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HYDERABAD,
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The Uttarakhand Government has pressed into service a dozen helicopters to evacuate the stranded Char Dham yatra pilgrims in various places in the State on Tuesday.According to sources, it w...
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Kozhikode,
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
A three-year-old child drowned at Thazhekkode village in Mukkam panchayat on Monday after he fell into an overflowing drain outside his home. “As per initial reports, the child is identified as Om...
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PERAMBALUR,
April 8, 2013
50 per cent of the crop on 23,237 hectares in Perambalur lost due to drought.
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MUMBAI,
April 3, 2013
While the Maharashtra government is crying hoarse about this year’s drought surpassing the one in 1972 and farmers are cutting off their crops and digging deeper than ever for water, an analysis b...
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New York,
April 2, 2013
A magnitude-6.0 undersea earthquake hit off eastern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. No tsunami alert was issued.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the qua...
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BEIJING,
March 30, 2013
More than 80 miners remained trapped under rock and debris after a massive landslip on Friday struck a major mining area near Lhasa in Tibet.
Hopes for rescuing the workers have f...
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Gandhinagar,
March 27, 2013
Despite Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that the Narmada Project waters have reached every nook and corner of the State, as many as 17 districts of Gujarat’s perennially drought-prone regions...
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MEXICO CITY,
March 26, 2013
Earthquakes shook a broad swath of southern Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway in the capital and sending thousands fleeing into the streets as an earthquake alarm sounded. But there wer...
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Port-Of-Spain,
March 25, 2013
A moderate earthquake has rattled Trinidad & Tobago, causing some alarm but no reported damage or injuries.The US Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.8 quake struck early Sunday and...
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SALEM,
March 23, 2013
The delegation of six Ministers will submit findings to Chief Minister
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Vadodara,
March 20, 2013
The Union Government has declared 17 districts in Gujarat as drought-affected, Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani has said.
These districts are Vadodara, Bharuch, Anand, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Ja...
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Udhagamandalam,
March 18, 2013
The situation has become a cause for concern to the Forest Department
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JAKARTA,
April 6, 2013
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit a remote part of eastern Indonesia on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, an official said. The temblor struck about...
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HYDERABAD,
April 3, 2013
Freak rains, hailstorm attributed to fluctuations in atmosphere due to sudden variations in air pressure
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Ahmedabad,
March 30, 2013
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck Bhachau in Kutch district of western Gujarat on Saturday, Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said in Ahmedabad.“The earthquake...
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Tokyo,
March 28, 2013
Concrete rubble litters streets lined with shuttered shops and dark windows. A collapsed roof juts from the ground. A ship sits stranded on a stretch of dirt flattened when the tsunami roared acro...
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TAIPEI,
March 27, 2013
A strong earthquake struck central Taiwan on Wednesday, killing at one person and injuring 19 as it damaged buildings on the quake-prone island. The Central Weather Bureau said t...
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Guatemala City,
March 26, 2013
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Guatemala City, but residents said they barely felt the temblor and authorities had no immediate reports of damages or deaths. The US Geological Surv...
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Beijing,
March 23, 2013
Hailstorms that hit southern China this week have killed 12 people, injured hundreds more and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage. The official Xinhua News Agency said nine peop...
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March 22, 2013
NOAA predicts tough spring for already struggling farmers as growing demand for water leaves US more exposed dry seasons The historic drought that laid waste to America’s grain and corn belt is unlikely to ease before the middle of this year, a government forecast warned.
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RIO DE JANEIRO,
March 19, 2013
Officials say the death toll in mudslides and floods in the mountain towns north of Rio de Janeiro has climbed to 17.
Rescuers in Petropolis are still combing through areas that saw a mon...
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
March 17, 2013
The Central team, which arrived here on Sunday to assess the impact of drought in the State, will tour the State from Monday.
The team, headed by Joint Secretary of the Union Mini...
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