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Haryana boy's borewell accident spotlights 2006 rescue. Where is Prince now
June 30, 2026 3:30 pm
Twenty years after Prince’s nightmare, four-year-old Nirbhay has fallen into a 220-ft borewell at a village in Ambala. Rescue work is on.
4-year-old boy falls into 220-ft borewell in Haryana village; rescue underway
June 30, 2026 1:01 pm
The boy, identified as Nirbhay, accompanied his father to the field to give breakfast to his grandfather, who had gone there to work.
21-year-old woman extricated from 540-foot borewell after 33 hours dies in Kutch
January 08, 2025 12:46 am
The police have registered an Accidental Death (AD) report in connection with the matter and are probing how she fell into the borewell.
Karnataka’s new law to prevent borewell deaths: what it says, why it is needed
December 18, 2024 3:19 pm
The law introduces stringent penalties for improperly closing borewells
Toddler who fell into open borewell in Telangana dies
May 28, 2020 9:47 am
The boy had accidentally slipped into the 120- feet open borewell at around 5 pm on Wednesday in an agricultural field located in Papannapet mandal of Medak district when he was walking with his grandfather and father.
Madras High Court raps Tamil Nadu govt after death of Sujith in borewell
October 30, 2019 9:41 am
When the plea was taken up, the bench orally observed whether the government needs a "dead body" for implementation of each and every rule.
Rajasthan: 3-year-old girl who fell into borewell saved
October 06, 2015 12:26 am
A three-year-old girl fell into an open borewell while playing outside her house in Dausa district of Rajasthan.
Rajasthan: 3-year-old falls into open borewell near her house
October 05, 2015 11:14 am
The NDRF and the Army were called in, and rescue efforts were on till late evening.
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