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After some AMMK cadres prevented the election flying squads from entering their premises the police had to fire four times in the air to disperse them

The fire began at around 6.30 p.m., on Monday and quickly caused the collapse of the Cathedral's spectacular Gothic spire and the destruction of its roof structure, which dated back to the 13th century.

On April 15, tourists and locals watched on in horror as the cathedral, which is considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture, go up in flames. Before the firefighters could contain the blaze, the iconic spire and roof were completely destroyed. 

On this day in 1984, the Indian Army secured Bilafond La and other passes on the Saltoro Ridgeline, thus launching ‘Operation MEGHDOOT’. Since then, it has been a saga of courage and fortitude in the face of a belligerent enemy, arduous terrain and challenging climatic conditions.

According to reports, as the jawans were conducting the search, militants fired upon them. A gun battle ensued when the security forces retaliated. 

At least 25 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames.

Remember Bhatta from 2011? When the twin village of Bhatta and Parsaul erupted in fury over forcible land acquisition by the then Mayawati government, shots were fired, farmers were killed and the bedrock for Uttar Pradesh politics was formed. 

Eight years later, MyNation decided to revisit Bhatta 24 hours before the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The village that once saw political biggies likely Rahul Gandhi camp there is now forgotten. Though the land provided by the people of Bhatta helped to create one of the finest infrastructural projects - the Yamuna Expressway; has 'vikas' or development reached the villagers? And who do they want to vote for? The answer will shock you!

 The Supreme Court today (April 11) allowed fireworks for the Pooram celebration in Thrissur while observing that the celebration is a part of the social and cultural ethos of Thrissur

Chief minister of Karnataka Kumaraswamy is thanking his stars as he narrowly escaped a possible inferno, near Mandya. The chief minister’s car caught fire and his security staff, noticing it, asked him to alight and arranged a substitute car

The professor who proposed the experiment describes it as an intensely bright "ring of fire" round a perfectly circular dark hole. He also said that the bright halo is caused by superheated gas falling into the hole. 

Actors of Kalank recently visited Rising Star 3 sets for their movie promotion. Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur and Varun Dhawan had a gala time on the Rising Star 3 sets.

Reports said that the gunmen open fired upon Mohd Rafi Yatoo at his residence in Warpora around 5:30 pm.

At around 3.20 pm, the security forces, moving towards the militants' hideout, came under heavy fire. Following this, an encounter broke out between the security forces and militants.