West Bengal : Earthquake on 6.8 on the richter scale rocked Sikkim on Sunday evening. The epicentre of the quake in 64 km from Gangtok. Strong tremors were felt across West Bengal and also in Delhi, Lucknow , Patna. The tremors were felt for about 30 seconds, say intial reports. The quake sent shivers among […]

Washington: The strongest quake to strike eastern America in more than a century rattled offices in the United States’ capital. Authorities evacuated buildings as far as New York and shut down two nuclear power plants.  The Indian Embassy, the Pentagon and the US Capitol were among the well-known buildings in Washington that were evacuated on […]

Yangon: A major earthquake measured at magnitude 6.8 degreews on Richter scale, killed 60 people and injured 90 more in Myanmar (Burma) near wits border with Thailand. Tremors were felt in Bangkok on Thursday from epicenter Hanoi (Vietnam) and parts of China at a distance of 800kms away. A concrete wall collapsed in Chiang Rai, […]

Udupi/Mangalore: The production in deep sea fishing catch has come down in summer, but it is not due to high tides, say fishermen, traders in fish and fishmeal industry unit owners these days. Pramod Madhwaraj who owns 2 of the 3 fish processing units in fishing town of Malpe, told reporters here on Thursday, that […]

Udupi : The tsunami earthquake in Japan has driven crowds of terrified North Karnataka workers, who were employed in Udupi, back to the safety of their homes in North Karnataka. Those who are still in Udupi are making frantic preparations to go back home. Everyday, private buses and KSRTC buses are packed with North Karnataka […]

Tokyo : Japan: 2 earthquakes of major impact (7.2 on Richter scale) hit Japan, a nation of 4 islands this week, the second one is only yesterday. No country is better ready to face such natural calamities that Japan under American suzerainty. Even children are trained to face earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tsunamis (in Japanese, it […]

Tokyo: The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, cars and farm buildings on fire, media and witnesses said. According to the initial reports, at least 22 people have died in the tragedy. The 8.9 […]