Quake shakes some Indonesian islands, damages temple in Bali
Denpasar:Indonesian authorities say a subsea earthquake shook Bali, Lombok and East Java on Tuesday, causing damage to homes and temples.
The geophysics agency said the quake didn't have the potential to cause a tsunami.
The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.7 quake was centered 82 kilometers to the southwest of Denpasar on Bali at a depth of 91 kilometers.
The national disaster agency posted photos on its Twitter account showing a damaged Hindu temple in Bali and a damaged house in Banyuwangi in East Java.
Indonesia, home to more than 260 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location along the Pacific "Ring of Fire." A powerful Indian Ocean quake and tsunami in 2004 killed a total of 230,000 people in a dozen countries, most of them in Indonesia.
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Five engineering students, including three women, drown in Cauvery confluence at Mekedatu
Ramanagara, Apr 29: Five students of an engineering college, including three women, drowned at the confluence of the Cauvery river at Mekedatu in Kanakapura Taluk of the district, police said on Monday.
The deceased were among 12 students who had come here from Bengaluru, Satanur police said.
When they were swimming, they were caught in a whirlpool and drowned.
The deceased have been identified as Harshita (20), Abhishek (20), Tejas (21), Varsha (20) and Neha (19).
The remaining seven students fled after their friends drowned.
