4.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Delhi, tremors felt across north India
New Delhi: A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Delhi early this morning at 5:36 a.m., causing strong tremors across the national capital and neighbouring regions. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the quake had a shallow depth of 5 km, with Delhi as the epicentre.
Tremors were felt across several parts of north India. No immediate reports of damage or casualties have been received.
Delhi, situated in seismic zone IV as per the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) seismic zonation map, is prone to earthquakes.
Last month, on January 23, strong tremors were experienced in Delhi-NCR after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck China’s Xinjiang region. Earlier, on January 11, mild tremors were recorded following a 6.1-magnitude quake in Afghanistan.
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UP: 90 Bangladeshis, including 28 children, held in Mathura for illegal stay
Mathura (UP), May 16 (PTI): As many as 90 Bangladeshi nationals, including many children, were apprehended from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Friday for alleged illegal stay in India, officials said.
They were taken into custody from local brickyards at Khajpur village under the Naujheel police station limits, a senior officer said.
"Regular searches were being conducted throughout the district. During one such operation, police were searching some local brickyards when they came across Bangladeshi nationals working there," SSP Shlok Kumar said.
Giving a break-up, the officer said in all, 35 men, 27 women and 28 children have been taken into custody.
"During interrogation, all of them admitted to being Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in India. They moved to Mathura three to four months back from a neighbouring state. Police are trying to establish their links," the SSP said, adding that their job contractor and other associates are also being questioned.
The officer told PTI that police also recovered some Aadhaar cards from the Bangladeshi nationals, apparently issued on forged documents in some other state.
Further legal proceedings are underway, Kumar said.
