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Fire breaks out at Priya Cinema in Kolkata, no casualty
A fire broke out today at the Priya cinema hall in the Deshapriyo Park area here during a late night show, fire brigade officials said. The audience made a hasty exit after the smoke filled the auditorium at around 10:15 pm, shortly before the show was to end, they said. There is no report of any casualty, the officials said, adding that five fire tenders were pressed into service. Four members of the cinema hall's owner's family and a staff were trapped on the roof. They were evacuated by fire brigade personnel, sources said. Fire-fighters gave them oxygen masks as they were been brought down by the stairs, they said. West Bengal Fire Services Minister Sovan Chatterjee and senior fire brigade officials are at the spot. Chatterjee said all those trapped on the roof were evacuated safely. The sources suspected that the fire was caused by a short circuit. The minister said all angles, including the possibility of the fire originating from a ground floor restaurant, would be ...
Indonesia quake kills at least 37, injures dozens: official
A major earthquake on the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok killed at least 37 people and injured dozens, officials said today, damaging homes and triggering panic among tourists and locals. The powerful quake was also felt on the neighbouring island of Bali, one of Indonesia's most popular attractions, where people ran onto the streets in terror. The shallow seven-magnitude tremor struck just 10 kilometres (six miles) underground, according to the US Geological Survey, followed by further secondary quakes and nearly two dozen aftershocks. It was the second quake to hit Lombok, whose beaches and hiking trails draw holidaymakers from around the world, in a week. Rescue officials said much of the damage had hit Lombok's main city of Mataram. Agung Pramuja, a senior official with the Mataram search and rescue agency, told AFP the death toll had climbed to 37. Residents of the city described a strong jolt that sent people scrambling to get out of buildings. "Everyone immediately ran out
3 people killed in Indonesia earthquake
At least three people have been reported dead in the earthquake that struck Lombok island of Indonesia on Sunday.According to Washington Post, Najmul Akhyar, district chief of North Lombok confirmed that at least three people died due to the quake.The earthquake, measuring 7 magnitude on the Richter Scale hit Indonesia and also triggered a tsunami warning.Last week an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale rattled eastern Indonesia.Indonesia is vulnerable to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions as it is located in the Ring of Fire, an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
9 killed in Nepal landslide
At least nine people died while four children went missing after a landslide buried two houses in Jajarkot district of Western Nepal on Sunday."We were able to recue one person alive. His name is Lal Bahadur Lohar but his wife and two children succumbed to their injuries by the time we found them," Chief District Officer Lalit Kumar Basnet told ANI over phone.As per information, Lohar and his family were living in the house on rent, which was located on the road leading to Pani Naula from Thanti Bazar. Besides Lohar's family, the house owner Tirtha Raj Bohara's daughter and five other people were killed in the incident."The death toll is nine as of now and we have halted the search and rescue for now as it is dark here. A total of two houses were swept by the landslide," Basnet added."Other four children between the age group of 1-13 years are missing after the landslide swept away another house in the same area. The house belongs to Gopal Sunar," Basnet said.As many as 17 houses in ..
Indonesia quake kills at least 19, injures dozens: official
A major earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok today killed at least 19 people, injured dozens and damaged buildings, officials said. The seven-magnitude tremor struck just 10 kilometres underground, according to the US Geological Survey. It was followed by two light to moderate secondary quakes and nearly two dozen aftershocks. "The latest data we have 19 people are dead at Tanjung Hospital (North Lombok)," Agus Hendra Sanjaya, Mataram search and rescue spokesman, told AFP. Among the dead are a one-year-old and a 72-year-old, he said, adding that at least 52 people were injured. Officials issued a tsunami warning after the quake, but it was later cancelled. Seawater up to 13 centimetres deep poured into two villages, Dwikorita Karnawati, head of the agency for meteorology, climatology and geophysics, told local TV. The quake caused light damage as far away as the Javanese city of Bandung, some 955 kilometres from Mataram, but was felt strongly on the neighbouring resort island
Strong quake hits Indonesia's Lombok island; at least 3 dead
A strong earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok today, killing at least three people and shaking neighbouring Bali, one week after another quake on Lombok killed more than a dozen. The latest quake, which triggered a brief tsunami warning, damaged buildings as far away as Denpasar on Bali, including a department store and the airport terminal, where ceiling panels were shaken loose, authorities said. The quake, recorded at magnitude 7.0 by the US Geological Survey, struck early this evening at a depth of 10.5 kilometers in the northern part of Lombok. A tsunami warning was lifted after waves just 15 centimetres high were recorded in three villages, said the head of Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, Dwikorita Karnawati. Najmul Akhyar, district chief of North Lombok, told MetroTV that there was an electrical blackout so he was unable to assess the entire situation, but that at least three people had been killed. National Disaster Mitigation ..
