Guwahati, May 11 (IANS) Despite the torrential rains causing widespread waterlogging in Assam's Silchar, local BJP MLA Dipayan Chakraborty took the initiative to clear the accumulated garbage in the Longaikhal canal and blamed the "misrule by the previous Congress governments for the woes in the city".
Hyderabad, May 8 (IANS) Seven migrant workers, including a four-year-old child, were killed in a wall collapse in Greater Hyderabad following heavy rain, police said on Wednesday.
Imphal, May 5 (IANS) After a heat wave for over three weeks, heavy rains, accompanied by gusty winds and hail, lashed several parts of Manipur on Sunday, damaging a large number of houses and other buildings, vehicles and leaving trees and power poles uprooted, officials said.
Raigad (Maharashtra), May 3 (IANS) In a shocker, a private helicopter which was flying to pick up Shiv Sena Deputy Leader Sushma Andhare, suddenly crashed on landing, officials said here on Friday.
Jammu, April 27 (IANS) Over 350 people in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K’s) Ramban District abandoned their homes on Saturday after destruction of the houses due to land subsidence.
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Heavy rains and lightning caused havoc in different areas of Pakistan causing 71 deaths and injuries to 67 others since four days, an official told the media on Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A medium-intensity earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted the Andaman Islands region in the early hours of Wednesday.
Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) Four people were killed and three injured on Tuesday when a boat capsized in the Jhelum River in J&K’s Srinagar district.
Beijing/Taipei, April 3 (IANS) A 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien of Taiwan at 7:58 a.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) A massive fire broke out at a godown in outer Delhi’s Alipur area on Monday, a fire department official said, adding that so far no casualty has been reported.
