Six killed in explosion near ordnance depot in Maharashtra
Wardha (Maharashtra), Nov 20: Six people were killed in an explosion near an ordnance depot in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, a Defence official said.
The explosion took place around 7 am while ammunition was being unloaded, he said.
The deceased included an ammunition factory employee and two labourers, the official said.
The demolition ground at the Central Ammunition Depot at Pulgaon in the district was given to Ammunition Factory, Khamaria, for demolition activities, he said.
Further details were being ascertained, the official said.
In 2016, 16 people were killed in a blast at the ammunition depot at Pulgaon.
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Suvendu defeats Mamata in Bhabanipur by over 15,000 votes
Kolkata (PTI): BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari defeated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the prestigious Bhabanipur seat by a margin of 15,105 votes on Monday, the EC said.
While Adhikari bagged 73,917 votes, Banerjee secured 58,812 votes.
The result marks a virtual “action replay” of the 2021 Nandigram battle, where Adhikari had unseated Banerjee in a fiercely fought contest that redefined Bengal’s political narrative.
