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    "headline": "169 killed in building collapses in capital in five years",
    "summary": "In the past five years, 169 people have died in building collapses in Delhi, while nearly 8,000 fatalities have been reported across India due to similar incidents. Recent accidents include a building collapse during demolition in the capital that caused two deaths and two injuries, highlighting ongoing safety concerns in urban construction.",
    "articleBody": "In the past five years, 169 people have died in building collapses in the national capital, with nearly 8,000 fatalities reported across India. These figures highlight ongoing safety concerns in urban construction, officials said.\n\nThe data on deaths due to building collapses was first reported by an official source. The incidents continue to cause casualties, with recent accidents including two deaths and two injuries after a building under demolition collapsed. Other accidents in the region have also resulted in fatalities, such as two bike riders killed and one injured in Kochi, and two seriously injured in a road accident in Varkala. Karnataka reported seven deaths in two separate accidents, including four from one family.\nयह भी पढ़ें\nKarnataka to Open Government Doors for Startups\nIndia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement May Come Into Effect Next Month\nAdani Group's Business Growing Even in Non-BJP Ruled States\nKarnataka students kept in cowshed for five years, moved after videos",
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