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Thane: fire breaks out in school
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India] Jan 21 (ANI): A fire broke out inside a computer lab at a private school in Thane on Monday but no casualties have been reported so far, police said.
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Patnaik writes to PM Modi, appeals for special category status for Odisha
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Citing the financial burden the state government has to bear to recuperate from frequent natural disasters, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accord the special category status to his state.
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Poverty, misrule, Army - Pakistan's disaster
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 11 (ANI): The continued persistence of poverty, instability and maladministration fostered by the Pakistan Army, coupled with the presence of nuclear weapons and the large presence of religious zealots, is not only a disaster for Pakistan itself but also poses a grave danger
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Cyclone Gaza: Railway Ministry extends free transportation of relief mater
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Ministry of Railways has decided to extend free transportation of relief material to affected areas by 15 days from January 8 in solidarity with the people of Tamil Nadu affected by Cyclone 'Gaja'.
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Navy's ROV maps rat hole access at Meghalaya mine disaster site
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): As part of the ongoing efforts to rescue the trapped miners from a flooded coal mine in Ksan near Lytein River in East Jaintia Hills, Indian Navy's Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) probes, up to a distance of 100 feet, have been successfully undertak
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Meghalaya Miners Rescue: NDRF, Indian Navy begin joint operation
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Indian Navy and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Monday morning launched a joint operation to rescue the miners trapped in an illegal mine at Lumthari village under the East Jaintia Hills.
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Centre approves Rs 1,146.12 cr cyclone 'Gaja' assistance for TN
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The High-Level Committee (HLC) chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday approved additional assistance of Rs 1,146.12 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to Tamil Nadu, which was affected by cyclone 'Gaja' recently.
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Anak Krakatau reduced to quarter of its original size
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 30 (ANI): The volcanic Mount Anak Krakatau, also known as the 'angry child of Krakatoa', which had triggered a devastating tsunami striking the Sunda Strait here on the night of December 22, has reduced to a quarter of its size, Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology an
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Meghalaya miners' rescue: Air Force airlifts NDRF team to Guwahati
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): The Air Force on Friday airlifted a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team along with equipment from Bhubaneswar to Guwahati for the rescue operation being undertaken by the Meghalaya government to free the miners trapped in a coal mine.
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16 injured in Kolkata metro fire
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): 16 people were injured in the Kolkata metro fire that broke out on Thursday evening.
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Scare in Kolkata metro as fire breaks out
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Hundreds of Metro travellers on Thursday faced some scary moments as fire was reported from one of the coaches during the peak time.
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Thane: 18 bikes gutted in fire, probe initiated
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharastra) [India] Dec 25 (ANI): As many as 18 motorcycles parked in Hanuman Nagar of Thane's Panchpakhadi were gutted in a fire in the early hours of Tuesday.
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