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Restaurant in Delhi's Mehrauli sealed for violating COVID-19 guidelines
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Amid the Omicron scare and a surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi Police has sealed a restaurant in Mehrauli for allegedly violating Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) guidelines and organizing a gathering of around 600 peop
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1,076 farmers died by suicide in Maharashtra in past five months: State go
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): A total of 1,076 farmers died by suicide in Maharashtra in the past five months, State Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar informed Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in a written reply on Friday.
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Amid Omicron surge, Delhi bans gatherings for Christmas, New Year
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): In view of rising COVID-19 Omicron cases, Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) issued orders to all District Magistrates and District Deputy Commissioners of Police to ensure that no cultural event, gatherings, and congregations are taking place
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Enforce No Mask, No Entry rule at shops, workplaces, orders Delhi Disaster
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): In view of rising COVID-19 cases and variant of concern Omicron, Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) issued orders to enforce 'No Mask, No Entry rule at shops and workplaces.
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Japan's PM Kishida open to change law to prevent earthquake casualties
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that the country's legislation can be changed if necessary to ensure public safety, after disaster experts warned of a massive death toll in the event of a strong earthquake hitting the country's
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Rajnath Singh witnesses multi-agency HADR exercise PANEX-21 in Pune
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday witnessed a Multi-Agency Exercise (MAE) and inaugurated an equipment display on the second day of PANEX-21, a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise for BIMSTEC member nations, organised at C
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If Afghan govt fails to counter terrorism, other countries may face spillo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday warned that "if the Afghan government fails to counter terrorism, other countries may face spillover."
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DDMA, Delhi govt to hold review meet on Monday amid rising cases of Omicro
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): In view of increasing cases of COVID-19 Omicron in Delhi, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority along with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other important officials of the government will hold a review meeting on Monday at 11.30 am, said an official
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DDMA issues order to cancel singer AP Dhillon's concert in Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Punjabi singer AP Dhillon's concert, scheduled for today in the national capital's Aerocity area, has been ordered to be cancelled by the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).
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Does Pakistan want to rally OIC countries to extend assistance to Taliban?
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): Pakistan is set to host a special meeting of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on December 19, which will focus on ways to help Afghanistan navigate its way out of an emerging humanitarian and economic crisis.
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UK plans to lift post-Fukushima import restrictions on Japanese food
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government is planning to lift import restrictions on Japanese farm products that were imposed after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said.
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NDRF conducts mock drill for school students in J-K to deal with natural c
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 11 (ANI): With an aim to train students to combat any natural calamity especially earthquake, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) along with other emergency services agencies on Friday conducted a mock drill in the Jammu district of the uni
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