Earthquake hits Andaman, Nicobar islands, Orissa, 2 injured

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale shook parts of Andaman and Nicobar islands tonight leaving two persons injured but there was no report of any death or damage.



The quake, which measured 6.8 on the Richter Scale in Bhubaneshwar, jolted coastal areas of Orissa, bringing panic-stricken people in some areas out of their houses.

"The epicentre of the earthquake was located at Landfall Island, 240 km north of Port Blair. The earthquake shook parts of Andaman islands but no tsunami alert was sounded," Deputy Commissioner of South Andaman S N Jha told PTI.

Chief Secretary Vivek Roy said two persons were injured when they fell from the roof of a house in north Andaman.

The tremors were felt in middle and north Andaman, he added.

Authorities of North Andaman and Defence have been alerted, he said.


Hyderabad: Tennis star Sania Mirza and her father Imran Mirza (L) in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Sania, who is set to marry Pakistani cricket player Shoaib Malik, returned from New Delhi after getting her visa to Pakistan.


Mumbai Indians fined for slow over rate

Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) Table-toppers Mumbai Indians were today fined for maintaining a slow over-rate for the second time in the Indian Premier League with skipper Sachin Tendulkar losing USD 40,000 after the win against Kings XI Punjab here.

Each of the other members of the team were slapped with a USD 10,000 fine.

"The IPL today advised that Mumbai Indians have been fined for maintaining a slow over rate during last night's IPL match against Kings XI Punjab in Mumbai," the IPL said in a statement.

At the end of the match, Mumbai Indians were assessed to be one over behind the required rate after allowances were taken into consideration.


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