Japan’s Radioactive Hot Spots Suggest a Wider Problem

TOKYO — Takeo Hayashida signed on with a citizens’ group to test for radiation near his son’s baseball field in Tokyo after government officials told him they had no plans to check for fallout from the devastated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Like Japan’s central government, local officials said there was nothing to fear in the capital, 160 miles from the disaster zone.

Then came the test result: the level of radioactive cesium in a patch of dirt just yards from where his 11-year-old son, Koshiro, played baseball was equal

Nagaland first to use waste tech for roads

Dimapur, October 11 (MExN): Pollution authorities in Nagaland have refuted a news report stating Meghalaya to be the first state in the North Eastern region to use bitumen and waste plastic to pave roads. Nagaland Pollution Control Board (NPCB) issued a note today saying Nagaland has in fact used the stated technology way back in 2010.
Member secretary of the board, Rusovil John said in the note that the agency had used the technology for a stretch of road in Dimapur. “I would like to state that the Nagaland Pollution Control Board in the year 2010 has used this technology using the bitumen polymer (plastic waste) for

Justice Sen's resignation accepted, suspense over impeachment

NEW DELHI: The resignation of Justice Soumitra Sen, who was due to face impeachmentproceedings in Lok Sabha on Monday, has been accepted.

President Pratibha Patil on Sunday signed a notification accepting Soumitra Sen's resignation as Calcutta high court judge.

However, there is still suspense over the fate of impeachment proceedings against Justice Sen in the Lok Sabha, where

Irene: Obama warns storm still dangerous

US President Barack Obama has warned that flooding and power cuts are still a risk as Tropical Storm Irene moves away north towards Canada.

The storm, downgraded from a hurricane, passed New York on Sunday but Mr Obama said the danger was not yet over as swollen rivers could burst their banks.

More than 300,000 people evacuated from low-lying areas in New York City are being allowed back home.

The storm has killed at least 18 people and caused extensive damage.

More than three million people have been left without power in New Jersey, Connecticut and New York.

Manhattan avoided major damage, despite some isolated flooding.

"Many Americans are still at serious risk of power outages and flooding

US accuses Iran of secret deal with Qaeda

The Obama administration accused Iran late Thursday of entering into a “secret deal” with an al-Qaeda offshoot that provides money and recruits for attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Treasury Department designated six members of the unit as terrorists subject to US sanctions.

The US intelligence community has in the past disagreed about the extent of direct links between the Iranian government and al-Qaeda. Thursday’s allegations