Indonesia earthquake: Nearly 1500 dead

Indonesia earthquake: Nearly 1500 dead JAKARTA:Search teams made desperate last-ditch efforts Friday to find survivors, a week on from Indonesia’s devastating quake-tsunami, as the death toll from the disaster rose above 1,500. The city of Palu on Sulawesi island has been left in ruins after being hit by a 7.5…

Chandrababu Naidu says demonetisation a big disaster

Chandrababu Naidu says demonetisation a big disaster Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu called demonetisation a disaster and demanded abolition of Rs. 2,000 currency note.Addressing a party workshop on Wednesday, Mr Naidu said that he had suggested that making digital currency is much cost effective than…

19-yr-old Girl dies in college during disaster preparedness drill

19-yr-old Girl dies in college during disaster preparedness drill A 19-year-old undergraduate student died when she jumped off the second floor of her college building during a disaster preparedness drill in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu on Thursday evening. N Logeswari was a second year student pursuing Bachelor in…