Bereaved family members perform last rites of one of the deceased persons who died after a boat capsized at Harni lake. | Photo Credit: PTI A day after 12 students and two teachers were killed in a boat accident in Harni lake on the outskirts of Vadodara city in Gujarat, three persons, including a manager … Read more
Gurdaspur Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal said that vehicular traffic on Mukerian bridge has been closed after the Mukerian-Gurdaspur road submerged. | Photo Credit: X/@himan47agg_IAS Several teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on August 16 began rescue operations to evacuate people in several areas in Gurdaspur which were inundated following the release of excess … Read more
Four persons were killed after a landslide in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, an official said on Thursday. NDRF teams have rushed to the site amid reports of at least 100 persons feared to be trapped, the official said. The landslide occurred around 11 p.m. on Wednesday at Irshalwadi village in Khalapur tehsil, the official said. Over … Read more
The Cyclone Asani is set to intensify in the low-pressure area of the Bay of Bengal on March 21 with wind speeds of about 70-80 kmph pushing to 90 kmph. The first cyclone of 2022 is set to hit Andaman and Nicobar on March 21. It is named Cyclone Asani. According to the weather department, it … Read more
At least 476 NDRF, SDRF, ITBP and Army personnel has been deployed for the search operations at the Uttarakhand flood sites. (IE Image) The Uttarakhand flash floods that shook the nation on February 7 claimed several lives. It’s been more than 10 days since the tragedy; search and rescue operations continue and dozens are yet … Read more
New Delhi: A high-level committee, headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has approved the release of nearly Rs 4,382 crore to six states as central assistance for the natural calamities they faced this year. The funds will be released to West Bengal, Odisha, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Sikkim as assistance for the damage … Read more
NEW DELHI: The PM CARES Fund, set up in March to deal with emergency situations like the COVID-19 pandemic, received Rs 3,076.62 crore in just five days of its formation, as per an account statement made public by the fund on Wednesday. The ‘receipt and payment account’ showed nearly Rs 3,075.85 crore as ‘voluntary contributions’, … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea to transfer the PM CARES Funds to the National Disaster Relief Fund. The court also rejected a plea for a fresh national plan to control Covid-19. A bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan though said the government would be free to transfer the funds to … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled the valour of the Indian armed forces during the Kargil War, saying enemy perched atop heights was defeated by brave soldiers. The country is observing the 21st anniversary of the victory in the Kargil War on Sunday. The Kargil war was declared over on July 26, 1999, after … Read more