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Flood waters have gone but horror continues for children in Pakistan, UNIC
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Millions of children in Pakistan remain dependent on humanitarian assistance as recovery and rehabilitation efforts from last year’s catastrophic floods lack sufficient funding, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
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47,390 volunteers being provided training in disaster management: Himachal
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said that a total of 47,390 volunteers were being provided training in disaster management by the state government.
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Delhi HC orders to provide special facilities in courts to ensure actual a
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Delhi High Court has ordered the Government of NCT of Delhi to provide infrastructure, and financial assistance for procuring essential electronic gadgets for the purpose of conducting trials where the accused has special needs so that he or she can participate equally in the judicial pr
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Delhi Lt-Governor approves 17 welfare schemes for construction workers
Updated : 3 years ago IST
These schemes are aimed at providing financial benefits to construction workers, such as disability pensions, ex-gratia payments, medical assistance, maternity benefits, and death benefits, among others.
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Magic Aims to Raise over Rs 10 Lakhs to Fund Heart Surgeries for Children
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26: Vidur Sanghi, a 17-year-old Indian-American high school student in California, is propelling an ambitious humanitarian journey with his initiative, Magic: Music and Good in Concert™. Born during the COVID-19 pandemic in Silicon Valley, USA, Magic employs t
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Researchers find how quickly positive metabolic effects of gastric bypass
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A recent study from Sweden's Lund University raised questions about the effectiveness of gastric bypass surgery. The findings indicate that the most substantial metabolic alterations occurred immediately following surgery.
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"He started thinking himself to be big," Chirag Paswan on Bihar CM calling
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan on Friday expressed his disagreement on former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav being called 'Bechara' by state CM Nitish Kumar and said that he has started thinking of himself as big.
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Heatwaves are getting more deadly and frequent
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The old, the ill, and the poor are especially vulnerable to the devastating effects of heatwaves like the one we are presently experiencing. One of the deadliest natural disasters in recent memory, the 2003 heatwave that saw temperatures in Europe exceed 47.5 degrees Celsius claimed between
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Nearly 7 people lost lives daily in rain-ravaged Himachal since onset of m
Updated : 3 years ago IST
At least 367 people have died in Himachal Pradesh in rain-related incidents this year since the onset of monsoon, the State Disaster Management Authority said on Friday.
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SBI Foundation Gives Indian Head Injury Foundation a Rs 1.45 Cr Facelift w
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 25: As per the report titled “Traumatic Brain Injury”, it is estimated that in India nearly 10 lakh people are injured, 2 lakh die in accidents and nearly 10 lakh require rehabilitation services every year. Among various injuries, Traumatic Brain Injurie
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Uttarakhand: Badrinath highway blocked due to falling debris, man rescued
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
"The rescued individual had got trapped on the Badrinath highway while he was on a trek. He was injured while returning from the trek and was therefore unable to cross the obstructed road," said the official.
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Himachal: Eight buildings reduced to rubble in Kullu landslide
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
As many as eight buildings were fully damaged while two others were partially damaged after a landslide hit the Kullu district of the hill state, said an official on Friday.
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