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August 8, 2010 2:49 PM

Police in Assam recovers major IED

In Assam, a major tragedy was averted with recovery of a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) at Haraputa in Gossaigaon subdivision of Kokrajhar district. According to police, the timer device, weighing five kilogrammes was recovered from a Bongaigaon-bound bus coming from Alipurduar. After re...

August 8, 2010 1:27 PM

Ships collide at Mumbai harbour, traffic suspended

Two Panamanian merchant ships collided yesterday off the Mumbai coast resulting in an oil spill from one of the vessels but no casualties were reported. Indian Coast Guard officials said, traffic at Mumbai harbour was suspended following the collision between the two ships as some containers from on...

August 8, 2010 1:20 PM

EC team to arrive in Patna

The Full Election Commission team headed by the Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi is coming to Patna this afternoon on a three days visit of Bihar to oversee election preparations for the assembly polls in the state. The team comprises Election commissioner V.S. Sampath and Deputy Election co...

August 8, 2010 1:18 PM

Heavy torrential rains & floods hit Naxal-hit Bastar district

In Chhattisgarh, about 10,000 people have been lodged in various relief camps in the flood ravaged Bastar district. The District Administration together with the support of the NGOs and the general public have been actively engaged in rescue and relief operations. Though there has been no rain in Ba...

August 8, 2010 10:14 AM

Heavy torrential rains & floods hit Naxal-hit Bastar district

In Chhattisgarh, flash floods caused by heavy torrential rains in Naxal-hit Bastar district has hit over 9,000 people in the region. Life is however, slowly returning to normal after the flood water receded from many areas. Water levels in the major rivers like the Indravati and the Narangi have com...

August 8, 2010 9:41 AM

Ships collide at Mumbai harbour, traffic suspended

Two Panamanian merchant ships collided yesterday off the Mumbai coast resulting in an oil spill from one of the vessels but no casualties were reported. Indian Coast Guard officials said, traffic at Mumbai harbour was suspended following the collision between the two ships as some containers from on...

August 7, 2010 9:10 PM

Goods train derailed near Fatehpur

A goods train derailed near Korastikalan station in Fatehpur district this evening has affected the running of several trains. The North Central Railway Chief PRO R D Vajpayee told AIR Allahabad correspondent that four bogies of a goods train derailed near Korastikalan station this evening.Passenger...

August 7, 2010 8:48 PM

Tamilnadu bans elephants blessing pilgrims

Tamilnadu Government has banned elephants blessing pilgrims in temples to help the jumbos. This follows a study, which revealed that most of these elephants were suffering from one or the other foot disease and rheumatoid arthiritis, standing for long hours. The study was carried out by Tamil Nadu V...

August 7, 2010 8:47 PM

Flash floods hit Orissa affecting over 40,000 people

In Orissa, flash floods hit Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Gajapati, and Balangir districts. About 40,000 people were affected as the sudden gush of water claimed one life in Malkangiri while another went missing at Nabaragpur.

August 7, 2010 7:28 PM

Heavy rains & floods hit naxal affected Bastar in Chhatisgarh

In Chhatisgarh, flash floods caused by heavy torrential rains in Naxal-hit Bastar district of Chhattisgarh has hit over 9,000 people in the region. Floods in several villages threw life out of gear and many highways in Bastar region have been cut off due to rains. Indravati and other adjoining river...

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