Imphal, March 5 (IANS) Two consecutive earthquakes, including one of 5.7 magnitude, jolted several Manipur districts and adjoining northeastern states, officials said. According to the Disaster Management officials, there has been no immediate report of loss of life or damage to property due to the two earthquakes. The moderate tremor of 5.7 magnitudes struck eastern … Read more
Srinagar, Mar 5: An avalanche struck the Sonamarg tourist resort in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The avalanche occurred in Sarbal village, the last inhabited area of the Kashmir Valley, they added. No loss of life or damage has been reported so far. However, the incident triggered panic among residents in the area.
Imphal, March 5 (IANS) A mild quake, measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, shook eastern Manipur’s mountainous Kamjong district and adjoining areas on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Manipur Disaster Management Department officials in Imphal said that the quake shook the district, which abuts the Ukhrul, Tengnoupal, Imphal East, and Imphal West districts and also shares … Read more
Srinagar, Mar 5: Militants hurled a grenade at a police post in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, but there was no damage to property or loss of life in the incident, police said on Wednesday. “A blast was heard from the rear side of the police post at Old Town in Baramulla around 9:20 pm … Read more
Aizawl, March 2 (IANS) A mild quake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale, jolted western Mizoram’s mountainous Mamit district and adjoining areas on Sunday, officials said. According to a Disaster Management official of the Mizoram government, the quake shook the hilly Mamit district, which shares a border with Bangladesh and Tripura. The official said that … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Strong earthquake tremors shook the Delhi-NCR region in the early hours of Monday, creating panic among residents. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the tremors, registering a magnitude of 4.0, were felt around 5:36 a.m. and had a depth of 5 kilometres. The earthquake struck at a latitude … Read more
Jammu, Feb 13 (IANS) Defence sources said on Thursday that the Pakistan Army suffered heavy casualties late Wednesday evening when the Indian Army retaliated to ceasefire violation on the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Following the unprovoked ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army, high alert has … Read more
Itanagar, Jan 24 (IANS) A major wildfire broke out near the Tawang Chu river in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lungla Sub-Division on Friday threatening villages but was largely contained so far due to a swift response by local authorities and Army personnel, an official said, adding there were no reports of injuries or casualties. A Forest Department … Read more