One dead in Nashik house collapse
A 22-year-old man died and four others were injured today after an old house collapsed in the Old Nashik area, police said. The incident occurred around 1 PM in Tambat Lane area, a police official said. He said the three-storey house became unsteady in the morning, and portions of it started falling down. While the families residing in the structure came out after realising that the structure was crumbling, some of them rushed inside to collect essential materials, when the house collapsed, he said. Of the five persons, including a girl, pulled out from under the rubble, Karan Ghodke died while undergoing treatment at Nashik civil hospital, he said. The injured persons are identified as Sanjay Kale, Chetan Pawar, Kajal Kale and Samarth Kale. It is not known whether they belonged to the same family. Personnel of fire, police, district disaster management departments conducted the rescue operations at the spot. The location of the old house in a narrow lane and light ...
2 more die in Assam floods; toll reaches 45
Two more persons have died due to floods in Assam that have affected nearly 1.05 lakh people in five districts of the state, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said. According to the ASDMA, the two flood-related deaths occurred at Gogamukh revenue circle in Dhemaji district and Merapani sub-division in Golaghat district. With this, the total number of flood-related deaths across the state has risen to 45 this year. The ASDMA said over 1.04 lakh people are affected at present in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Darrang, Golaghat and Sivasagar districts. The number stood at 1.09 lakh in six districts till yesterday. Golaghat is the worst affected with over 93,000 people marooned. Around 6,000 people have been impacted in Lakhimpur. Currently, 145 villages are under water and 8,869 hectares of crop area has been damaged, it said. The authorities are operating 128 relief camps and distribution centres in two districts that are catering to 26,764 people at present, the ASDMA ...
Centre assures Nagaland all help
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today assured the Nagaland government of all possible help and said a Central team would be sent to the state to assess the damages caused by flood and landslides. The Union Minister of State for Home arrived here today to take stock of situation that Nagaland has been facing due to incessant rainfall, an official statement said. Rijiju along with Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio took off by chopper to undertake aerial survey of the flood and landslides affected areas but returned back to Dimapur due to bad weather conditions, they said. Rijiju said that an Inter-Ministerial team would be constituted and sent to Nagaland within a week's time to prepare correct projection of the financial requirement. "We will send the team to Nagaland and once they submit the report, relief would be released immediately," Rijuju said. Rio thanked Rijiju for showing his concern by personally visiting Nagaland and for assuring that Delhi has not forgotten ...
About 200 Indian pilgrims stranded in Nepal's due to bad weather
Around 200 Indians on their way back home after the Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage in Tibet are stranded in Nepal's Humla district due to bad weather, Indian Embassy said here today. There were around 150 people stranded in Simikot and 50 in Hilsa, near Nepal-Tibet border. Due to bad weather, it was impossible to immediately airlift the pilgrims from Hilsa and Simikot to Nepalgunj, a border city which is about four-hour drive from Lucknow, it said. "Indian Embassy is aware that about 200 pilgrims are stuck in Simikot due to bad weather & was in continuous touch with them and their family members," a statement from the Indian Embassy here said. "The Embassy representatives are taking all necessary action for the pilgrims well being," it said, adding that the situation is under control and all stranded pilgrims would be evacuated as soon as weather clears up. Last month, over 1,500 Indian pilgrims were stranded in the area due to bad weather. They were airlifted to safety on the ...
Landslide kills 9 including 7 children in Nepal
At least nine people, including seven children, were killed after a landslide swept away two houses in remote Jajarkot district in western Nepal today. A man in Thati Bazaar was rescued while his wife and three daughters were killed when their house was swept away, officials said. Three other people in another house were also swept away by the landslide in Nalgad municipality.
