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Cyclone Nivar: NDRF teams in action, Section 144 in Puducherry
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai/Puducherry (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 24 (ANI): Thirty teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been pressed into action across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry as Cyclone Nivar moves towards the southern coast of India, NDRF informed.
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6 NDRF teams deployed in parts of Tamil Nadu ahead of cyclonic storm warni
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 23 (ANI): In the wake of a cyclonic storm warning over Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast in the next 24 hours, six teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Cuddalore and Chidambaram towns here for pe-positioning on Monday.
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Delhi govt orders closure of Punjabi Basti and Janta markets till November
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The Delhi government on Sunday ordered the closure of Punjabi Basti and Janta markets in Nangloi area till November 30 after the West District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) noted that the COVID-19 protocols of wearing masks, and maintaining social
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NDRF team saves boy from drowning in Ranchi during Chhath Puja celebration
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], November 21 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team rescued a boy from drowning in Kanke Dam in Ranchi during Chhath Puja celebrations, said NDRF.
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Delhi BJP chief slams AAP govt's ban on Chhath Puja at public places
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], [India], November 19 (ANI): Hitting out at the Arvind Kejriwal government, Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta on Thursday said that if the Delhi government had taken the right measures to tackle COVID-19 then people would not have had problems celebrating Chhath Puja together.
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One soldier killed, two injured as avalanche hits Army post in J-K's Kupwa
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 18 (ANI): A soldier was killed and two others were injured after an avalanche hit an Army post in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management said on Wednesday.
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Light to moderate rains likely in Karnataka
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 17 (ANI): Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) predicted rainfall at coastal, Malnad, south-interior and north-interior regions over Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Karnataka to receive moderate rains in coastal, Malnad regions: KSNDMC
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 17 (ANI): The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) on Tuesday predicted scattered to widespread light to moderate rains likely over coastal and Malnad region till Wednesday.
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Over 100 natural disasters occurred worldwide amid pandemic since March -
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 100 natural disasters affecting more than 50 million people occurred in the first half a year alone since the coronavirus pandemic was officially announced in March, stated the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (
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Chandigarh: People happy with controlled air pollution after firecracker-l
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], November 15 (ANI): Chandigarh's sector 22 woke up with fresh air and clean roads even after Diwali. Due to the blanket ban on bursting firecrackers, the city observed less pollution, residents said.
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Death toll from Typhoon Vamco rises to 67 in the Philippines
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from Typhoon Vamco that ransacked the Philippines this week has climbed to 67, the country's national disaster agency said on Sunday.
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Karnataka to receive moderate rains in coastal region: KSNDMC
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 14 (ANI): The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) has predicted Isolated to scattered light to moderate rains in coastal and Malnad region of Karnataka till Sunday morning. It has also predicted dry weather conditions in interio
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