After the official Water and Sanitation Management Organisation (WASMO) portal stated that 7675 habitations suffer from high ground water fluoride levels, the organisation's chairman called it a "goof-up" and said that less than 400 habitations are affected. The official WASMO portal states that a recent habitation survey found that 7675 habitations suffer from high levels of ground water fluoride, nitrate and groundwater salinity. ...
11:04 PM, Mar 17, 2013
Mumbai: At least six newly recruited terrorists could have been involved in planting explosives at the three sites in Mumbai and two to five kg blast material was used at each of the locations, police said on Tuesday. The bomb planters might have links with Gujarat and West Bengal, officials of Maharashtra ATS and Mumbai Crime Branch, which are probing the serial blasts, said. "During our meetings with the various...
09:06 PM, Jul 19, 2011
New Delhi: For long it's been a chemical used largely in agriculture and dyeing units but increasing sophistication in the use of ammonium nitrate as the most deadly part of bombs being assembled by terrorists has now prompted the home ministry to finally push for banning it under the Explosives Act. Sources have told CNN-IBN the ministry is now speaking to the law ministry and the department of industrial production...
06:48 AM, Jul 17, 2011
Mumbai: A 24-year-old businessman who was injured in the Zaveri Bazar died in hospital on Friday, taking the toll to 19 in the Mumbai serial Blasts. Doctors, who tried to save Nikhil Damka and 130 others injured, have been working tirelessly since that fatal evening. "The sight was gruesome. You can't describe even though the doctors are used to seeing gruesome sights, this can't be put to words," Doctor Rajesh ...
08:02 AM, Jul 16, 2011
Mumbai: A 24-year-old businessman who was injured in the Zaveri Bazar died in hospital on Friday, taking the toll to 19 in the Mumbai serial Blasts. Doctors, who tried to save Nikhil Damka and 130 others injured, have been working tirelessly since that fatal evening. "The sight was gruesome. You can't describe even though the doctors are used to seeing gruesome sights, this can't be put to words," Doctor Rajesh...
08:02 AM, Jul 16, 2011
Mumbai: Ammonium Nitrate was used as explosive substance to carry out the triple blasts in Mumbai on Wednesday evening. Union Home Secretary RK Singh said that Improvised Explosive Devices which used ammonium nitrate and electronic detonators were used in the blasts. Singh said that the IEDs showed that they were not crude devices but indicated sophistication. Revealing that the blast at the Opera House was of the strongest intensity out...
01:50 PM, Jul 14, 2011
Naxals looted ammonium nitrate, which is also used as an oxidizing agent in explosives. ...
02:33 PM, May 20, 2010
Significantly all the crew members on board the ship are Pakistanis. ...
10:51 AM, Dec 10, 2009
The two had a quintal of commercial explosive ammonium nitrate on them. ...
02:10 PM, Aug 21, 2008
New Delhi: Sourav Ganguly shone with both bat and ball as Pune Warriors India ended Delhi Daredevils’ good run, beating the Virender Sehwag-led side by 20 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Saturday. Ganguly scored 41 in his side’s total of 192 and then picked up 2 for 27 in a four-over spell that proved decisive. Chasing 193 to win,...
06:55 PM, May 14, 2008
Terrorists can make an explosive out of ammonium nitrate, a commonly used fertiliser, say explosives experts. ...
11:51 AM, Aug 18, 2006
