Category: Disaster

Trade in threatened species thriving on Facebook: Report

Kuala Lumpur, March 3 (IANS) The illegal trade in iconic and threatened animal species in Asia is growing unabated on…

9 years ago

Police impound assets from Italian businessman

Florence (Italy), March 3 (IANS/AKI) Police in the Italian city of Florence impounded assets worth more than 3 million euros…

9 years ago

Indefinite highway blockade cripples traffic in Manipur

Imphal, March 3 (IANS) An indefinite blockade of National Highway 102 linking Manipur capital Imphal with Myanmar crippled movement of…

9 years ago

Brazil government, mining company settle on dam disaster damages

Brasilia, March 3 (IANS) The Brazilian government and mining firm Samarco have signed a billion-dollar agreement providing indemnification for last…

9 years ago

Techie hacked to death in Secunderabad

Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) A software engineer was hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Secunderabad, the twin city of…

9 years ago

Arrested Facebook top executive freed in Brazil

London, March 3 (IANS) Diego Dzodan, Facebook's vice-president for Latin America who was arrested by Brazilian police for not complying…

9 years ago

Suspected MH370 debris to be transferred for inspection

Canberra, March 3 (IANS) Airplane debris suspected to be of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight found off the coast…

9 years ago

UP policeman suspended for third degree torture

Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) A police inspector in Uttar Pradesh has been suspended for torturing two men suspected of carrying…

9 years ago

5.8-magnitude aftershock hits Indonesia

Jakarta, March 3 (IANS) A shallow aftershock, measuring 5.8 magnitude, jolted West Sumatra in Indonesia on Thursday morning, the meteorology…

9 years ago

Jailed drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ desperate to be extradited, says lawyer

Mexico City, March 3 (IANS) Jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is no longer fighting extradition to the US…

9 years ago

‘Premature’ to relate found debris with Boeing 777: Mozambique

Maputo, March 3 (IANS) Mozambican aviation authorities on Wednesday confirmed the finding of a piece of an airplane off the…

9 years ago

Two held, murder conspiracy unearthed: UP police

Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday claimed to have cracked murder case of the Ritz restaurant's owner…

9 years ago

Man injured as Bengal police officer allegedly opens fires

Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) Enraged over bursting of crackers, a police officer in West Bengal's East Midnapore district allegedly opened…

9 years ago

JNU students welcome interim bail to Kanhaiya

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Students of Jawaharlal Nehru University erupted in joy on Wednesday at Parliament Street, soon after…

9 years ago

Woman held for smuggling Bangladeshi taka

Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) A woman has been apprehended from near the international border in West Bengal for allegedly smuggling…

9 years ago

Porter falls in crevasse in Siachen, body found

Jammu/New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The army on Wednesday recovered the body of a porter who died after slipping into…

9 years ago

Debris from missing MH370 found off Mozambique

Kuala Lumpur, March 2 (IANS) An object which could be debris from the missing plane MH370 was found off the…

9 years ago

Opposition ruckus over Irani, Chidambarams rocks parliament

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The issue of a privilege motion moved by the Congress against HRD Minister Smriti Irani…

9 years ago

Delhi government suspends PWD chief engineer

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Delhi government has suspended a Public Works Department chief engineer for alleged misuse of…

9 years ago

Fearing tsunami after quake, Indonesia evacuates people

Jakarta, March 2 (IANS) Indonesian authorities issued the tsunami warning in Padang, capital of West Sumatra province, following a major…

9 years ago



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