Bomb cyclone to hit US West Coast
San Francisco, Nov 19 (IANS) A powerful “bomb cyclone” fueled by a Category 5 atmospheric river is expected to explode across the West Coast of the US this week, threatening to unleash hurricane-force winds, catastrophic flooding, and massive snowfall in the mountains, Weather Nation TV reported. The intense mid-latitude storm is expected to hit Tuesday […]
Fireworks factory explosion near Naples kills three
Rome, Nov 19 (IANS) A powerful explosion at a fireworks factory near Italy’s southern city of Naples killed three people and left several others injured or missing. Rescue teams were combing through the rubble late into the night to locate survivors or additional victims, Xinhua news agency reported. Media reports said that the killed were […]
South African President calls for safe recovery of illegal miners trapped underground
Johannesburg, Nov 19 (IANS) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called for a peaceful resolution to the standoff at a disused mine shaft in Stilfontein town, North West Province, where thousands of illegal miners are trapped. In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa condemned illegal mining, highlighting its disastrous effects on communities and the country’s economy, and urged […]
Injured Anil Deshmukh likely to be discharged today; MVA fumes at attack
Nagpur/Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Former Nationalist Congress Party (SP)’s Home Minister Anil Deshmukh — who was injured in a stone-pelting incident — is likely to be discharged soon, a party leader said here on Tuesday. Deshmukh, 74, was proceeding home after attending an election meeting in Narkhed village of Katol Assembly constituency when the incident […]
TN Police intensify efforts to arrest absconding three in Armstrong murder case
Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Police have intensified efforts to apprehend Sambhav Senthil, the second accused in the murder of K. Armstrong, the state BSP chief who was killed on July 5. A Red Corner Notice has been issued to bring Senthil back to India, following confirmation that he is currently holed up […]
Wanted in over 50 cases, slain Maoist Vikram Gowda opposed govt’s reform efforts
Bengaluru, Nov 19 (IANS) Vikram Gowda, one of the most wanted Maoists killed in an encounter with the police, had more than 50 cases against him in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. He had always opposed the state government’s efforts to reform Maoists and bring them to the mainstream, said officials here on Tuesday. According […]
Vice President Dhankhar to interact with school students in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Nov 19 (IANS) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will be in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district on Wednesday where he will interact with students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kajra. Dhankhar will reach Jaipur by a special flight from Delhi from where he will fly to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kajra, by a special helicopter of the Indian Air […]
Indira Gandhi is inspiration for ‘people’s government’, says Telangana CM
Hyderabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy paid rich tributes to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary and said that she is the inspiration for “people’s government.” The Chief Minister recalled the services of the first and only woman Prime Minister of India, Bharat Ratna Indira Gandhi. He greeted […]
RG Kar case: Court to record statements of cops initially involved in probe
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) Recording of statements of the Kolkata Police personnel, who were engaged in the process of initial investigation in the ghastly rape and murder of a female junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, is slated to start from Tuesday at a special court in Kolkata. Sources aware […]
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to chair key cabinet meeting today
Patna, Nov 19 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is scheduled to chair a cabinet meeting on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat. This meeting is expected to address and approve several critical proposals from various departments. In the last cabinet meeting, held on November 14, the government reviewed and passed 38 […]
