Man run over by bus, killed instantly

NEW DELHI – A 23-year-old man died on the spot after he was run over by a DTC bus in the capital while he was trying to board it, police said Friday.

Vishal, a resident of Tukhmirpur in east Delhi, was trying to board the moving bus when he slipped and came under its rear wheel … Read more >>>.

Rescuers struggle to trace missing mine workers

RAIPUR – Rescuers have failed to establish any contact with six workers who have been missing since a blast occurred in an underground coal mine in Chhattisgarh’s Koriya district, officials said Friday.

At least four people were killed and 32 injured in the accident which occurred when workers were trying to fix a Carbon Monoxide …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Rescuers struggle to trace missing mine workers.

Storm causes massive destruction in eastern India, 11 dead

A powerful storm struck eastern India second time in a week, killing at least 11 people.
Officials said the storm hit many parts of Bihar state in eastern India before noon today, causing massive destruction to life and property.

Officials said maximum destruction was reported from Kaimur district where nine people were killed.
Among them …. Source  : Storm causes massive destruction in eastern India, 11 dead.

100-ton box lowered into Gulf of Mexico is close to being placed over oil-spewing well

Giant box close to being over oil-spewing well

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – A mission to the bottom of the sea to try to avert a wider environmental disaster progressed early Friday as crews said a a 100-ton concrete-and-steel box was close to being placed over a blown-out well on the Gulf floor in an … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 100-ton box lowered into Gulf of Mexico is close to being placed over oil-spewing well.

100-ton box lowered into Gulf to control massive oil spill, try to stave off worse disaster

Giant box lowered in Gulf to battle oil spill

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – A mission to the bottom of the sea to try to avert a wider environmental disaster began as crews eased a 100-ton concrete-and-steel box a mile deep in an unprecedented attempt to capture gushing oil from a blown-out well on the …. Read the original article  : here.

Man, young women in jail over fake ‘friendship club’

BHOPAL – With help from two young women, he promised men a great time if they joined his ‘friendship club’. It led to easy money. His luck ran out when the police realized what was going on.

Jitendra Parashar, 24 and a final year student at an engineering college in Indore, lured men with an advertisement … Read more : Man, young women in jail over fake ‘friendship club’.

Oil spill response haunted by lessons not learned in earlier mock exercises

Past spill exercises foretell current disaster

WASHINGTON – As the oil rig burned and thousands of barrels of the thick crude gushed into the Gulf of Mexico on that day in April, Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad Allen soon realized there weren’t enough tools available to respond to the catastrophe.
There wasn’t enough dispersant readily available to …. Source  : Oil spill response haunted by lessons not learned in earlier mock exercises.

Tennessee living up to Volunteer nickname as neighbors pitch in, clean up flood-ravaged state

Vols help clean up while Tenn. still drying out

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Dumpsters dot the Cottonwood subdivision with ductwork, insulation, mattresses and kitchen sinks piled in front of houses. The sound of hammers ripping up sodden floors and fans set at high hum through the air.
Yet the fetid smell filling the neighborhood hits the hardest.
Nashville, where …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Officials monitoring air, water, seafood to guard against health problems from Gulf oil leak

Oil spill may endanger human health, officials say

NEW ORLEANS – With a huge and unpredictable oil slick drifting in the Gulf of Mexico, state and federal authorities are preparing to deal with a variety of hazards to human health if and when the full brunt of the toxic mess washes ashore.
The list of potential threats … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Officials monitoring air, water, seafood to guard against health problems from Gulf oil leak.

Investigators ID money courier from overseas who helped pay for NYC Times Square bomb plot

Investigators seek money courier in NYC bomb plot

NEW YORK – Investigators of the failed car bombing in Times Square are looking for a money courier they say helped funnel cash from overseas to finance a Pakistani-American’s preparations to blow up the crude gasoline-and-propane bomb in the heart of New York, a law enforcement official told … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Investigators ID money courier from overseas who helped pay for NYC Times Square bomb plot.

