TIRUMALA: A minor fire sparked on Wednesday night near the Elephant Arch and Narasimha Swamy temple on the ghat road that winds down to Tirupati, spread rapidly to engulf nearly 500 acres of of forest land and resulted in a traffic jam on the road.The fire raged throughout the night and, by Thursday morning, intensified and spread to both sides of the ghat road. The billowing smoke decreased the visibility...
09:03 AM, Apr 20, 2012
Srinagar: A forest fire broke out in parts of Dachigam National Park in Jammu and Kashmir, home of endangered Kashmir Stag (Hangul), at Harwan in the outskirts of Srinagar on Friday. Fire tenders have rushed to the forest area to douse the blaze, a police spokesman said, adding further details were awaited. The endangered Kashmir Stags have diminished from thousands in early 20th century to just 218 now. ...
03:23 PM, Mar 23, 2012
400 hectares of land was affected in Mityana, part of Gir Wildlife Sanctuary. ...
06:17 PM, Feb 18, 2009
Winds of up to 190 km an hour paralysed southwest France. ...
03:59 PM, Jan 25, 2009
London: Australian spin legend Shane Warne has reportedly been dating married British actress Liz Hurley and the two were spotted cosying up at various hotels here. British tabloid News of the World reported Hurley, who wed Indian textile tycoon Arun Nayar in 2007, spent two nights with the former Aussie leg-spinner in his London hotel suite this week. Australian paper Herald Sun on Sunday claimed that the secret lovers were...
11:10 PM, Nov 15, 2007
Bangalore: Two years after making his debut against Australia at Nagpur, Indian opener Murali Vijay brought up his first Test hundred against the same opponents on day three of the second Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Monday. Murali, who was picked for the playing XI in place of an injured Gautam Gambhir, made the most of the opportunity with Sachin Tendulkar guiding him from the other end. This ...
11:44 AM, Oct 23, 2007
The front of one fire on Sunday reached Ancient Olympia in southern Greece. ...
11:08 AM, Aug 27, 2007
Climatologists worried that forest fires worsen global warming now say that they have a regional cooling effect. ...
04:48 PM, Nov 17, 2006
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