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Heavy rain, snowfall kill 17, injure 11 in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The dead included five members of a family whose roof collapsed on Thursday in Kabkan, a district in Herat province, Mohammad Yousaf Saeedi, spokesman for the Herat governor, said. Two of the victims were children.
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J-K: Army, SDRF continue to extinguish fire in Dachhan's Thachna village
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and local residents are continuously working to control and extinguish the remaining fire, which erupted in Dachhan's Thachna village.
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'Ease of doing business at cost of ease of breathing': Jairam Ramesh slams
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Congress leader accused the Centre of prioritising "ease of doing business" over environmental protection. "I don't understand why the Modi government, in the name of ease of doing business, is destroying the ease of breathing and the ease of living. If you tamper with nature, if you
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12 dead, 11 injured as floods ravage Afghanistan
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Heavy snowfall and flash floods in the last three days across several provinces of Afghanistan has resulted in the death of 12 people and left at least 11 others injured, Tolo News reported on Thursday citing the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA).
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 strikes Myanmar
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 struck Myanmar on Thursday evening, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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From near-defeat of Naxalism to cyber security push, Home Ministry marked
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the review, the government is on track to make India free from Left-Wing Extremism by March 31, 2026. A series of large-scale operations across Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and adjoining regions led to the neutralisation of over 300 LWE cadres in 2025, the highest eve
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"86 people were injured in total:" Uttarakhand Rehabilitation Secretary V
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Uttarakhand State Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Secretary Vinod Kumar Suman on Wednesday said that a total of 86 people suffered from injury in a loco-train collision, which occured at the THDC Hydroelectric Project in the Pipalkoti area of Chamoli district on Tuesday night.
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At least six dead as passenger bus falls into a deep gorge in Almora
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A bus carrying passengers plunged into a deep gorge near Bhikiyasain in Almora district, causing several fatalities. Emergency responders, including the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and local police, are currently on-site conducting rescue operations to assist trapped passengers.
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Gen Z-led campaign drives Nepal to formalise academic special consideratio
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Students in Nepal faced severe hardship after being forced to sit for exams during bereavement, disasters and childbirth. A youth-led campaign prompted the government to adopt a Special Consideration Policy, allowing exam deferrals and alternative assessments during emergencies.
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Himachal CM Sukhu slams centre on Post Disaster assistance, assures action
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday strongly criticised the Central Government over what he described as inadequate and delayed financial assistance under the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) and the stoppage of PMGSY-4 funds, while also addressin
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Indonesia: Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 strikes Northern Sumatra
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 struck Northern Sumatra on Sunday morning, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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EAM Jaishankar reiterates India's commitment to rebuild Sri Lanka post cyc
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Jaishankar said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Vision MAHASAGAR, Operation Sagar Bandhu was commenced help Sri Lanka which was plunged by the massive devastation due to the cyclone.
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