Suspicious incidents fuel fear of terror, but NYC responds with ‘remarkable resilience’

Fear of NYC terror fueled by suspicious incidents

NEW YORK – New York police and federal transportation agents enter a subway station on Manhattan’s West Side with radiation detection devices to check passengers’ bags for dangerous substances.
An NYPD bomb squad rushes to check a truck reeking of gasoline, abandoned on a Manhattan bridge.
An airplane bound for …. Read the original article  : here.

Bomb alarm on Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi

NEW DELHI – The Delhi-Amritsar Swarn Shatabadi Express was stopped for three hours here Friday after a caller warned a bomb had been placed on the train. It turned out to be a hoax, police said.

The train left New Delhi at 7.40 a.m. Minutes later, the deputy station superintendent in the New Delhi station …. Original article  : Bomb alarm on Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi.

Pastor, church attacked in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW – A group of people vandalised a church and assaulted the pastor, accusing him of carrying out forceful conversions in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, police said Friday.

Five people have been detained for attacking Dayalu Suna, the pastor, late Thursday at the church in Kalyanpur, some 80 km from Lucknow.
“Those who attacked …. Read the original article  : here.

Maoists damage rail tracks in Bihar

PATNA – Maoist guerrillas damaged railway tracks in two places in Bihar, resulting in four coaches of a train being derailed and disruption of traffic, officials said Friday.

The Ballia express was derailed early Friday near Hajipur, about 30 km from here, when Maoists damaged the railway track, during their 48-hour strike imposed after police …. Source article  : Maoists damage rail tracks in Bihar.

Noida bank gutted in fire

NOIDA – A bank in Noida was gutted after a fire broke out in the premises, a fire officer said Friday.

An electric short circuit led to the fire in the Union Bank of India in Brahmaputra Market late Thursday.
“The cause of the fire was an electric short circuit. Five fire tenders were pressed into …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Noida bank gutted in fire.

Official: Authorities seek suspected money courier from overseas in Times Square bomb plot

Suspected money courier sought in NYC bomb plot

NEW YORK – A law enforcement official says authorities are looking for a suspected money courier they say helped finance from overseas a Pakistani-American man’s Times Square car bomb plot.
The official tells The Associated Press authorities know the name of the suspected courier. The official spoke on condition …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

AP: 100-ton contraption lowered into Gulf in unprecedented attempt to divert massive oil spill

AP: Giant box lowered in Gulf to battle oil spill

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – Workers eased a giant concrete-and-steel box into the Gulf of Mexico late Thursday, starting the long process of lowering the contraption over the blown-out oil well at the bottom of the sea in an untested bid to capture most of … Read more >>.

AP Exclusive: Crane lifts giant oil containment box, prepares to lower it to Gulf floor

AP: Crane lifts box at oil leak to lower into sea

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – Workers were ready to lower a giant concrete-and-steel box over the blown-out oil well at the bottom of the sea Thursday in a risky and untested bid to capture most of the gushing crude and avert a wider environmental … Original source on Gaea Times at : AP Exclusive: Crane lifts giant oil containment box, prepares to lower it to Gulf floor.

1 hurt when commuter train collides with car in Philadelphia; no injuries reported on train

Commuter train hits car in Philadelphia, 1 hurt

PHILADELPHIA – Police say a commuter train has collided with a car stuck between gates at a crossing in Philadelphia, and one person in the car is hurt.
The accident happened at a crossing in the East Falls section of the city Thursday night. Police say there are no …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 1 hurt when commuter train collides with car in Philadelphia; no injuries reported on train.

Crews get handle on Arizona wildfire outside Flagstaff as winds die down, highway reopens

Winds die down as crews get handle on Ariz. blaze

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Officials in Arizona’s Coconino National Forest say crews are starting to get a handle on a wildfire burning northeast of Flagstaff.
Officials say the blaze has charred an estimated 550 acres of forest land about a mile west of U.S. Highway 89 by Thursday … Original article on : Crews get handle on Arizona wildfire outside Flagstaff as winds die down, highway reopens.