Ecuador quake toll rises to 272
(160418) — QUITO, April 18, 2016 (Xinhua) — Humanitarian aid collected by Venezuelans living in Ecuador are seen in a collection center in Quito, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016. The number of victims of a…
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Curfew re-imposed in Handwara after violence
Srinagar, April 18 (IANS) Authorities on Monday re-imposed curfew soon after fresh protests erupted during curfew relaxation in the tense town of Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir. The curfew was to be relaxed from 8…
Ecuador quake toll rises to 246, heighten relief efforts
Quito, April 18 (IANS) The toll in the deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Ecuador on Saturday evening, rose to 246 on Monday, with authorities heightening relief efforts and activating all resources to cope with the…
Mobile internet services restored in Kashmir Valley
Kupwara: Security personnel deployed in Natnoosa area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara on April 15, 2016. At least five people were injured when security forces allegedly opened fire on an angry mob protesting the deaths…
Ecuador quake: Toll rises to 246
QUITO, April 16, 2017 (Xinhua) — Debris of a house are seen after an earthquake in Quito, Ecuador, on April 16, 2016. The number of victims of the earthquake that struck off the coast of…
30 killed after bus fells into gorge in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 18 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed and eight injured when a bus carrying over 40 artistes of an opera team fell down a 300-feet gorge in Odisha’s Deogarh district on Sunday…
In Taj City, man shoots fiancee, kills himself
Agra, April 18 (IANS) A man here on Sunday shot dead his fiancee, who had refused to marry him, before turning the gun on himself, police said. Rukhsar, 23, was shot dead by Nadeem, 25,…
25 killed as bus falls into gorge in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 17 (IANS) At least 25 people were killed when a bus carrying over 40 artistes of an opera team fell down a 300-feet gorge in Odisha’s Deogarh district on Sunday evening, police said….
233 killed in Ecuador quake
(160417) — GUAYAQUIL(ECUADOR), April 17, 2016 (Xinhua) — People try to rescue a victim trapped in a vehicle crushed by a bridge after an earthquake in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 16, 2016. The number of…
Man arrested for killing wife, chopping her body
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A 40-year-old cook has been arrested on charges of strangulating his wife and then chopping her body into several parts, a police official said on Sunday. The incident is attributed…
EC files two FIRs against Trinamool’s Mondal
Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal. (File Photo: IANS) Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) The Election Commission on Sunday lodged two FIRs against Trinamool strongman and Birbhum district chief Anubrata Mondal for violating statutory orders and the…
Violence in Gujarat town: Curfew imposed, internet services cut
Ahmedabad, April 17 (IANS) Curfew was imposed and the Border Security Force (BSF) was deployed in Mehsana town in Gujarat on Sunday after pro-reservation Patidars (Patels) turned violent, leading to arson and clashes with police….
Kidnapped baby rescued, three held in Delhi
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A four-month-old girl child, allegedly abducted by her maternal uncle, has been rescued and three people arrested in this connection, a Delhi Police official said on Sunday. “We rescued the…
Curfew in Gujarat town, Patel protest turns violent
Mehsana: The president of Sardar Patel Group (SPG) Laljibhai Patel after getting injured during “Jail Bharo Andolan” in Mehsana of Gujarat on April 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Ahmedabad, April 17 (IANS) Curfew was imposed in…
Manipur drivers launch strike against colleague’s arrest
Imphal, April 17 (IANS) Drivers of inter-state public transport vans in Manipur launched an indefinite strike from midnight of Saturday, accusing Nagaland Police of arresting a fellow driver on April 12 without any reason. The…
Three hurt as Lucknow Metro slab collapses
Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) Three people were injured, one critically, on Sunday when a concrete slab being laid on the Lucknow Metro rail route here collapsed, police said. The accident took place at Sujanpura near…
Five of Andhra family killed in road accident in Bihar
Patna, April 17 (IANS) Five members of a family from Andhra Pradesh, including two women, were killed on Sunday when their vehicle rammed into a truck in Bihar’s Kaimur district, police said. All those killed…
Disaster hit Kerala temple opens
Kerala (Kollam): The Paravur Puttingal temple where 96 people lost their lives following an accident caused by a firework display on April 10, 2016 in Kollam district of Kerala, about 60 km from state capital…
Japan quake toll rises to 41
(160416) — KUMAMOTO, April 16, 2016 (Xinhua) — Buildings are destroyed by the earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan, April 16, 2016. At least 22 people have been confirmed dead after a 7.3-magnitude…
Massive quake kills 77 in Ecuador
Quito, April 17 (IANS) A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador, killing 77 people and injuring nearly 600, the authorities said on Sunday. Vice President Jorge Glas said the quake hit at 6.58 p.m. on…