapped in the debris.

Stroke of luck keeps labourer away from building collapse in Goa

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 00:10

Sanjiv Goswami, a casual labourer, has not stopped thanking his friend, who called him over to Margao town to help him out in some government related work.

Goa building collapse: Parrikar says guilty won`t be spared

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 20:38

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar assured of stringent action against the builder and municipal officers concerned in connection with the collapse of an under-construction building at Canacona near here.

HC gives bail to corporator in Thane building crash case

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 21:57

Bombay High Court has granted bail to NCP Corporator Hira Patil, charged with accepting bribe from a builder to allow him to construct seven-storey illegal building in Thane that collapsed killing 74.

Families evacuated from Thane building likely to collapse

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 17:58

Families living in a building here were evacuated by authorities to safety, after it developed a tilt indicating that it would crash anytime, civic authorities said here on Friday.

Delhi building collapse: BJP slams govt for ignoring Walled City

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 22:14

Delhi BJP has attacked the city government for "failing" to implement the redevelopment plan for the Walled City.

Mumbra house collapse: Court rejects bail plea of arrested

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 23:54

With exception of 2 accused, court rejected bail applications of all those held in connection with the Shil-Phata building collapse case in Mumbra, which claimed as many as 74 lives in April.

Mumbai building collapse: Three BMC officials arrested

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 13:58

Three officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) were arrested on Tuesday in connection with Friday`s four-storey building crash here in which 61 people were killed.

BMC suspends seven engineers after Mazgaon building collapse

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 00:02

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) suspended seven engineers on Sunday in connection with the residential building collapse in Mazgaon on Friday.

Mumbai building collapse death toll hits 61, one arrested

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 16:22

The death toll in the Mumbai residencial building collapse has risen to 61 as more bodies were recovered from debris on Sunday morning.

Mumbai building collapse: Toll rises to 25; rescue hampered by rain

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 09:31

Death toll in Friday`s collapse of four-storey building in Mumbai shot to 25 and officials were quoted by agencies as saying that toll could further increase as over dozen remain trapped under debris.