Minor earthquake shakes North East, no casualty
Shillong, Sep 11: A moderate intensity earthquake shook parts of North-East on Saturday, Sep 11 and no casualty or damage to property has occurred.An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter Scale was felt in Assam- Meghalaya region, Central Seismological Observatory said......
5.3-magnitude quake rattles NZ's Hawke Bay
Wellington, Sep 9: Days after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake ravaged Christchurch, a sizeable 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit Hawke's Bay in New Zealand on Thursday, Sep 9.The quake hit 10 km south-east of Porangahau at a depth of 20 km at 4:18 pm.....
World Ozone Day: CII conducts national seminar
New Delhi, Sep 16: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration with EME Directorate, Integrated Head Quarters of MOD (Army), organised a National Seminar on Management of Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS) in Armed Forces. The seminar was conducted to commemorate.....
Half chief justices are corrupt: Ex law minister
New Delhi, Sep 16: At least half of the chief justices of Indian were corrupt, claimed former Union law minister Shanti Bhushan on Thursday, Sep 16. He made this claim in an application filed before the Supreme CourtBhusan had written an.....
Pranab likely to head all party delegation to JK
New Delhi, Sep 17: Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee likely to lead the all party delegation, which will visit Jammu Kashmir on Monday, Sep 20.After the core party meeting with Congress President, Sonia Gandhi on Friday, Sep 17, Congress party sources stated.....
Violence in Kashmir continues, 2 killed, 8 injured
Srinagar, Sep 17: The violence in Kashmir continues to be grim on Friday, Sep 17, that has killed two persons and injured eight despite curfew for the sixth consecutive day.The incident occurred when security forces allegedly opened fire to quell stone-pelting.....
Tsunami warning after Indonesia hit by quake
Jakarta, Feb 20: Indonesia issued a tsunami warning today after a strong earthquake struck off the Moluccas islands in the country's east.The magnitude 6.6 quake occurred at 3.04 pm (1334 IST) with the epicentre 45 km southwest of Labuha in North Maluku province, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said in a telephone text message.It had the potential to cause a tsunami, it added. The US Geological Survey separately put the earthquake at 6.5 magnitude and at.....
China quake experts all shook up by zoo animals
Beijing, May 22: A Chinese zoo is monitoring its animals extra carefully to study how their behaviour predicts earthquakes, the China Daily said today. Guangzhou Zoo, in the southern province of Guangdong, had set up observation points near peacocks, frogs, snakes, turtles, deer and squirrels to monitor and record their behaviour for the city's seismology office. ''We have found many animals behave oddly before an earthquake,'' the newspaper quoted experts as saying. ''Hibernating.....
Tsunami warning after Indonesia hit by quake
Jakarta, Feb 20: Indonesia issued a tsunami warning today after a strong earthquake struck off the Moluccas islands in the country's east.The magnitude 6.6 quake occurred at 3.04 pm (1334 IST) with the epicentre 45 km southwest of Labuha in North Maluku province, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said in a telephone text message.It had the potential to cause a tsunami, it added. The US Geological Survey separately put the earthquake at 6.5 magnitude and at.....
China quake experts all shook up by zoo animals
Beijing, May 22: A Chinese zoo is monitoring its animals extra carefully to study how their behaviour predicts earthquakes, the China Daily said today. Guangzhou Zoo, in the southern province of Guangdong, had set up observation points near peacocks, frogs, snakes, turtles, deer and squirrels to monitor and record their behaviour for the city's seismology office. ''We have found many animals behave oddly before an earthquake,'' the newspaper quoted experts as saying. ''Hibernating.....
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