Category: Disaster

Taiwan reports sharp increase in drug crime

Taipei, Aug 30 (IANS) A total of 51,000 drug-related cases were reported in Taiwan from January to July this year…

9 years ago

MP rains, flood damage at Rs 1,067 crore

Bhopal, Aug 30 (IANS) Heavy rains and flooding in Madhya Pradesh have caused massive damage to property and crops, estimated…

9 years ago

North Korea executes two officials by anti-aircraft gun

Pyongyang, Aug 30 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has had two senior bureaucrats executed by anti-aircraft gun, media reports…

9 years ago

Delhi court grants bail to bureaucrat held for graft

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to former senior Corporate Affairs Ministry officer B.K.…

9 years ago

Second suspect arrested for hacking Sri Lankan President’s website

Colombo, Aug 30 (IANS) Sri Lankan police on Tuesday arrested a second suspect for allegedly hacking into the president's official…

9 years ago

Nonagenarian threatens ‘jal samadhi’, seeking liquor ban in UP

Agra, Aug 30 (IANS) A 98-year-old former freedom fighter has threatened to end his life by 'jal samadhi' on Gandhi…

9 years ago

Over 35,000 killed on US roads in 2015

Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) As many as 35,092 persons were killed in car crashes in the US in 2015, with…

9 years ago

A Alert PM saves media lensmen from big mishap

Sanosara (Jamnagar), Aug 30 (IANS) The alertness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of a water project near…

9 years ago

US tourist robbed of $40,000 in Australia

Sydney, Aug 30 (IANS) An American tourist who came to Queensland to buy a boat has been robbed of the…

9 years ago

Gangotri landslide:Priest saved from debris

Dehradun, Aug 30 (IANS) The priest of the Gangnani Garmkund temple, who was trapped under the debris during a landslide…

9 years ago

Briton dies after brutal attack in Australia

Sydney, Aug 30 (IANS) A British backpacker who was brutally attacked while trying to save the life of another traveller…

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Bangladesh SC upholds war criminal’s death penalty

Dhaka, Aug 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday upheld the death penalty for condemned war criminal Mir…

9 years ago

Land acquisition protests gain momentum in Jharkhand

Ranchi, Aug 30 (IANS) Protests against land acquisition for industries are gaining momentum in Jharkhand and a police firing in…

9 years ago

Teen arrested for hacking Sri Lankan’s President’s website

Colombo, Aug 30 (IANS) A 17-year-old student was arrested for allegedly hacking President Maithripala Sirisena's official website last week calling…

9 years ago

Sub-inspector dies in Telangana as revolver goes off

Hyderabad, Aug 30 (IANS) A sub-inspector died when his revolver apparently went off accidentally in Telangana's Adilabad district on Tuesday,…

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Rains trigger landslide on Gangotri highway in Uttarakhand

Dehradun, Aug 30 (IANS) More than five dozen people were stranded and the priest of a famous temple was trapped…

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Philippines stops issuing haj passports to Muslim pilgrims

Manila, Aug 30 (IANS) The Philippines has stopped issuing haj passports for Muslim pilgrims after detention of over 170 Indonesians…

9 years ago

One killed at Chinese embassy blast in Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek, Aug 30 (IANS) At least one person was killed and three others were injured on Tuesday when a powerful…

9 years ago

Sex racket busted in Delhi, eight booked

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Eight people including a couple was arrested by in Delhi for human trafficking, police said…

9 years ago

Five of family die in suspected murder-suicide in Ireland

Dublin, Aug 30 (IANS) Five members of a family, including three boys, were found dead at a house in Ireland…

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