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  • Cracker powder used in Agra blast, motive unclear

    In Uttar Pradesh, the low-intensity blast at a private hospital in Agra was triggered by a mixture normally used in firecrackers. Police said that as per preliminary report of the Forensic Science Laboratories, Agra, use of potassium chloride, sulphur and charcoal were found in the explosives while six nine volt batteries and a crude Improvised […]

    Anti Terrorist Squad arrests an alleged ISI agent in UP

    In Uttar Pradesh, an alleged trained ISI agent has been arrested by the sleuths of Anti Terrorist Squad, ATS, of state police from Rail Bazar locality in Kanpur on Sunday. A police spokesperson told AIR Lucknow correspondent that he has been identified as Faizal Rehman from Ranchi in Jharkhand. Police said that his wife is […]

    National Disaster Rescue Force sent to Sikkim for rescue operations

    In emergency meeting of the high level crisis management committee in New Delhi late Sunday night, Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth said that the rescue operations had started in the affected areas. The Centre rushed four teams of National Disaster Rescue Force from New Delhi and another five from Kolkata to Sikkim. The teams comprise 40 […]

    Twenty killed in road accident

    Twenty people were killed when the bus in which they were travelling, collided with an iron-laden trailer near Bundu, about 50 km from Ranchi, police said on Monday. “The bus was going to Arah in Bihar from Jamshedpur when it collided with the trailer around 3.30 am, killing 13 people on the spot and seven […]

    Fifteen killed as powerful earthquake rocks Northeast India, Nepal

    A powerful earthquake with a 6.8 magnitude jolted Sikkim and several areas of northeast and neighbouring Nepal today leaving at least 15 persons dead and over 100 injured besides causing extensive damage to several buildings. The epicentre of the quake – the biggest in two decades – was located at Mangan and Sakyong areas, over […]

    6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts north, east India

    Strong tremors were felt in parts of North and East India after an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude shook Sikkim on Sunday evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in Delhi that the quake occurred at 6.10 pm with its epicentre near Sikkim-Nepal border. Tremors were felt in Lucknow, Patna, Kolkata, New Delhi and the National […]

    BJP leaders continue to pour in at Modi’s fast venue

    Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s fast for peace, unity and harmony, under ‘Sadhbhavna Mission’ entered the second day on Sunday with several BJP leaders descending at the fast venue. Large number of people arrived at the fast venue at the Gujarat University Convention hall on Sunday morning from across the state. Among the BJP leaders […]

    Congress’ fast in Gujarat enters second day

    The counter fast of Gujarat Congress leaders Shankersinh Vaghela and Arjun Modhvadia against Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s 72-hour ‘Sadbhavana Mission’, entered the second day on Sunday. The Congress leaders, who have dubbed Modi’s fast as “five star” for being held in an air-conditioned hall, are observing their fast on the footpath in front of Sabarmati […]

    Prime Minister concerned over floods in Orissa

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was concerned about the Orissa floods and a Central team will visit the affected areas shortly for assessment of damage caused by the deluge. Union Minister of State for Agriculture Harish Rawat told reporters in Bhubaneswar that he was visiting flood-hit areas in the state on the instructions of the Prime […]

    Agra blast: 4 detained for questioning

    UP Police and ATS will question four people who have been detained in connection with Saturday’s blast at a hospital in Agra, security at the Taj Mahal and other places was increased in the city after the explosion. At least four people were injured in a low-intensity explosion on Saturday at a private hospital, less […]