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From mishandling disasters to UN recognition for Zero Casualty relief: Tra
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), headed by its unchallenged president and state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, will complete two decades in power on March 5 -- a day that coincides with the birth anniversary of former Odisha CM Biju Patnaik
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Miley Cyrus expresses sorrow over Nashville tornadoes
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): After severe storms and tornadoes ripped through Nashville and neighbouring counties in the early hours of Tuesday (local time), singer Miley Cyrus expressed sorrow over the disaster that hit her home state.
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Five dead in Sonbhadra stone quarry mishap, rescue operation ends
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): Rescue work ended at Sonbhadra stone quarry on Sunday after five bodies of labourers were pulled out by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team.
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Search underway for missing people in UP's Chandauli boat mishap
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): A major search operation is on for at least five people, including three children who went missing after their boat capsized in the Ganga river near Mahuji village in Chandauli district on Saturday.
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Early Warning Dissemination system launched in Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Home and Disaster Management Minister, Mekathoti Sucharita has launched the Early Warning Dissemination (EWD) System at Kunchanapalli here on Wednesday.
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Coronavirus poses risks to global economy's fragile recovery: IMF
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 20 (ANI): Coronavirus epidemic has already disrupted economic growth in China and its spread to other countries can derail a fragile projected recovery in the global economy this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
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Rajendra Singh appointed member of NDMA
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): The Central government on Wednesday appointed former Indian Coast Guard chief Rajendra Singh member to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
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Kamal Kishore appointed as NDMA member for fresh term of 5 years
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): The central government on Wednesday approved the appointment of Kamal Kishore as a member of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), for a fresh term of five years.
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KSDMA issues maximum temperature warning for three Kerala districts
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 14 (ANI): The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) on Friday issued maximum temperature warning to Thiruvananthapuram, Alapuzha and Kottayam districts in the state.
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Four persons rescued from rubble of collapsed building in Jammu
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): Four persons were rescued on Wednesday by NDRF and state disaster response teams from the rubble of the building that collapsed in Talab Tillo area of Jammu late on Tuesday night.
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Patnaik inaugurates BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise in Bhubaneswar
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 11 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated Seven Nation BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise - 2020, which will take place from February 11 to 13.
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Strict vigilance will be maintained on coronavirus situation: Kerala autho
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): A day after the Kerala government decided to withdraw the 'state disaster' status given to the feared epidemic of coronavirus, officials from the health department said that strict vigilance will still continue.
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