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The Jaipur oil depot fire broke out on 29 October 2009 at 7:30 PM (IST) at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) oil depot's giant tank holding 8,000 kilolitres (280,000 cu ft) of petrol, in Sitapura Industrial Area on the outskirts of Jaipur, Rajasthan, killing 12 people and injuring over 300. The blaze continued to rage out of control for over a ...
This was the first time terrorists had targeted Jaipur, [6] India's tenth largest city and one of its most popular tourist destinations. The bombs went off near historic monuments at one of the busiest times of the day. One of the bombs exploded close to Jaipur's most famous landmark, the historic Hawa Mahal (palace of winds). [7]
30 March 2002 2002 Raghunath temple attacks [13] Jammu: 11 20 26 10 September 2002 Rafiganj train wreck: Bihar: 200 150+ 27 24 November 2002 2002 Raghunath temple attacks [13] Jammu: 14 45 28 6 December 2002 2002 Mumbai bus bombing [14] Mumbai: 2 14 29 21 December 2002 Kurnool train crash: Andhra Pradesh: 20 80 30 24 September 2002 Attack on ...
August 30 is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) ... [24] 1910 – Roger Bushell, South African-English soldier and pilot (d. 1944) 1912 – Edward Mills ...
March 21–24, 1910 Peshawar, Peshawar District, North-West Frontier Province: Annual Hindu festival of Holi coincided with Barawafat, the annual Muslim day of mourning. Hindus Muslims At least 4 Muslims and 6 Hindus Hundreds At least 451 shops and homes, Rs. 50 lakhs of damage [7] [8] [a] [b] [c] [d] [e] 1921–1922 riots April 1921–March 1922
Mega Disasters is an American documentary television series that originally aired from May 23, 2006, to July 2008 on History Channel. Produced by Creative Differences, the program explores potential catastrophic threats to individual cities, countries, and the entire globe.
Anandpal was fond of AK-47 rifles. [24] When he was arrested at a farm house near Jaipur in 2012, he was found in possession of an AK-47, bullet-proof vests and bullets. [24] [25] He allegedly used an AK-47 to fire on policemen at this encounter. He was influenced by Anuradha Chaudhary, a mastermind in his gang. [26] [27] [28] [29]
On 30 December 2008, the director, Ram Gopal Varma, toured the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel just days after the attacks, drawing widespread condemnation. At the time, Varma called his visit a 'coincidence' and said he had no plans of making a film based on the attacks, but later apologised for his visit prior to the release of the film.