Rijiju, Nagaland CM fail to conduct aerial survey
Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Sunday could not conduct the aerial survey to assess the flood and landslides-hit areas in Nagaland where 10 people have been killed and lakhs affected due to inclement weather.
Punjab food safety officials carry out checks at railway stations for sub-standard perishable items
Food safety officials carried out checks at railway stations in Punjab early today for sub-standard perishable items, including 'khoya' and 'paneer', being pumped into the state from neighbouring states, a senior official said. K S Pannu, commissioner, Food Safety, said it was reported that sub-standard perishable items were being flooded into local markets from neighbouring states through early morning in-bound trains. "Meetings were held with railway authorities and they were sensitised on the issue. Special teams were sent to check prominent railway stations. Samples have been collected and forwarded to the state laboratory at Kharar," Pannu said. He said railway authorities were requested to inform the department before releasing the items to the concerned so that samples can be taken for quality test. Railway authorities have agreed to share the information, he said. Pannu said special barriers were also put up to check the entry of milk and milk products by road from ...
Guj: 10 killed, 38 injured in two separate accidents in Kutch
Ten persons were killed today in two separate accidents in Gujarat's Kutch district, over 800 kilometres from here, police said. In the first incident, four members of a family from Bhachau were killed when the van in which they were travelling hit a police bus near Adesar police check post in Kutch's Rapar taluka, an official said. Thirty-five others were injured in the incident which took place in the early hours today and the condition of 17 of them was serious, the official from Adesar police station added. The official said that the family was on its way to Suthar Nesdi village in Banaskantha. In another incident, six persons were killed and three others injured when the autorickshaw they were travelling in was hit by a speeding truck near Deshalpar village of Nakhtrana taluka, a Mankuwa police station official said. Three of them died on the spot while three others succumbed to their injuries at the government hospital in Bhuj, the official added. The deceased were
Magnitude 7 earthquake hits Indonesia
An earthquake measuring 7 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck Lombok island of Indonesia on Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).As per reports, the quake that had a depth of 10 km, triggered a tsunami warning.However, no casualties or injuries have been reported as yet.This comes a week after an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale rattled eastern Indonesia.Indonesia is vulnerable to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions as it is located in the Ring of Fire, an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
Plane with 20 onboard crashes in Swiss Alps
A small plane with 20 people onboard crashed in the Swiss Alps on Saturday, police said on Sunday. There was no report on casualties.
180 Indians on Mansarovar pilgrimage stranded in Nepal's Humla
Nearly 180 Indians on way back home from Mansarovar pilgrimage are stranded in Humla district in Nepal due to bad weather, official sources said on Sunday.
Himachal gets moderate to heavy rainfall
The hills of Himachal Pradesh continued to experience moderate to heavy rainfall on Sunday, causing landslides and blocking roads, while all the major rivers and their tributaries were gain in spate, officials said.
Up to 20 feared dead in WWII vintage plane crash in Switzerland
Up to 20 people are feared dead after a vintage World War II aircraft crashed into a Swiss mountainside, local reports said today. The Junker JU52 HB-HOT aircraft, built in Germany in 1939 and now a collectors item, belongs to JU-Air, a company with links to the Swiss air force, the ATS news agency reported. The Junker plane, which can carry up to 17 passengers and three crew, crashed into the Piz Segnas mountain in the east of the country yesterday, at an altitude of around 2,500 metres. According to German-language newspaper Blick, the plane was full for the flight, suggesting that up to 20 people may be dead. The flight had taken off from Ticino in the south of the country, Blick added, and had been due to land at the Duebendorf military airfield near Zurich on Saturday afternoon. The 20 Minutes newspaper quoted a witness who was on the mountainside at the time of the crash. "The plane turned 180 degrees to the south and fell to the ground like a stone," the witness said, adding ...
Old house crumbles in Nashik; two trapped
Two persons are feared trapped under the debris of a three-storey house which collapsed today in Old Nashik area, police said. Rescuers extricated four persons, including a girl, alive from under the rubble of the building, located in Tambat Lane this afternoon, a police official said. Personnel of fire, police, district disaster management departments are conducting rescue operations at the spot, he said. The old house is located in a narrow lane. Light showers hampered the work briefly, the official said. More details are awaited.