Tag: Damage

A view of Katchatheevu in Sri Lanka in 2023. | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar Any move by the government to revisit the 1974 India-Sri Lanka agreement on Katchatheevu island could have a broader diplomatic impact on India’s ties in the region and raise questions about other bilateral negotiations, warned ...

Commenting on the latest announcement by PCB regarding the selection of Babar as captain for white-ball cricket, which carried a statement quoting Shaheen as well; Shahid Afridi, former cricketer and father-in-law of Shaheen, expressed his surprise on the selection competence of senior cricketers in the selection committee."I am surprised ...

#Pakistan News Heavy downpours across Pakistan have killed more than 30 people, damaged numerous houses and forced thousands of schools to close, according to local authorities. Widespread heavy rain since Thursday has caused severe disruption in some areas of the country, including the closure of all schools in Balochistan ...

Gusty winds damage several structures in Anantnag’s Verinag – Kashmir Reader .recentcomments a{display:inline !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;} Verinag: A strong windstorm that swept across south Kashmir on Saturday morning damaged several structures in Verinag area of Anantnag district, officials said.An official said that strong winds damaged a rooftop of a ...

Srinagar: A residential house boat sank in river Jhelum and suffered damaged in Rajbagh area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning, officials said. Houseboat owner Abdul Rehman Pakhtoon said they noticed in the morning that the houseboat was sinking.”As we noticed it, we immediately called the administration for assistance,” he ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook parts of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan on Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and offices and frightening people in remote villages, Pakistani officials and the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake was in the Hindu Kush ...

The fishing boats slowly pull into the bustling dock in northern Mumbai on India's west coast, carrying a fresh catch after spending hours at sea trying to net as many fish as possible. Those waiting on the shore look on anxiously. Members of Mumbai's Koli community, who have been fishing ...

Leh, Dec 2: Two earthquakes of mild intensity struck the Union Territory of Ladakh within a span of eight hours on Saturday, officials said. However, there were no reports of any damage, they added. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the first tremor measured 3.4 on the Richter ...

Fossil fuels powered the industrial revolution and the economic success of many countries. But burning oil, gas and coal produces greenhouse gases that warm the atmosphere and warp the climate. Advanced industrialized nations have historically contributed most to the human-induced climate crisis because they've burned fossil fuels for so long to grow their economies. ...

Bandipora: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad, the Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Bandipora, Mohammad Ashraf Hakak Tuesday conducted physical verification of the damages caused to private property due to a recent natural calamity, specifically a fire incident, in Tehsil Hajin. The ADDC was accompanied ...