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Delhi schools to reopen in phased manner from September 1
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday has decided to reopen schools in a phased manner in the national capital from September 1 for classes 9 to 12, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pakistan's glorification of Taliban triumph in Afghanistan is recipe for d
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): The glorification of Taliban triumph in Afghanistan by Pakistani leaders' is a savoury recipe for further disaster.
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Incessant rains, waterlogging wreak havoc in Dehradun
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 25 (ANI): Incessant rains on Tuesday night caused extensive waterlogging in Dehradun, prompting the administration to deploy State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).
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SDRF rescues over 200 people after landslide in Uttarakhand's Chamoli
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], August 24 (ANI): A team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Monday rescued over 200 people after they got trapped in the Tamas area near Raini village in Chamoli district due to a landslide yesterday.
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COVID-19 third wave peak likely in October: NIDM report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, has warned of a third COVID-19 wave peak in October in its recent report to the Prime Minister's Office.
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Artificial lake bursts near Leh's Rumbak blocks Indus River
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh)[India], August 21 (ANI): District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) of Leh informed on Saturday that an artificial lake near Rumbak has burst which resulted in the blockage in the Indus River and creating an artificial lake in the area.
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32 injured after bus rolls down cliff in Himachal's Solan district
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Solan (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 21 (ANI): As many as 32 people were injured after a bus rolled down a cliff in Barotiwala of Nalagarh in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, informed State Disaster Management Authority.
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Schools in Himachal Pradesh to stay closed till August 28
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 20 (ANI): Schools in Himachal Pradesh will continue to stay closed till August 28, as per an order from the Revenue Department of the state's Disaster Management Cell issued on Friday.
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Cabinet approves MoU between India, Bangladesh on cooperation in disaster
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): The Union Cabinet was on Wednesday apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in March this year between the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Bangladesh's Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.
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Afghanistan faces 'cultural disaster' after fall of Kabul: UN expert
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): Afghanistan faces a "cultural disaster", following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces, a UN Special Rapporteur on Tuesday urged countries to provide urgent assistance to human rights defenders.
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Assam govt eases COVID-19 restrictions, night curfew between 7 pm to 5 am
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 17 (ANI): After reviewing the COVID-19 situation, Assam government on Tuesday relaxed its new guidelines and eased night curfew timings from 7 pm to 5 am, which earlier were from 6 pm to 5 am.
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Death toll from Turkey's flash floods rises to 74
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 17 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 74 people died and 47 others went missing in severe floods and mudslides in the Black Sea region of Turkey, the country's disaster agency said on Monday.
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