SMS Hospital Trauma Centre In-charge Dr Anurag Dhakad said the blaze originated from a suspected short circuit in the trauma ICU on the hospital’s second floor.

Six critical patients were killed in a fire at the trauma centre of the state-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur late Sunday night, officials stated.

Cuttack city faces curfew and internet suspension after fresh violence erupted during Durga idol immersion, injuring police and civilians. Chief Minister Majhi appealed for calm, promising strict action against miscreants. Authorities imposed a 36-hour curfew and internet ban following a stone-pelting bike rally that injured 25. Tensions remain high as VHP calls for a bandh.