Fire destroys Adidas factory in Gurgaon

September 26th, 2009 GURGAON - A family was held hostage by armed robbers for nearly two hours in their house here before the police came to their rescue and killed two of the criminals in a gunfight, an official said Saturday. The crime drama unfolded Friday night when one of the family members was overpowered by five armed men outside his house in Palam Vihar area of Gurgaon, adjacent to New Delhi, when he returned from work at around 9.30 p.m.

September 1st, 2009 Wildfire destroys 53 homes in LA CountyLOS ANGELES — Fire officials say a deadly wildfire that has blackened a wide swath of tinder-dry forest around Los Angeles has destroyed a total of 53 homes and threatens thousands more. The fire has scorched 164 square miles of brush since it broke out last Wednesday.

August 5th, 2009 Adidas Q2 net profit falls 93 percentFRANKFURT — Sportswear company Adidas AG said Wednesday that its second-quarter net profit fell 93 percent as currency effects and tough competition weighed on earnings. The Herzogenaurach, Germany-based company said net profit in the April-June period dropped to €9 million ($13 million) from €116 million in the second quarter of 2008, as sales dipped 3 percent to €2.46 billion from €2.52 billion.

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Four labourers were burnt to death Wednesday when the footwear factory they worked in was gutted in west Delhi, police said. Two men were working and five were sleeping in the factory in Sultanpur area at 4.30 a.m.

July 13th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana government Monday approved allocation of Rs.900 crore (Rs.9 billion) for metro rail-link project in the IT city of Gurgaon. The metro-link will connect Delhi's Sikanderpur station to national highway no.8 in Gurgaon.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The cabinet Thursday approved the transfer of 2,029 square metres of defence land to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for construction of its line to suburban Gurgaon. The transfer of defence land in Arjangarh near the Qutab Minar to the DMRC for the construction of Metro rail to Gurgaon has been approved," Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told reporters after a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

June 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - One person was killed and 12 others were injured when a fire broke out in a paint factory here Sunday, police said. The fire broke out after a boiler exploded in the paint factory in Okhla Phase II in south Delhi at 2 a.m.

June 4th, 2009 Fire destroys 60 of Ike-damaged Galveston condosGALVESTON, Texas — A fire has destroyed at least 60 condos in a Galveston, Texas, beachfront development that was being rebuilt after being damaged by Hurricane Ike. Fire Chief Mike Vaerla Sr.

June 3rd, 2009 NALAGARH - Five people, including two fire brigade personnel, died in a fire that broke out due to a suspected electric short-circuit in a factory in this Himachal Pradesh town Wednesday, police said. At least four workers of the factory, which manufactures air-conditions, were missing and a police officer feared that if they were trapped inside the premises they would be dead.

June 3rd, 2009 NALAGARH - Five people, including two fire brigade personnel, were killed in a fire that broke out in a factory in this Himachal Pradesh town Wednesday, police said. At least four workers of the factory, which made electrical appliances, were missing and a police officer feared that if they were trapped inside the premises they would be dead.

May 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 10 km stretch on the Mehrauli-Gurgaon road will be closed from midnight to 6 a.m. from Saturday till July 9 for Metro construction work, officials said.

May 6th, 2009 GURGAON - A Major fire on Wednesday destroyed property worth millions at a plastic factory in Gurgaon, but there were no casualties. The fire broke out in the morning hours at city's Bhurji Super-Tek Industries Limited, a company engaged in the production of injection moulds and moulding of plasting parts such as TV cabinets, AC cabinets, etc.

May 4th, 2009 GURGAON - A fast track court here Monday sentenced six maxi cab drivers to life imprisonment for having committed two murders in 2006 in Haryana's Gurgaon district. Fast Track Court Magistrate A.K.

January 28th, 2009 CHENNAI - Fast moving consumer goods major CavinKare Pvt Ltd has entered into the Rs.5-billion (Rs.500-crore) perfume and deodorant segment by marketing adidas brand products. The city-based company has tied up with beauty products maker Coty Inc.

January 13th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana State Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) is seeking bids to set up a recreation and leisure project in Gurgaon, an official said Wednesday. 'The project would be set up by private builders selected through international competitive bidding.