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'9099 people rescued till now from along Kedarnath Yatra route': Uttarakha
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
According to the Secretary, the rescue operation of the passengers stranded in the Kedarnath and Kedarnath route due to heavy rains on 31st July is going on a war footing.
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Wayanad landslides: So far all bodies have not been recovered, focus is on
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Kerala Governor also mentioned that the Prime Minister immediately gave instructions to all the agencies of the central government, particularly the defence forces after getting the information of the disaster.
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Indian Coast Guard, Army, IAF rescue 3 personnel stranded at waterfalls in
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
During their morning combing operation along the river banks from Mundakai to Soochipara, the ICG search team sighted three individuals stranded near the waterfalls. The presence of the survivors was immediately reported to the control centre at Mepadi.
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BJP, Congress doing politics over natural disasters, need to check imbala
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday alleged that BJP and Congress were indulging in politics over the loss of life and property in natural disasters in different parts of the country and there is a need to pay urgent attention to "imbalanced growth" and environmental degrada
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"We have to think in terms of longer-term as well": Shashi Tharoor on reli
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
As the search and rescue operations are still underway in landslide-hit Wayanad, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor called for an active policy framework on disaster response and mitigation on Saturday and asserted that long-term responses from the government are needed to rehabilitate the people
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"We have evacuated around 7,000 people from different places": NDRF on lan
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
As the search and rescue operation continued in the landslide-affected areas in Rudraprayag to rescue the pilgrims stranded in Kedarnath and adjoining areas, the National Disaster Response Force said on Saturday that they have evacuated around 7,000 people from different places.
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Himachal cloudburst: Army launches operations to aid affected communities
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In the wake of a catastrophic flood that has ravaged parts of Himachal Pradesh, the Indian Army launched extensive Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations to aid the affected communities in Himachal Pradesh's Samej village.
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"Man-made, Communist-Congress made disaster": BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Waya
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The death toll in the massive landslides that occurred on July 30 in Chooralmala and Mundakkai of Wayanad stands at 308 as of Friday, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said.
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Bihar CM condoles loss of 8 lives in lightning strike incidents; announces
Updated : 1 year, 8 months 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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Uttarakhand CM Dhami monitors rescue operations in disaster-affected areas
Updated : 1 year, 8 months 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 : 1 year, 8 months 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 : 1 year, 8 months 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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