Pune: The residents of More Wasti in Chikhali received a rude shock yesterday when they woke up in the morning to find 30 four-wheelers parked around their homes damaged. The police think the unidentified people who went on the rampage in the wee hours smashed vehicle windscreens with stones and hockey sticks. They suspect it to be the handiwork of some youths in an inebriated condition who were just looking...
12:56 PM, Jul 04, 2012
New York: A US judge's recommendation that an Indian diplomat and her husband, accused of "slavery" by their Indian maid should pay nearly $1.5 million as damages is likely to become the final ruling of the court as no objection has been filed in the case till now. US Magistrate Judge Frank Maas had said in a February 22 recommendation filed with Judge Victor Marrero of the US District Court...
06:34 PM, Mar 08, 2012
Lucknow: An investigation has revealed that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) of nine constituencies in Lucknow were damaged during their storage in a government strong house, where huge amount of water seeped through from an overhead tank. A team led by the District Magistrate visited the site and assured that there was no damage to the EVMs. Said Anil Sagar, DM, "Yes, there is a seepage from the overhead tank, but...
11:39 AM, Feb 26, 2012
Cuddalore (TN): Shrewd operators in cyclone Thane devastated Cuddalore district have cashed in on people's woes to make money, asking for exorbitant rates to bring in generators to fill water tanks and steeply charging to charge mobile phones. "It's very difficult to get generators to fill water tanks. Generator suppliers charge Rs 300 to Rs 500 to give them to us. They bring along a generator that makes your pump...
11:27 PM, Jan 02, 2012
Chennai: DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi will on Wednesday tour the state's districts devastated by Cyclone Thane, the party said Monday. Former party legislator T Velmurugan has, meanwhile, demanded the army to be called in to carry out for relief and rehabilitation. In a statement issued in Chennai, the DMK said Karunanidhi will visit the Cuddalore, Thiruvarur and Villupuram districts that were affected by Cyclone...
11:11 PM, Jan 02, 2012
Chennai: Tamil Nadu welcomed 2012 with celebrations but it was a dark new year for people in Cyclone Thane-hit Cuddalore and Chidambaram districts as there was no power supply. The cyclone has killed 46 people in south India. A sizeable crowd assembled at the Marina and the Besant Nagar beaches here and flew balloons to celebrate the new year. People greeted strangers on roads and in some localities crackers were...
11:54 AM, Jan 01, 2012
Chennai: Relief operations were launched on war-footing to bring back normalcy in cyclone Thane battered Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district and the adjacent Puducherry, as the toll caused by the severe storm mounted to 42 on Saturday. As the administrative machinery was put in top gear, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said nine more people have died in rain related incidents, taking the toll to 42, following the severe cyclonic storm that crossed...
05:47 PM, Dec 31, 2011
Cuddalore (TN)/Puducherry: Relief operations were in full swing in cyclone Thane battered Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry where life started limping back to normalcy on Saturday. The severe cyclonic storm that crossed Tamil Nadu coast on Friday leaving a trail of destruction and claiming 33 lives in rain-related incidents has left about 20,000 people in relief camps in Cuddalore district. Parts of Cuddalore district wore...
04:21 PM, Dec 31, 2011
Chennai: It was business as usual at the Kalpakkam atomic power plants, around 80 km from Chennai, even as cyclone Thane lashed the coastal districts affecting normal life on Friday. The two power plants of Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) located on the Kalpakkam coast were generating power as usual, though necessary precautions against the cyclone have been taken, said a senior official. "Both the units are generating 150 MW...
05:08 PM, Dec 30, 2011
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday ordered the release of Rs 150 crore towards relief and reconstruction of damaged infrastructure in the state due to cyclone 'Thane' that crossed the state coast in the morning. In a statement issued in Chennai, Jayalalithaa said, "I have ordered the immediate release of Rs 150 crore towards relief and restoration of infrastructure damaged by the cyclone. Further, district collectors, department...
04:53 PM, Dec 30, 2011
London: It's often said that drinking wine is good for your heart and provide other health benefits. Now, add one more to the list - it could protect you from sunburn, says a new study. Researchers from the University of Barcelona and the Spanish National Research Council have carried out the study and found that grapes - the main ingredient of wine " contain a chemical, called flavonoids, which can...
01:43 PM, Aug 01, 2011
Bhopal: In Jabalpur, unseasonal rains have led to the damage of thousands of tonnes freshly procured wheat which were lying in the open. Procurement officials say that the wheat could not be stored because of lack of storage space. No one is willing to take accountability for the mess-up with the State government passing the buck blaming the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for the damage. The Madhya Pradesh government ...
04:32 PM, May 26, 2011
Bhopal: In Jabalpur, unseasonal rains have led to the damage of thousands of tonnes freshly procured wheat which were lying in the open. Procurement officials say that the wheat could not be stored because of lack of storage space. No one is willing to take accountability for the mess-up with the State government passing the buck blaming the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for the damage. The Madhya Pradesh government...
04:32 PM, May 26, 2011
New Delhi: Over the past few weeks CNN-IBN has been showing how the government has turned a blind eye to lakhs of tonnes of foodgrain which have been left to rot in the open. After Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh, now wastage is being reported from the national capital, New Delhi, as well. Delhi's Narela Mandi, which is around 30 kms from Parliament, has one lakh sacks of wheat which ...
08:56 AM, May 23, 2011
New Delhi: Over the past few weeks CNN-IBN has been showing how the government has turned a blind eye to lakhs of tonnes of foodgrain which have been left to rot in the open. After Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh, now wastage is being reported from the national capital, New Delhi, as well. Delhi's Narela Mandi, which is around 30 kms from Parliament, has one lakh sacks of wheat which...
08:56 AM, May 23, 2011
Sindu, who turned citizen journalist explains the irreparable damage the chemical, Endosulfan, has already caused on her son. ...
09:39 PM, Apr 25, 2011
Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh: A central team will arrive in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on February 8 and 9 to assess the damage caused to crops and property due to rains. The District Joint Collector K Sasidhar said the inter-ministerial team is visiting for the second time to assess the damage suffered on account of the November and December rains. The team will arrive in Kakinada on February 8...
01:50 PM, Feb 05, 2011
Washington: Scientists have issued a stark warning about smoking - it begins to damage your genes within mere minutes and not years after it reaches your lungs. Their report is the first study to detail the way certain substances in tobacco cause DNA damage linked to cancer, reports the journal Research in Toxicology. University of Minnesota's Stephen S Hecht, professor in medicinal chemistry, who conducted the study, and his colleagues...
04:26 PM, Jan 16, 2011
