Tehran, April 17 April 17 (IANS/WAM) An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck an area near Shanbeh town of Bushehr province in Southern Iran Thursday. The epicentre of the quake was located at 51.61 degrees longitude and 28.54 degrees latitude. The quake occurred in the morning. No casualties were reported.
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) West Bengal’s opposition Left Front Thursday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of capturing nearly 150 polling booths during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal. It also thanked the Election Commission for taking steps after receiving complaints of electoral malpractices. Addressing media persons, Left Front major Communist Party […]
Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) Voters in 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh turned out in large numbers to exercise their franchise Thursday, and 59 percent balloting was recorded till evening, officials said. The Election Commission said 59 percent balloting was reported till 5.30 p.m. Brisk polling was reported from Moradabad, Pilibhit, Nagina and Lakhimpur […]
Washington, April 17 (IANS) Describing US security engagement with India as crucial to security in the Indo-Pacific region, a US official says Washington is committed to a partnership including a strong and influential India in the security realm. “Our security engagement with India is a central element of the broad US-India strategic partnership,” Nisha Desai […]
Ranchi, April 17 (IANS) Jharkhand Thursday saw 62 percent balloting for the six Lok Sabha seats that went to the polls in the second phase even as Maoists who had asked people to boycott the election, blew up a railway track and attacked security forces. “Jharkhand registered overall polling of 62 percent,” chief electoral officer […]
Chennai, April 17 (IANS) Sadhana, who won the National Film Award for her performance in Tamil drama “Thanga Meengal” as the best child artist, has dedicated it to director Ram. She says she would be indebted to him for giving her an opportunity. “There are so many people to be credited for this award, but director […]
Ranchi, April 17 (IANS) Jharkhand witnessed around 14 percent polling in the first two hours for six Lok Sabha seats Thursday amid a boycott call given by Maoist guerrillas. The highest 18 percent polling was registered in Jamshedpur, while the lowest voter turnout was 12 percent in Khuti constituency. The six seats where polling is taking […]
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Admiral R.K. Dhowan, a navigation and direction specialist, was Thursday named the new chief of the Indian Navy. He succeeds Admiral D.K. Joshi, who resigned in February following a string of accidents of submarines. Commissioned in the navy Jan 1, 1975, Admiral Dhowan is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy […]
Bhopal, April 17 (IANS) Some voters turned up early to cast their ballot for the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh Thursday, officials said. The state recorded 11.46 percent voting during the morning hours. Voters at nine polling stations decided to boycott over some local issues, including land acquisition. Officials tried to persuade them to […]
A Concept Paper outlining possible options for simplifying and modernising fire and emergency services legislation has been released today for consultation. Emergency Services Minister Joe Francis said the State Government was committed to an open and consultative review of the legislation with a vision to make it more effective. Mr Francis said so much had […]