Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for January 19, 2011

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Action needed, not probe into Sabarimala stampede: Sushama Swaraj

PULUMEDU – Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj Wednesday asked the Karala government to take action against those responsible for the Sabarimala stampede that left 102 pilgrims dead.

It was last Friday night that 102 pilgrims were killed in a stampede at Pulumedu. The tragedy happened here, about 30 km from the …. Original article : Action needed, not probe into Sabarimala stampede: Sushama Swaraj.

Farmer shot dead in Faridabad, Rs.22 lakh looted

FARIDABAD – A group of people shot dead a farmer here and escaped with his bag containing nearly Rs.22 lakh Tuesday evening, police said.

According to police, Bhim Singh, a resident of Dhani Babban Pur village here, was returning after selling a piece of land. His two sons, Gursewak Singh and Jasbir Singh, were also … Read more »».

7.3 magnitutde quake jolts Pakistan, Delhi rocked (Second Lead)

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI – Panic-stricken people rushed out of their homes – some of them reciting verses from the Quran – as a 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook Pakistan early Wednesday. Two women died and three people were hospitalised after suffering heart attack.

The quake struck at 1.23 a.m., jolting people from their sleep.
The epicentre of the …. Original source : 7.3 magnitutde quake jolts Pakistan, Delhi rocked (Second Lead).

Earthquake In India: Origin In Pakistan

DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Pakistan was rocked by a strong earthquake today morning and it created panic among the residents who ran for safety. The quake was very powerful and it was felt in the Northwestern states of India and also in the Indian capital. The tremors of the quake reached even the Gulf region …. Source : Earthquake In India: Origin In Pakistan.

Former Haiti dictator charged with embezzling funds

Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Jan 19 (IANS/EFE) Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier was Tuesday charged with embezzling public funds.

The charges were filed after the man known as “Baby Doc” faced questioning for over four hours at the chief prosecutor’s office in Port-au-Prince, the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti.
Duvalier, who left …. Original article : Former Haiti dictator charged with embezzling funds.

Mirchpur violence: Jats continue protest for fifth day

JIND – Jat community members continued their protest here for the fifth day Wednesday as several rounds of talks between their representatives and the district administration over demand for fresh CBI probe into Mirchpur caste violence failed to break the deadlock.

Hundreds of Jat protesters, including scores of women, have been blocking railway tracks near …. Read the original article : Mirchpur violence: Jats continue protest for fifth day.

Teenaged dancer asked Berlusconi for 5 mn euros for her silence

Milan, Jan 19 (IANS/AKI) The teenage Moroccan nightclub dancer whom Italy’s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi allegedly paid for sex, asked the premier for five million euros in exchange for her silence, according to tapped phonecalls.

Karima El Mahgroug, now 18, and Berlusconi deny they had sex over several months in 2010 when she was 17. … Read more : Teenaged dancer asked Berlusconi for 5 mn euros for her silence.

Pakistan Earthquake Rocks Nation

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (GaeaTimes.com)- A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 shook southwest Pakistan on Tuesday night, which left panic stricken people rush from their homes to the streets to save their lives. The massive earthquake occurred at around 1:23 a.m. and had a depth of 84 kilometers. United States Geological Survey officials reported … Read more : Pakistan Earthquake Rocks Nation.

Murder case in Italy solved after 35 years

Rome, Jan 19 (IANS/AKI) A convicted criminal has confessed to killing an elderly woman in the central Sicilian town of Piazza Armerina – 35 years after she was found beaten and strangled to death in her apartment.

“I’m the monster who killed that poor woman. I haven’t been able to forget how she clenched a … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Murder case in Italy solved after 35 years.

Top NCP leader fined Rs.1.72 crore for illegal mining

PANAJI – Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) national secretary Jitendra Deshprabhu has been fined Rs.1.72 crore for illegal mining of iron ore in Goa, according to documents sourced from the state mining department.

Deshprabhu has claimed that while the land where illegal mining was being carried out was owned by him, he was not behind …. Read the original article : here.

Tremors in Himachal after Pakistan quake

SHIMLA – Tremors were felt in several parts of Himachal Pradesh early Wednesday after an earthquake hit a sparsely-populated mountainous region of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the weather office here said.

However, there are no reports of any loss of life or damage to property in the hill state.
“Mild tremors were felt in several parts … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Tremors in Himachal after Pakistan quake.

25 arrested for running cocaine lab in Spain

Madrid, Jan 19 (IANS/EFE) Spanish police dismantled the largest known cocaine laboratory in Europe near Madrid in an operation that resulted in 25 arrests.

The illegal lab had been set up on a farm in the Madrid municipality of Villanueva de Perales, where police found more than 300 kg of cocaine and 33 tonnes of [..] Read the original article: here.

Delhi feels quake tremors

NEW DELHI – Several people were jolted out of their sleep and some ran out of their homes as tremors were felt in Delhi and other parts of northern India following an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale that hit Pakistan early Wednesday.

The earthquake hit few minutes before 2 p.m. The epicentre was … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Delhi feels quake tremors.

Pigeon arrested for taking drugs into Colombian jail

BOGOTA – A pigeon that carried 45 gm of drugs into a prison was found by police Tuesday a few metres away from a jail in the northern Colombian city of Bucaramanga.

The find exposed a drug transport method that even the authorities described as “clever”.
Bucaramanga police commander Jose Mendoza said the pigeon was …. Original source : Pigeon arrested for taking drugs into Colombian jail.

Houses collapse in Pakistan quake

ISLAMABAD – At least 10 houses collapsed or were damaged after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit a sparsely-populated mountainous region of Pakistan’s Balochistan province early Wednesday, media reports said.

According to DPA, the US Geological Survey (USGS), however, downgraded the magnitude to 7.2 from its original estimate of 7.4. Tremors were felt as far as …. Source article : Houses collapse in Pakistan quake.

Quake hits Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – A magnitude 7.4 earthquake jolted southwestern Pakistan early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported on its website.

The temblor occurred at around 1.23 a.m. (2023 GMT Tuesday) at a depth of 10 km, Xinhua reported. There were no immediate reports of any casualties.
The epicentre was some 55 km west of Dalbandin …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Quake hits Pakistan.

Mendez Santiago, also known as “El Amarillo”, 35, was one of the most-wanted criminals in Mexico, and a reward of $1.25 million had been offered for information leading to his capture. He was arrested … Original article on : Founding member of drug cartel Los Zetas arrested in Mexico.