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Tsunami fears recede,
India withdraws warning
What is India News Service,
Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 1900 hrs IST
India on Tuesday cancelled
a tsunami warning issued after a powerful earthquake off Indonesia's Sumatra
island and said people could return home. "About four hours have passed
since the occurrence of the earthquake and no unusual sea conditions have been
reported," said the Interior ministry's disaster management unit.
"In view of this, the advice by the (India Meteorological Department)
regarding the possibility of a tsunami stands cancelled," it said in a
statement. "People may go back to their homes."
The 8.7 magnitude quake had prompted fears of a repeat of a Dec. 26 tsunami in
which nearly 300,000 people were killed or reported missing across large parts
of Asia.
Earlier, authorities in India's southern states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
and Kerala -- struck by the December tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude quake
-- said they had ordered people to be eevacuated from some coastal areas.
Quake
off Sumatra triggers tsunami fears: A huge earthquake off the coast of
Indonesia tonight left "tens" of people dead and caused extensive
damage on the outlying island of Nias, south of Sumatra, an official on the
island told Metro TV.
Southern
States alerted: The Union Home Ministry tonight advised the southern coastal
States to take all precautionary measures, following the massive earthquake off
Sumatra.
Normalcy
returns to coastal areas of TN: Life
returned back to normal in the coastal areas on Tamil Nadu, which were on red
alert, after tsunami warnings were given on Monday night in the wake of a strong
earthquake rocking Sumatra Island, police and fire service sources said.
Centre
constitutes expert body to review long-term impact of tsunami:
Even as the dust settles on the relief and
rehabilitation of tsunami-affected people, the Government wants to get a clear
picture of what the waves left us with and what it means for the marine wealth
of the coasts.
No
tsunami recorded in Andamans: A senior Central Government official said
tonight that no tsunami had been recorded even two hours after the massive quake
off Sumatra.
Dissidents
bullish about removing Modi: Senior dissident leaders of the Bharatiya
Janata Party from Gujarat are meeting the party president, L.K. Advani, on
Thursday in New Delhi to press their demand for the removal of the Chief
Minister, Narendra Modi.
Clandestine
nuclear proliferation in neighbourhood: Natwar Singh: India today proposed a
"global no-first-use" of nuclear weapons agreement. It also mooted an
accord among the nuclear weapons States that they will not use nuclear weapons
against non-nuclear weapons States.
British team predicted repeat quake: With eerie precision, seismologists
warned less than two weeks ago that Sumatra was at imminent risk
of being hit by
a quake of roughly the same magnitude that struck the Indonesian island late
Monday.
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Stirring
of water bodies triggers panic: There was a stirring of water bodies in
different parts of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal tonight. Panic
spread at Kulpi, Canning, Basanti areas of the district.
CPI
may review support to UPA government: The
Communist Party of India will take several crucial decisions, including review
of its support to the UPA government at the Centre, and the strategy and tactics
it should follow for the next three years at the 19th party Congress beginning
here tomorrow.
President
presents Padma awards: The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, conferred the
country's three major civilian awards \97 Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and
Padma Shri \97 on 91 distinguished personalities from various walks of life.
Army
counters Pak's televised propaganda, the DTH way: The Indian Army is
installing direct to home (DTH) kits in villages close to the Line of Control
that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan to counter "Pakistan
television propaganda"
States
can levy lifetime tax on motor vehicles: The Supreme Court has held that the
States are empowered to levy "lifetime tax" in advance in lump sum at
the time of registration of new motor vehicles based on their cost price.
Zaheera
seeks probe into Setalvad's bank accounts: Bakery key witness Zaheera
Sheikh has filed an application before the Supreme Court registrar, who is
investigating the veracity of her statement in the case, seeking directions for
a probe into all bank accounts in the name of social activist Teesta Setalvad.
U.S.
decision to supply F-16s to Pakistan will impact talks: India: Concerned
over the United States decision to supply the F-16 warplanes to Pakistan, India
today said it would have an adverse impact on the India-Pakistan composite
dialogue.
Spell
out your stand on fast track courts, apex court tells Centre: The Supreme
Court today asked the Centre to explain its stand by Wednesday whether it could
provide funds to about 1,700 fast track courts (FTCs) across the country to
function beyond March 31.
JD(U)
will not break ties with BJP, Nitish reiterates: Senior JD-U leader
Nitish Kumar Tuesday called upon anti-RJD groups, including the LJP, to be
flexible on the issue of forming a popular government in Bihar saying
President's Rule was not 'a panacea' for solving people's problems and ruled out
the possibility of his party breaking ties with the BJP.
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States
Cong
unhappy over NCP support to Joshi: The
Congress finds itself in a delicate position with NCP strongman and Union
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar inclined to back the candidature of former Lok
Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi for the Rajya Sabha following the resignation of
Sanjay Nirupam from the Upper House of Parliament.
Karnataka to curb single digit lottery menace:
The Government assured in the Assembly that it will initiate strict measures to curb the menace of single digit lotteries.
SAD
demands probe into excise auctions:
Refused permission again today to seek an
adjournment motion on excise auctions in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
started its debate on the Budget by demanding a joint inquiry committee of the
House to look into what it described as \93loot of the state exchequer\94.
Supreme
Court directions to Haryana Govt on illegal mining: The Supreme Court
Tuesday directed the Haryana Government to approve within three weeks a
three-pronged action plan and implement it to completely stop illegal mining in
eco-sensitive Aravali Hills falling within Gurgaon district in the state.
'Road
repair work in full swing': Army
chief General JJ Singh informed here on Monday that the roads' repair work was
going on as per schedule for the historic bus link between Srinagar and
Muzaffarabad to start on April 7.
Neighbours
Pak to buy 70
F-16s: Pakistan
plans to buy from the USA about 70 F-16s of the latest variety costing $3
billion. A team of US defence experts is expected to be in Islamabad shortly to
discuss the modalities of the sale of the fighter aircraft.
Sri
Lanka orders evacuation: The Sri Lankan Meteorological Department tonight
issued a warning that the island's coastline, including the capital on the
south-western coast, could be hit by a tsunami in the next three hours.
View from abroad
US
terms India's human rights record poor: Despite being a "vibrant
democracy" with strong constitutional protections, India's human rights
enforcement record has been "poor" and needed improvement, the United
States has said in a report.
Overall
India withdrew tsunami warning:
The
Sumatra earthquake led to fears that a tsunami could affect the coastal
districts.
Natwar said N proliferation was worrisome: The foreign minister said
Pakistan was encouraging clandestine proliferation.
US said India's human rights record was poor: The US praised India for
being a vibrant democracy, but said its human rights enforcement record was
below par.
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