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6-year-old boy trapped in 200-feet-deep borewell in Pune
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): A six-year-old boy is trapped in a 200-feet-deep borewell at Thorandale village in Pune on Wednesday.
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Gerard Butler to star in thriller ‘Greenland’
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 9 (ANI): Gerard Butler is in talks to play the lead role in the disaster thriller ‘Greenland’ about a family’s fight for survival in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster.
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Himachal Disaster Management issues advisory for snow-bound districts post
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Following the avalanche warning issued by the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) on Tuesday issued an advisory for the departments and the general public.
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7 dead in Seemanchal Express accident, arrangements in place to hand over
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Vaishali (Bihar) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Six of the 7 people killed in the train accident in Bihar have been identified so far, said, Vijay Sinha, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Commandant on Saturday.
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NDRF team reaches Palghar's Dahanu after tremors jolt the region
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dahanu (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): A team of 5 Battalion, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from Pune on Saturday reached Palghar’s Dahanu area to raise awareness about earthquake and other disasters among tribals and other locals.
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Sabrimala violence second disaster after floods: Thomas Isaac
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Thursday described the violence over the entry into Sabarimala Temple as the “second disaster” following the devastating floods in the state.
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Central assistance of Rs 7,214.03 crore approved for States affected by na
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The High-Level Committee meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved additional Central assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) of Rs 7,214.03 crore to six States and one Union Territory.
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Central assistance of Rs 7,214 crore to states affected by natural disaste
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India]. Jan 29 (ANI): A high-level committee chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved additional central assistance of Rs 7214.03 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for six states and one Union Territory.
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Himachal snowfall: DDMA asks people to stay on alert
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): In the wake of heavy snowfall warning, the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Chamba has issued an advisory asking people to stay on alert and refrain from going to avalanche affected areas.
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Bhopal gas tragedy: SC to hear in April, Centre's plea for additional comp
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear in April a curative petition filed by the Centre seeking an additional Rs 7413 crore compensation from Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) as compensation for the Bhopal gas disaster victims.
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Death toll touches 58 in Brazil dam collapse
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Brumadinho [Brazil], Jan 28 (ANI): The dam collapse here has left 58 people dead, as 305 people remain missing from the January 25 tragedy.
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Coast guards of India, Japan undertake disaster control exercise in Yokoha
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Yokohama (Japan), January 23 (ANI): Coast Guards of India and Japan kicked off their disaster control, search and rescue exercises off the coast of Yokohama in Japan here on Wednesday.
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