Boulders block state pilgrims' progress

Contractors are working to move a two-metre high boulder off a Dunedin street, after it crashed off the hillside late last night. Police believe the slip on Marne street in Andersons Bay was caused by the persistent rain which has lingered over the ...

We're a bit torn when we arrive at the Boulder Reservoir, past all the chain-linked signs warning of "potential danger ahead." The organizers of the Autonomous Vehicle Competition are running two separate tracks -- land and air -- and frankly, we ...

A woman was arrested on Monday in Manapparai on charges of murdering her husband. It is said that the woman threw a boulder on the man's head and killed him. Sources said, Palanisamy (37), from Avarampatti in Vaiyyampatti near Manapparai and his ...

Five members of a family, including three children, were buried early on Monday when boulders fell on their house in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, police said. "Rescue work by the locals has begun but the government officials are yet to reach the spot ...

Minister for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake assured to combat sea-erosion menace with top priority and said that boulders need to be dumped at sea shore as a temporary relief. Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of his visit to Udyavara and ...

Loose boulders from a hillock located beside the Kali bridge in Karwar, which rolled onto National Highway 17 following heavy rains in the coastal Uttara Kannada district, were cleared on Friday. Traffic came to a halt along the national highway for nearly an ...

that is sand obtained by crushing stones and boulders is being considered as an alternative to natural sand, said Swadhin Kshatriya, additional chief secretary, revenue. The objective in looking for an alternative, said Kshatriya, was to reduce the dependence ...

14.8% accidents are caused by stray animals, falling boulders, neglect of civic bodies etc; 2.4% (pedestrians); 1.3% (cyclists); 1.5% (bad roads); 1.6% (faulty vehicles) and 1% (weather conditions)