Powerful earthquake jolts Indonesia, tsunami alert issued

[ad_1] Jakarta: A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s western province of West Sumatra early Tuesday and was potential of triggering a tsunami, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The earthquake happened at 03:00 a.m. Tuesday Jakarta Time (2000 GMT Monday), with the epicenter at 177 km northwest in Mentawai IslandsContinue Reading

PRI’s Powerful Agents Of Socio-Economic Change: Manoj Sinha

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha On Monday participated in the celebration of National Panchayati Raj Day at Palli, Samba. On the occasion, the Lt Governor conferred awards to the concerned awardees of UT Level Panchayat Awards. He also launched ‘Mera Samba’ Swachhta App for Community Participation and inaugurated 18Continue Reading

Five dead in Afghanistan, Pakistan after powerful quake

[ad_1] Kabul: Five people died in Afghanistan and Pakistan following a powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, which was also felt across north India. According to the US Geological Survey, Tuesday night’s earthquake struck 40 km southeast of Jurm town in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province. It was 187.6 kmContinue Reading