Vikash Kumar

Blaze broke out At 8.15am but first call made at 8.48am, officials said

A 19-year-old Agniveer trainee from Bihar died by suicide at INS Chilika Naval Training Centre. His body was found hanging in the gym. Police have registered an unnatural death case. This is the second such incident on the campus in recent weeks. Another trainee from Uttar Pradesh also died by suicide on April 8.

A devastating accident unfolded on the Ara-Chhapra highway, leaving 22-year-old Sanju Kumar dead and his friend Vikash Kumar in critical condition after being struck by a speeding truck. The local community reacted with fierce anger, staging protests that resulted in damaged vehicles as they demanded accountability.

Ranchi's gig workers and restaurant owners are grappling with an LPG shortage, leading to reduced menus and significantly lower incomes for delivery partners. Many are struggling to meet daily expenses as order volumes have dropped, impacting their livelihoods. Restaurant owners are forced to simplify offerings, fearing potential shutdowns if the crisis persists.

In Patna, the student hostel scene is in turmoil as a crisis looms over LPG cylinders. With commercial supplies running dry and residential ones hard to come by, hostel owners are pivoting back to cooking with coal and wood.

A Redbird Aviation plane en route from Ranchi to New Delhi crashed in a forested area of Chatra district on Monday evening. The aircraft lost contact with air traffic control shortly after takeoff. Preliminary reports indicate all seven individuals on board, including crew and passengers, have died.

A Delhi-bound air ambulance carrying seven people, including a patient, doctor, and two crew members, crashed in Jharkhand shortly after taking off from Ranchi. The Beechcraft C90 aircraft lost contact with air traffic control after requesting a weather deviation. A search and rescue operation is underway, with an investigation team dispatched.

Continuation of best practices of predecessors, especially a directive exempting police personnel aged above 55 from active field duty during the pandemic will be priority for Vikash Kumar Vikash, the 10th city police chief.

Mangaluru City Police while handling the frontlines against the global pandemic, has cracked down on illegal sand mining and drugs in a big way during July and August. Laying down this fact in a press communique, city police commissioner Vikash Kumar on Monday said that Mangaluru City Police had taken up concerted action in these two types of crime across the city commissionerate limits.

A medical evacuation flight from Ranchi to Delhi crashed in Jharkhand's Chatra district on Monday evening, killing all seven people on board. The aircraft requested a deviation due to bad weather shortly after takeoff before losing radar contact. An investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the crash.

The death of a young newly married couple in a ghastly accident at Thokkottu flyover on Tuesday evening saw the Mangaluru city police brass descend there a day later, seeking solutions. With Mangaluru city taffic police (MCTP) officers in tow, city police chief Vikash Kumar Vikash deliberated on the situation arising from the accident threadbare with officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

A medical evacuation flight from Ranchi to Delhi tragically crashed in a forested area of Chatra district, killing all seven on board, including two crew members. The Beechcraft C90 aircraft lost contact with air traffic control shortly after takeoff, with authorities suspecting a thunderstorm as the likely cause. An investigation is underway.