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NCW uncovers lapses in Delhi govt run disabled shelter home in Rohini
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Taking to its social media handle on X, the NCW posted, "The preliminary inquiry has uncovered numerous administrative lapses, including inadequate medical care, poor hygiene and sanitation, overcrowding, a lack of safe drinking water, contaminated food, and a lack of staff training."
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Bihar CM condoles loss of 8 lives in lightning strike incidents; announces
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condoled the deaths of 8 people in lightning strike incidents in four districts of the state and announced ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.
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Curfew, internet blackout imposed in Balochistan amid protests against enf
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The people of Pakistan's Balochistan province are currently not able to access information as the Pakistani security forces imposed a curfew and have blocked internet across various cities amid the ongoing protests against enforced disappearances.
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami monitors rescue operations in disaster-affected areas
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is continuously monitoring the relief and rescue operations in the disaster-affected areas of the state, officials said.
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IMD's impact-based forecast warns of possible 'landslide': MoS Nityanand R
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In this regard, MoS Rai submitted the additional facts in both houses of the Parliament that furnishes that "the primary responsibility for disaster management, adequate preparedness measures, rests with the state governments concerned as per the National Policy on Disaster Management". Read More
Amit Shah's statement on disaster alert is politically motivated: CPI-M Ke
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Days after Home Minister Amit Shah said the Kerala government could have minimized the losses in Wayanad if they had become alert, Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) state secretary MV Govindan condemned his statement and said it is politically motivated.
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Himachal Pradesh LoP Jairam Thakur meets PM Modi, apprises him of situatio
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In a post on X, Thakur said that PM Modi has assured him of every possible help from the Central government in fighting the disaster.
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Uttarakhand rains: 3,000 people rescued, 1,000 more still stranded on Keda
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After heavy rains caused severe havoc in the state of Uttarakhand damaging the route in the Rudraprayag district, restoration and rescue work is underway to evacuate the people stranded. Disaster Secretary Vinod Kumar Suman stated that as many as 3,000 stranded people have been rescued so fa
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Maharashtra: Five evacuated, two missing after tractor overturns while cro
Updated : 2 years ago IST
At least five people have been evacuated and two are still missing after a tractor overturned while crossing the Krishna River in Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra on Friday, officials said.
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"Our immediate priority is to rescue the four individuals reported trapped
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In the wake of a catastrophic flood that has ravaged parts of Himachal Pradesh, the state government, led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, has mobilized extensive rescue and relief efforts. The disaster, triggered by a cloud burst, has left a trail of destruction in its wake, partic
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117 dead in Assam floods till now this year; Toll over 5 years 880: MHA in
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A total of 880 casualties have been reported as a result of devastating floods in Assam from 2019 to July 25 this year, said the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Bill to create Urban Disaster Management Authority, strengthen NDMA introd
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A bill that seeks to create Urban Disaster Management Authority for state capitals and large cities having Municipal Corporations and strengthen the working of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the State Disaster Management Authorities was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thurs
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