At least 162 people died in a powerful earthquake that rattled Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday. The rescuers are searching for survivors trapped under the rubble amid a series of aftershocks, Al Jazeera reported.
The death toll in a powerful earthquake that rattled Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday has increased to 162 people while injuring hundreds of others.
At least seven children were killed and several others were injured in a tragic road accident in the Mehnar area of Vaishali, Bihar, said police on Sunday.
The blast occurred on the pedestrian tourist street Istiklal on Sunday afternoon. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the death toll from the explosion rose to six.
Gujarat High Court, which reopened post-Diwali vacation, on Monday took Suo moto of the Morbi mishap, and issued notices to officials including the Home department, asking to file a report of the incident after seven days. "We expect strict action from the state government," HC ordered.
A portion of a 100-year-old building collapsed on the NSC Bose Road in the city last night and fell on pedestrians. The building had reportedly become weak due to days of rain that prompted it collapse.
Chief Officer of Morbi Nagar Palika Sandipsinh Zala, suspended over dereliction in the Morbi mishap, where a century-old bridge collapsed, sources said on Friday.