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Blackout drill conducted across country to test emergency preparedness
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Several states observed blackouts on Wednesday as part of the nationwide civil defence mock drills ordered by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The exercise, which involved scheduled blackouts at key locations, aimed to test the country's emergency preparedness against potential threats
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Bihar ready to conduct civic defence mock drills tomorrow
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Bihar will conduct the civic defence mock drills on Wednesday, which include simulating air raid sirens, blackouts, and evacuation plans. This nationwide drill, mandated by the Ministry of Home Affairs, is part of a larger exercise to assess preparedness for potential security threats, pa
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Uttarakhand: Dehradun gears up for air attack mock drill on May 7
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Dehradun is preparing for a civil defense mock drill on May 7, which includes simulating air raid sirens, blackouts, and evacuation plans. This nationwide drill, mandated by the Ministry of Home Affairs, is part of a larger exercise to assess preparedness for potential security threats, part
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"Ready to serve again," says Bhuj woman who served as Home Guard in 1971 I
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Remembering the days, Jyotiben Upadhyay, one of the members of the Home Guard services, said that she had witnessed blackouts in Bhuj, which had left people scared, further stating that she, along with other women, would go around the streets to comfort the people.
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UN experts urge Pakistan to address human rights violations in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"Pakistan appears to conflate legitimate human and minority rights advocacy and public demonstrations with terrorism, threatening freedoms of expression, assembly, and association," the experts said. "Repeated internet blackouts in Balochistan have impeded freedom of information, transpar
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"Shouldn't forget days of Congress rule": PM Modi during Haryana visit
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"We shouldn't forget the days of Congress rule--before 2014, when there was a Congress government, we have seen the days when the entire country used to face a blackout. Had there been a Congress government today, we would have been still facing blackouts," PM Modi said during the public
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Parts of Chennai face blackouts after fire at substation; power restored b
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A few places in the city of Chennai faced blackouts on Thursday night following a fire that broke out in the Manali 400/230kV substation in North Chennai, causing sequential faults in both feeders at the substation and impacting the power supply to the city.
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Pakistan govt to probe 'foreign intervention' over power outage, says Powe
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Addressing a press conference, 24 hours after Pakistan plunged into darkness, Khan on Tuesday, however, said the "possibility of foreign intervention through the internet is low".
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Pak PM Shehbaz express his "sincere regrets" over power outage
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The blackout, which Energy Minister Khurram Dastagir claimed was caused by a power surge, is the second significant grid breakdown in three months and adds to the nearly daily blackouts Pakistan's population experiences.
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Dark Age Defense Reviews: Does This Survival Guide Really Work?
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI/PNN): Particularly in times when there is a high risk of catastrophic conditions like wars, calamities, power blackouts, and other natural disasters, people should be aware of how to keep themselves and their loved ones safe.
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Rolling blackouts become regular affair in Afghanistan as power supply fal
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Khaama Press reported citing the Taliban-run Afghan state electricity company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) and stated that blackouts and load-shedding in Kabul and other provinces are caused by technical issues in Uzbekistan.
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G7 to establish coordination mechanism to help Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Group of Seven countries (G7) on Friday (local time) agreed to establish a coordination mechanism to help Ukraine with critical energy and water infrastructure amid Russian attacks on the power grid that have caused widespread blackouts.
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