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Snow returns to US capital
Indian student dies in Australian immigration detention centre
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Two Sikhs abducted in Pak still untraceable
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Snow returns to US capital
Washington, February 14 About 1.2 million homes and businesses across America lost power as the storm moved from the South through the Northeast leading to the closure of the federal government and grounded more than 6,500 flights on Thursday alone. At least 21 deaths, most of them in traffic accidents, were blamed on the storm as it made its way across the South and up the coast, according to CBS. Among the victims was a pregnant woman who was struck and killed by a snowplough in New York City. Her baby was delivered in critical condition via caesarean section. Government offices in Washington, which had at least 8 inches of snow, would open two hours late Friday, but schools and colleges in the region would remain closed for the second day. While New York City received nearly 10 inches, Baltimore awoke to 15 inches of snow. Philadelphia had nearly 9 inches, making it the fourth 6-inch snowstorm of the season - the first time that has happened in the city's history. Parts of New Jersey had over 11. The Boston area was expecting 4 to 6, while inland Connecticut and Massachusetts were looking at a foot or more. Some 625,000 customers-more than half of whom were in North and South Carolina-were still without power up and down the East Coast by Thursday evening, according to CNN FlightAware, an air travel tracking website, reported around 8 pm Thursday that nearly 6,500 flights originating in or destined for the US had been cancelled. — IANS Battered Britain faces new winter storm
london: Yet another Atlantic storm was barreling towards Britain today, threatening to dump a month's worth of rainfall on communities already struggling to cope with the wettest winter for 250 years. The country's Met Office said a "multi-pronged attack" of wind, rain and snow would sweep across the country after making landfall in southwest England on Friday. The heavy rain could lead to another 1,000 houses being evacuated, the Environment Agency told the Daily Telegraph, with downpours of up to 40 millimetres forecast to fall in just six hours. The agency warned of huge waves on England's south coast as high tides combine with 128 km per hour winds. |
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Indian student dies in Australian immigration detention centre
Melbourne, February 14 The man hung himself in his cell at the Maribyrnong immigration detention centre here last night, Fairfax Media reported quoting its sources. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison confirmed that the man was found unconscious by staff at the centre. Police, however, said the death was not being considered as suspicious. The man had been detained in January after overstaying his visa, police said. The provincial government in a statement expresses its "sympathy to the family and friends of the deceased man and will provide support to the police and other authorities as appropriate to assist with their investigations". — PTI |
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Two Sikhs abducted in Pak still untraceable
Peshawar, February 14 The two men freed today were employees of Pawinder Singh and Nand Singh, who deal in natural medicines. The police said the Sikhs continue to remain untraceable. The four men were abducted by unidentified persons at gunpoint in Dera Ismail Khan district bordering South Waziristan tribal region yesterday. The kidnapping occurred near Daraban area in the restive Khyber-Pakthunkhwa province. Sardar Singh, a resident of Peshawar, registered a case against unknown terrorists in Daraban police station for the abduction of his son Pawinder Singh and nephew Nand Singh. — PTI |
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Italian PM Enrica Letta resigns, paves way for Renzi
Rome, February 14 Financial markets cheered as Letta submitted his resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano after just 10 tumultuous months at the head of a fragile coalition with the centre-right in which he struggled with a rampant economic crisis. Napolitano today will now begin consultations with political leaders to pick a nominee to replace Letta, which the presidency said would conclude tomorrow. Letta was forced to announce his resignation yesterday after his own Democratic Party overwhelmingly backed a motion by its new leader Renzi calling for a new government. Today he "submitted the irrevocable resignation of the executive that he presides," the presidency said. It added that Napolitano would move swiftly to find an "efficient solution" to the political crisis and move on with economic and "urgent" election law reforms. The outgoing premier smiled as he arrived at the presidential palace and thanked his supporters in a tweet after losing in the showdown with Renzi. "Thank you to everyone who helped," said Letta, a 47-year-old former Christian-Democrat who had defiantly ruled out resigning and presented his programme of reforms for 2014 as recently as Wednesday. The "relay" between Letta and Renzi is unpopular among Italians who would have preferred early elections, according to opinion polls, and there is concern in the party that it could end up strengthening disgraced former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Pippo Civati, a leftist opponent of Renzi within the party, said the ambitious leader was resembling more and more "a character from a roman noir novel". Analysts said Renzi will have to overcome the shock caused by him engineering Letta's overthrow despite an earlier gentleman's agreement that he would not do so. — PTI
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Moonlit migrant image wins World Press Photo award Indonesian volcano erupts; 3 killed, 1 lakh evacuated Indian-origin doc sues legal team for ‘inexperience’ No unilateral action in maritime disputes, US to China |
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Walloping a second punch, snow returned to the American capital even as Washingtonians were digging out of the worst storm in four years that spread heavy snow and sleet along America's East Coast.
About 1.2 million homes and businesses across America lost power as the storm moved from the South through the Northeast leading to the closure of the federal government and grounded more than 6,500 flights on Thursday alone.
