Chinese troops evacuated 86 residents of a remote mountain village cut off for a week by the devastating earthquake, the state-run news agency said Tuesday. Rescuers hiked 32 kilometres (20 miles) on a "dangerous mountain path" covered by landslides to reach the village of Maliuping in Sichuan province on Monday. The rescue teams evacuated 86 […]
Powerful Aftershock Rattled China’s Southwest, Hampering Frantic Rescue Efforts
A powerful aftershock rattled China’s southwest early Sunday, hampering frantic efforts to find earthquake survivors and help nearly five million people facing the risk of disease and flood. The 6.0-magnitude tremor shook some of the worst-affected parts in Sichuan province six days after China‘s worst natural disaster in a generation left an estimated 50,000 […]
Rescuers Search for Bell Shoals Baptist Church Pastor and Son
UPDATE: Tragically, Bell Shoals Baptist Church Rev. Forrest Pollock and his son Preston died in a plane crash, and their remains were found this afternoon, according to the Church Website: 5/13/08 12:30 PM Posting We regret to inform you, our church family, that at approximately 11 AM this morning we learned that search and […]
HUBER+SUHNER help provide accurate satellite navigation as EU project Galileo goes live
Herisau, 22 December 2016. Project Galileo, a joint initiative of the EU and European Space Agency (ESA), has gone live, with global connectivity supplier HUBER+SUHNER on-board. The Switzerland-based company is supplying radio frequency components to the project, and following an extensive testing period and 17 years of development, the Galileo system went live last week […]
Indian Recovers Dead Body Of Soldier Buried Under 15-ft Snow In An Avalanche In Kargil
The reports of Sepoy Vijay Kumar who was feared to have died in an avalanche in Kargil have finally been confirmed. After a 3 day long search and rescue operation involving rescue dogs, deep penetration radars and metal detectors, Kumar’s lifeless body was found buried under 15 feet of snow. Defence spokesman Lt. Col. N.N. […]
JK Governor reviews Shri Amarnathji Yatra arrangements at Sheshnag
Srinagar, June 23 (Scoop News)-JK Governor N.N. Vohra, accompanied by Shri P.K. Tripathi, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, conducted an aerial reconnaissance of the Pahalgam-Panjtarni route and thereafter visited Sheshnag Yatra Camp to review the security arrangements and the facilities being established for the establishment of hospital, shelter sheds, Langars, tents, shops, pre-fabricated […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- …
- 25
- Next Page »