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CISF DG to meet NGOs to overcome issues faced by specially-abled flyers at
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): To facilitate ease of air travel for specially-abled persons, the Director-General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) MA Ganapathy and other stakeholders of airport security will hold a meeting with around 150 NGOs working for persons with disab
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12 dead due to heavy rains in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 10 (ANI): The death toll due to heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu stands at 12, informed Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Minister KKSSR Ramachandran on Wednesday.
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Atul Karwal appointed as new Director-General of NDRF
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy Director Atul Karwal has been appointed as the new Director-General of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), an official order informed on Tuesday.
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Chhath Puja: Delhi Police appeals to people to follow COVID protocols, DDM
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): Delhi Police on Tuesday appealed to the people of Delhi to follow COVID-19 protocols and instructions issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) during celebrations of Chhath Puja.
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Imran Khan urges global community to fulfil 'moral obligation', save Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 9 (ANI): Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated his plea to the international community to intervene and save Afghans from hunger pointing out that it is their "moral obligation" to avert the humanitarian disaster confronting people in Afghanistan,
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NDRF teams deployed at different ghats in Patna for Chhath Puja
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 9 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were deployed at different ghats in Patna for Chhath Puja in case an emergency arises.
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Conflict in Tigray region of Ethiopia reaches disastrous proportions: UN
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 9 (ANI): A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached "disastrous proportions", UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Monday, issuing a warning of "grave uncertainty" surrounding the future of the country and st
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Rights experts urge Singapore to halt execution of man with mental disabil
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts appealed on Monday for Singapore to halt the execution of a Malaysian man who has intellectual disabilities.
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T20 WC: Hopefully we have inspired few people with our performances, say
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], November 8 (ANI): Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus expressed his disappointment as his side got defeated by India in their final Super 12 match of the ongoing T20 World Cup here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday.
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Fell short of winning T20 WC, no one more disappointed than us as a side:
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], November 8 (ANI): India skipper Virat Kohli on Monday said the entire team is disappointed at not being able to win the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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Climate change is a reality, challenges would increase in future: NDRF Dir
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General SN Pradhan on Monday accepted that climate change is a reality and would lead to challenges in future.
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China floods: Close to 60 million people affected; 590 reported dead or mi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 8 (ANI): As many as 590 people died or went missing in China, from January to October this year, due to flood-related disasters which affected 58.9 million people in the country, China's Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) said on Monday.
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