Eruption of Italy’s Etna volcano shuts down airport
Eruption of Italy’s Etna volcano shuts down airport
Major eruption of Italy’s Etna volcano shuts down airport. Fire and hot ash erupted high into the sky from Sicily’s Mount Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano, forcing the closure of an airport about 70 kilometers away.
Flights to and from the Aeroporto dello Stretto in Reggio Calabria, which is separated from Sicily by the Strait of Messina, were diverted to nearby Lamezia Terme.
Rome based National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology said that the eruption formed an ash column about seven kilometers high and caused lava to flow from the Voragine crater for the first time in two years.
The eruption, according to INGV, is among the most energetic of the past 20 years.
China’s 1st manned electric aircraft gets license for production
China’s first manned electric aircraft, a two seater plane powered by rechargeable lithium batteries, has been granted a license for production.
The RX1E is designed by Shenyang Aerospace University and Liaoning General Aviation Academy in northeastern Liaoning province, the People’s Daily Online reports.
One 90-minute charge equals around 45-60 minutes of flight time.
The plane has a 47-foot wingspan. It can fly at an altitude of 9,800 feet and reach a maximum speed of 100 miles per hour.
Bangladesh: Bomb blasts in Hindu temple injure 10 people
Dec 5
Bangladesh, 10 people were injured today in crude bomb blasts on the premises of a Hindu temple in Dinajpur, northern part of the country.
Police said miscreants hurled 3 crude bombs at a crowd of devotees during a Rash festival mela at Kantaji temple.
While the motive of the assailants in not known, police have arrested 3 for suspected involvement.
The bombs were hurled on a makeshift structure on the temple grounds where local people were enjoying a religious drama, a traditional feature of the annual Rash festival.
AIR correspondent reports that following the blast authorities have beefed up security in the area and cancelled the festival programmes.
The attack comes hardly within two weeks of an attack on Italian priest in Dinajpur, and a week after death threats were sent to 10 Christian priests in the district of Rangpur.
AIR correspondent reports, Dinajpur Superintendent of Police said police are investigating into the motive of the crime and 3 suspects have already been arrested.
The bombs were hurled on a makeshift structure on the temple grounds where local people were enjoying a religious drama, a traditional feature of the annual Rash festival of the Hindu community.
Following the blast ,authorities have beefed up security in the area and cancelled further festival programmes specialy since the temple is also a tourist spot .
The attack comes hardly 15 days after an attack on Italian priest in Dinajpur, and a week after death threats were sent to 10 Christian priests in the district of Rangpur.
| PMO hands over 1st batch of Netaji files to National Archives of India |
Dec 5
The first batch of 33 secret files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose were handed over by the Prime Minister’s Office to the National Archives of India on Friday, setting the stage for their declassification next month.
The files were handed over by Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Nripendra Misra to the Director General of the National Archives for further processing, preservation and digitization.
It is in preparation for the final release to the nation of all 58 files in the PMO. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in October this year announced that the first batch of the secret files will be declassified from the birth anniversary of Netaji next year, meeting the long-pending demand of Bose’s family
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ISI espionage racket include school teacher from J&K
Jammu and Kashmir, Crime Branch of Delhi Police today arrested a school teacher from Fatehpur area of Rajouri district for his involvement in espionage racket, taking total number of arrests made from this border district so far to four.
SSP Rajouri told AIR that the school teacher who was arrested this morning has been identified as Mohammed Sabir working as a government teacher in State Education.
On Friday, an ex-serviceman was arrested from Thanna Mandi area in this connection.
Sources said the names of the arrested teacher and the ex-serviceman surfaced during interrogation of BSF Head Constable Abdul Rashid and Government employee Kafait Ullah Khan, who were arrested earlier by the Delhi Police.
5th World Energy Policy Summit.
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FOR COVERAGE
Dear Sir/Madam,
You are cordially invited to cover the following event:
| Event | The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan will be the Chief Guest in the opening session of the 5th World Energy Policy Summit. |
| Date | Monday, 07th December 2015 |
| Time | 09.30 AM |
| Venue | ITC Maurya Hotel, Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi |
7.1 quake hits southern Indian Ocean
A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake was registered at the depth of 10 kilometers in the Southeast Indian Ridge, according to the US Geological Service (USGS). The quake was centered 1,020 kilometers (634 miles) east-north-east of Australia’s Heard Island and the McDonald Islands and 2,961 kilometers southwest of the Australian coast city of Busselton. Initial reports from the Australian Official Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said that there was no tsunami threat for Australia.
