Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Andhra Pradesh Police on Thursday seized 50 petro bombs, stones, sickles and two sacks of broken liquor bottles from Pinnell village in Palnadu district, where post-poll violence on May 1 was reported, a The police officer said on Thursday.Superintendent of...
Palghar, A 60-year-old man died and four girls were injured in separate incidents.Officials said on Thursday that houses and gardens have also been damaged due to unseasonal rains in Maharashtra's Palghar district in the last two days.District Collector Govind Bodke and Disaster Management...
The accused, who is also the gang leader, was identified as Rafiq Sheikh, while his associates were identified as Shabed Ali Khan and Sheikh Maidul.Police officials said Shaikh alias Roka was wanted in 31 criminal cases registered in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.He had...
Thane: Two houses were damaged after a tree fell on them in Thane district of Maharashtra. Municipal officials gave this information on Wednesday.Yasin Tadvi, head of the disaster management cell of Thane Municipal Corporation, said that no one was injured in the incident which took place at...
Amaravati: TDP workers allegedly targeted the houses of people who had supported the ruling YSRCP in the recently concluded Lok Sabha and state assembly elections in a village in Andhra Pradesh's Palnad district, police said on Tuesday.He said that TDP workers raided Kothaganeshunipadu village...
Bhopal: Police have seized Rs 72 lakh in cash from the houses of a businessman and his acquaintance in Bhopal, officials said.This seizure has been done at the time of Model Code of Conduct implemented in Madhya Pradesh in view of the Lok Sabha elections.The businessman was involved in the...
New Delhi: The Delhi Municipal Corporation on Monday said it has so far collected a fine of over Rs 4.68 lakh from defaulters creating mosquito-borne conditions at their homes or construction sites.The MCD said in a statement on Monday that it sprayed pesticides in 1,77,22 houses at several...
It took only a few years for the 'inspired ecosystem' to turn a happy contented Kashmiri Pandit community into rootless, broken refugees. From a number of more than seven lakh in 1990, the community has only a few thousand left in the valley, the majority of whom are government employees living...
Dehradun: The Meteorological Department on Sunday issued an orange alert for five districts of Uttarakhand, warning of thunderstorms and hailstorm at isolated places.Strong winds with a speed of 40-50 km per hour are also expected in these districts, which include Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag...
KABUL [Afghanistan], Richard Bennett, the UN special envoy on human rights in Afghanistan, has called for immediate assistance for flood victims in the country, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported. On May 11, Bennett called recent flooding in Afghanistan, including Baghlan, a stark reminder...
Congress in Imphal, Manipur, has urged the Central government to sanction a minimum of Rs 200 crore for the people of the state affected by heavy rains and hailstorm and declare the disaster as a "national calamity".More than 15,400 houses and hectares of agricultural farms were damaged by the...
More than 480 houses were damaged in the rain and storm that lashed Shillong, Meghalaya, Disaster Management Minister Kirmen Shaila said on Monday.Shayla said 483 houses, two schools and a church were damaged in the disaster, which affected 949 people across the state.Rain accompanied by...
A large number of trees and electric poles were also uprooted due to heavy rain and hailstorm.The Chief Minister said that maximum 6,053 houses were damaged in Imphal West district, followed by 5,600 houses in Imphal East district, 1,17 in Bishnupur, 800 in Thoubal, 540 in Churachandpur, 292...
Imphal: Over 15,000 houses were damaged in the hailstorm that lashed Manipur on Sunday, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said.Addressing a press conference on Monday, Singh said that several vehicles were damaged in the disaster.Singh said, "Yesterday's hailstorm has caused huge damage in the...
The heavy rain was accompanied by strong winds and hailstorm, which caused damage to a large number of houses and other buildings including schools and vehicles, while trees and electric poles were uprooted.Chief Minister N. "Due to the prevailing weather conditions in the state, all schools...
Several houses were damaged and more than 400 people were affected as the storm lashed several villages in the exclusive Jaintia Hills area of Meghalaya, Shillong, accompanied by heavy rains. Officials gave this information on Monday.He said, IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in the...
Imphal, Manipur government has announced that all schools and colleges in the state will remain closed till Tuesday due to inclement weather. An official gave this information on Monday.One person died and two were injured as heavy rains and hailstorm lashed the state on Sunday, damaging...
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that all educational institutions in Manipur will remain closed on Monday (May 6) and Tuesday (May 7) due to intense rains. "Due to the prevailing weather conditions in the state, all schools and colleges will remain closed on May 6 and...
By Tanya Chugh Malda (West Bengal) [India] Birnagar, a small village near the banks of river Ganga in Malda, has lost most of its houses due to heavy rains and there is no dam or barrage on the river in this situation. Villagers told ANI that many people have lost their lives while many have...
Poonch/Jammu: The state investigation agency on Sunday pasted proclamation notices at the houses of two fugitives wanted in a narco-terrorism-related case in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said.A team of the State Investigation Agency (SIA) reached the houses of Mohammad Liaqat...