Category: Disaster

Russian maestro Gergiev’s orchestra performs in war-ravaged Palmyra

Damascus, May 5 (IANS) Renowned conductor Valery Gergiev led a concert in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra to support…

10 years ago

After Agusta, Pilatus deal may come under scanner

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Even as the political heat generated by the AgustaWestland chopper deal is yet to die…

10 years ago

Before rape, Goa MLA ‘bought’ minor girl for Rs.50 lakh

Panaji, May 5 (IANS) Goa's former education minister and an unattached legislator Atanasio Monserrate, who was arrested by the state…

10 years ago

Court accepts CBI closure report of 2010 CWG lawn bowl case

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A Delhi court has accepted the CBI closure report in a case of alleged irregularities…

10 years ago

Special Commissioner Sudhir Yadav is new Tihar Jail DG

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Special Police Commissioner Sudhir Yadav has been appointed the director general of the Tihar Central…

10 years ago

Seven killed as tents collapse in Ujjain Ardh Kumbh

Ujjain, May 5 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and nearly 50 injured at the Ardh Kumbh Mela here…

10 years ago

Andheri double-murder that shook Mumbai’s middle-class ethos

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) It was a pleasant Thursday of October 20, 2011, when a happy and…

10 years ago

Kerala police closing in on murderer of Jisha

Perumbavoor (Kerala) May 5 (IANS) Even as the rape and murder of a Dalit law student continued to rock the…

10 years ago

Case against BJP MP in UP; says framed

Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) A case was registered against BJP's Lok Sabha member Sachidanand Hari Sakshi, better known as Sakshi…

10 years ago

18 killed in Chhattisgarh bus accident

Raipur, May 5 (IANS) Eighteen people were killed and 45 sustained injuries after the driver of the bus in which…

10 years ago

Modi anguished over Kumbh tragedy

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he was anguished over the "loss of lives"…

10 years ago

Singer Mika Singh gets bail in assault case

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Bollywood and Punjabi singer Mika Singh, accused in an assault case, was on Thursday granted…

10 years ago

Hearing on BSP MP’s bail plea deferred for third time

Ghaziabad, May 5 (IANS) The hearing on bail plea of the BSP's Rajya Sabha member Narendra Kashyap, who was arrested…

10 years ago

Woman kills 4 daughters in Pakistan

Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) A Pakistani woman killed her four daughters and then attempted suicide on Thursday in Balochistan. Maryam…

10 years ago

Woman dies at Ujjain Ardh Kumbh

Ujjain, May 5 (IANS) A woman was killed when winds and heavy rains destroyed temporary structures built here at the…

10 years ago

CBI summons Harish Rawat for questioning in corruption

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday summoned ousted Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat to Delhi for questioning…

10 years ago

Pakistan girl strangulated, burnt for helping friend elope

Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) Pakistani police on Thursday said they have arrested 14 suspects who strangulated a local girl and…

10 years ago

One dead at Ujjain Ardh Kumbh

Ujjain, May 5 (IANS) At least one person was killed when wind and heavy rains destroyed temporary structures here during…

10 years ago

Shutdown hits Manipur

Imphal, May 5 (IANS) A 48-hour general strike called to demand justice for a man found hanging on April 26…

10 years ago

BJP forms panel over atrocities on Dalit women in Kerala

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah has set up a three-member committee to look into the incidents…

10 years ago



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