The High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi commemorated Sri Lanka's 78th Independence Day with a series of events underscoring the depth and resilience of the India-Sri Lanka partnership, including India's support following Cyclone Ditwah and a USD 450 million reconstruction package follo
In a greeting post on X, the PM lauded the personnel for their "professionalism and resolve" and for always being the frontrunners in times of calamity. He underscored their efforts to "protect lives, provide relief and restore hope."
India on Friday commenced Operation Sagar Bandhu, aimed at providing relief materials and vital HADR support to the Cyclone Ditwah-hit Sri Lanka, which has been dealing with the natural calamity for the past few days, killing 61 people and leaving 25 missing in the island nation.
In a post on X, LG Sinha said, "I'm grateful to PM Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan for increasing the number of person-days provided under MGNREGA to 150 days for J&K to enhance livelihood security in rural areas affected by natural calamity
Earlier, on September 15, the calamity that struck Majhara and Karligad villages in Dehradun caused severe devastation. Three people were buried under debris in Dehradun's Sahastradhara area.
Speaking at an event to launch the ministry's monthly development update and the preliminary flood damage assessment report on Friday, Iqbal said a detailed post-disaster needs assessment exercise is underway to determine the exact economic losses resulting from the calamity.
The death toll in Tuesday's bus accident in Bilaspur, caused by a sudden landslide, has gone up to 16 with the body of the missing child found on Wednesday.
Arun Sigchi, an Executive Member of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, Darjeeling and Kalimpong, on Monday confirmed 11 dead and at least 9 injured in Mirik, out of the 18 casualties after a massive landslide in West Bengal's Darjeeling.
According to officials, the incident took place on Sunday (October 5) early morning, and the deceased have been identified as Bijendra Rai(62), Usha Rai(62) and Satma Lama(35).
In a post on X, the Rajasthan CM said, "The news of the demise of former Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Shri Rameshwar Dudi ji, is extremely heartbreaking. May God grant the departed soul a place in His supreme abode and give the bereaved family the strength t
A delegation from the Akhara Parishad paid a courtesy visit to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday at Damkothi, Haridwar and contributed Rs 34 lakh to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for the reconstruction of areas affected by the recent natural calamity in Uttarakhand,