7 dead, 5 still trapped in Goa landslide

     Dicarpali (South Goa): At least seven people have died out of the fourteen persons who were trapped in a massive landslide at Dicarpali in the Margao Block of South Goa district. Latest reports coming in said that the Army, which is conductting rescue operations at a snail's pace because of inclement weather, had managed to retrieve seven bodies and two people alive from the debris. The search is still on for the remaining five. The landslide took place at around 10 p.m. on Sunday night. Two houses situated on a hillock were engulfed by a mudslide caused by very heavy rainfall over the last 48 hours. Weather bureau sources confirmed that at least 400 mm rain had fallen across Goa since Saturday. The Army is being assisted by fire brigade personnel in the extrication drive. "There were two houses and at least 12 people were inside it when the landslide hit the hill top houses at around 9.30 pm local time," said Mallari, a local resident. "We have been able to take out four dead bodies along with the machinery provided by the district adinistration,. The situation now is still fluid and the work is still in progress," said Lieutenant Colonel Anil Kumar Datta. Low lying areas of the state's southern part are reportedly flooded due to incessant rainfall and 60 families have been evacuated from the areas.

London steps up security in anticipation of fifth bomber (Go To Top)

     London: Britain's Scotland Yard has decided to deploy more undercover marksmen on London's streets today after receiving reports that a fifth bomber may be on the loose in the wake of the July 21 failed bomb attacks. Despite calls for an inquiry into Scotland Yards tactics after the killing of an innocent Brazilian, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, has said that shoot-to-kill orders will remain, reports Times Online. British Home Secretary Charles Clarke has postponed a family holiday to take charge of the manhunt for the fugitives involved in last Thursday's blast. Police confirmed that three persons are being questioned at the Paddington Green police station. They also said that a bag had been found at the weekend in a park in Wormwood Scrubs, West London, that contained the same type of explosives that were used in Thursdays attacks. They believe that a fifth bomber may have abandoned his mission for unknown reasons. Detectives do not know how much explosive material the cell still has. Security forces fear that the four gang members  all believed to be London-based and of East African origin  will strike again before they are found or the explosives degrade.

Pakistan team visits Baglihar Dam (Go To Top)

     Jammu: A seven member team of Pakistani officials today visited the controversial site of the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River to check whether it breaches the Indus River Water Treaty(IWT), 1960, brokered by the World Bank. The team, which left Jammu yesterday for the site in Doda district, stayed overnight at Patnitop and left for the dam at 8.45 a.m.this morning, a 14 kilometres drive from there. Nine Indian officials also accompanied them. The Pakistan team is being headed by Indus Water Commissioner Syed Jamaat Ali Shah. After visiting the dam site on Monday, the team will return to Pakistan on Wednesday evening. The team comprising of engineers, hydrographers and geographical experts will verify the objections made by Pakistan concerning the alleged violation of the Indus Water Treaty, 1960. The visit is being restricted to the Baglihar. Apart from studying and assessing the model of the dam in detail, the team will check the dam height and other details.The delegation is also to be accompanied by the Water and Power Development Authority general manager Dr Azrarul Haq and National Engineering Services Pakistan general manager Bashir Ahmad Qureshi. Pakistan has been opposing the construction of the Baglihar dam over River Chenab saying that the construction was in violation of the Indus Water Treaty, as it had the possibility of diverting the river's waters according to India's advantage. It has also said that upon completion, the dam would deprive Pakistan of seven-eight thousand cusecs of water per day, which would adversely affect wheat production in Pakistan's Punjab province. As India and Pakistan failed to resolve the dispute, Pakistan approached the World Bank for arbitration. The neutral expert for solving the issue, Raymond Lafitte, however, has refused to accept Pakistan's demand that India stop work on the project till he gives a verdict on whether or not the dam conforms to the Indus Waters Treaty. Mr. Lafitte has taken the view that it would be too expensive to suspend work.

Sensex hits all time high, crosses 7500-mark (Go To Top)

    Mumbai: Buoyed by the Government's approval to double the investment limit of profit-making Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) coupled with sustained buying by Foreign Insitutional Investors (FII), the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex today crossed the crucial 7500-mark and touched the historic high of 7526.88 during intra-day trading. The BSE benchmark 30-share index opened moderately higher at 7427.65 and later surged up to end the day at 7505.60 as against last Friday's close of 7423.25, registering a net rise of 82.35 points or 1.11 percent. The Sensex had earlier scaled the life-time intra-trade high of 7429.95 and an all-time closing peaks of 7423.25 in a strong 119- point rally on 23rd July. The Union Cabinet has given its assent to double the investment limit of profit-making PSUs, for which prior approval of the government is not required. The broad-based BSE-100 Index spurted by 42.97 points to 4027.53 from previous close of 3984.56. The BSE-500 Index rose by 28.53 points to 3123.83 from previous close of 3095.30 and the Dollex-30 ended higher at 1416.57 from 1404.58. FIIs, which reported net investments of Rs 1,374.20 crore in the first four trading sessions of last week, were believed to be heavy buyers in blue chip counters.

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