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Uttarkhand: SDRF rescues four missing tourists
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], July 16 (ANI): The four tourists from Uttarkhand, who went missing while they were were en route to Triyuginarayan Temple, have been rescued by the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) team.
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Indonesia flash floods death toll reaches 21
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jakarta, July 16 (Xinhua/ANI): The number of casualties of flash floods and landslides in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province rose to 21 on Wednesday, with 31 others missing, an official said.
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Assam CM visits flood relief camp near Kaziranga
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kohora (Assam) [India], July 16 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday morning visited a flood relief camp at Rising Sun School, Kohora near Kaziranga and interacted with the people who have taken shelter there.
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Heavy rainfall likely to occur in parts of Karnataka: KSNDMC
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], July 15 (ANI): The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) on Wednesday issued an alert that several districts in the state including Shivamogga, Chikkamagalur, Kodagu and Hassan districts may receive heavy rainfall within next 16 hours.<
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Nityanand Rai presides over webinar on better understanding about thunders
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) on Tuesday organised a one-day webinar 'Thunderstorms and Lightning' in collaboration with India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Maharashtra not to conduct final year exams due to COVID-19 crisis: Minist
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Disaster Management Authority led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has reaffirmed its earlier decision not to conduct final year exam due to COVID-19 crisis, said State Minister of Higher and Technical Education Uday Samant on Monday.
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China braces for more floods, extremely heavy downpours
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 13 (Xinhua/ANI): China is stepping up disaster relief efforts as the country continues to see more floods and unusually heavy downpours this summer, officials said on Monday.
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Manipur: Joint team of NDRF, SDRF, Fire Services retrieve body of old man
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bishnupur (Manipur) [India], July 13 (ANI): A joint team of personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and State Fire Services on Sunday retrieved the body of an elderly man who had drowned in Imphal river in Bhishnupur's Napat Village.
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NDRF carry out rescue operation in Assam's flood-affected areas
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 13 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have carried out rescue operations in flood-affected areas of Barpeta District.
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Odisha to scale up annual revenue collection from minor mineral to Rs 1,0
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Odisha government has directed the revenue and disaster management department to identify and operationalise the new Sairat sources (sand, morrum, stones) for filling the gap between 'demand and supply' of minor minerals and sets a target to s
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Rajasthan Agriculture minister urges Centre to declare locust menace natio
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 11 (ANI): Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Lalchand Kataria on Friday urged the Central government to declare the menace of locusts a national disaster in the interest of farmers.
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Make representation to respondents; Delhi HC disposes of plea to implement
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday disposed of a petition seeking directions to implement the National Capital Region Planning Board Act, specifically provisions related to healthcare infrastructure and disaster management, to effectively tackle the COVID-19 pan
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