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Mamata Banerjee reiterates support to Alapan Bandyopadhyay after show caus
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], June 2 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reiterated her support to her newly appointed Chief Advisor Alapan Bandyopadhyay and said the state government will always stand beside him after the Centre issued a show-cause notice to him u
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TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee defends Alapan Bandyopadhyay, claims all politica
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], June 2 (ANI): Hitting out at Centre for issuing a showcause notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Chief Advisor Alapan Bandyopadhyay under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesd
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Central government issues show cause notice to West Bengal CM's Chief Advi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Just a day after being appointed as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Chief advisor, Alapan Bandyopadhyay has been issued a show-cause notice by the central government on Tuesday under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
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ITBP, SDRF teams sent for inspection of Rishiganga lake and glacier: Chamo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], May 31 (ANI): Uttarakhand's Chamoli District Magistrate on Monday informed that teams of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) have been sent for the inspection of Rishiganga lake and glacier.
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'Ecological disaster': China's plan for fishing harbour in Sierra Leone dr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 31 (ANI): China's plan for an industrial fishing harbour in Sierra Leone has drawn criticism from conservationists and landowners, terming it "a catastrophic human and ecological disaster".
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SC to hear PIL seeking to prevent sale of counterfeit COVID vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Monday hear fresh PIL seeking directions under the Disaster Management Act (DMA) to prevent the sale of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines.
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Odisha to include disaster, pandemic management in school, college curric
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 29 (ANI): Odisha's Council of Ministers on Saturday adopted a resolution to include disaster and pandemic management as a part of the curriculum for every high school and college student.
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Cyclone Yaas: NDRF rescues mother, newborn from flooded village in Odisha
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mayurbhanj/Balasore (Odisha) [India], May 27 (ANI): In the wake of the cyclone Yaas, that left a trail of destruction in Odisha, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), along with state authorities and army, is working to rescue people who have been stranded due to a surge in water l
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31 dead, hundreds missing in DRC volcano disaster: UN
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations and relief partners reported on Wednesday at least 31 dead and hundreds feared missing, including more than 170 children, from the volcano eruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Cyclone Yaas: Villages submerged in WB's East Midnapore, ops underway to r
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Midnapore East (West Bengal) [India], March 26 (ANI): After cyclone Yaas made its landfall and left behind a trail of destruction in West Bengal, the state government with the help of Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are working together to rescue people stuck due to a surge
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Cyclone Yaas: Squally wind warning issued for Andhra's 3 north coastal dis
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): In view of the severe cyclonic storm Yaas crossing the coastal parts of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Wednesday issued a squally wind warning to three north coastal districts namely Srikakulam, Vizianaga
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Cabinet approves creation of post of director at NDRF Academy in Nagpur
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New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for creation of one post of director in Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) at National Disaster Response Force Academy, Nagpur, informed the
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