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Himachal: Flash floods ravage Ganvi, Banti and Kurpan streams in Shimla an
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The District Disaster Management Authority confirmed that people are safe in houses situated at the upper reaches. One HRTC (Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation) bus and an ambulance are stuck on the other side of the Ganvi rivulet. A motorable bridge in Ganvi has been totally damaged
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"Opposition's job is to blame govt ": Uttarakhand CM administers oath on d
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Dhami addressed challenges faced during recent rains, pointing out that opposition parties tend to blame the government for natural disasters, but emphasised that the public recognises who stands with them in times of crisis.
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UN urges Pakistan to boost disaster preparedness amid monsoon risks
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UNOCHA has urged Pakistan to strengthen disaster risk strategies as heavy monsoon rains threaten floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods in vulnerable regions, including Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan. The report highlights climate change, droughts, and past flood losses, st
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Shisper glacier flood devastates PoGB, blocks Karakoram highway and isolat
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Flooding from the Hunza Shisper Glacier in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan has blocked the Karakoram Highway, damaged homes, farmland, and infrastructure, and stranded travellers. Over 50 labourers narrowly escaped rising waters, while residents face shortages of essentials. Officials
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Macron calls Israel's Gaza plan "disaster waiting to happen," proposes UN
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
French President Macron condemned Israel's Gaza expansion plan as a "disaster waiting to happen" and called for a UN-led international mission to stabilise Gaza, urging a permanent ceasefire to protect civilians and end the conflict, according to France 24.
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Himachal: Most landslide monitoring stations "non-functional," reveals SDM
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the State Disaster Management Authority's (SDMA) Daily Landslide Monitoring Report dated August 12, 2025, the majority of 21 monitored locations in districts like Mandi, Kangra, Shimla, and Solan are "not working", while only three sites reported "low working" status.
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Uttarkashi floods: Uttarakhand HC deploys dedicated team to prepare report
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Supreme Court has a department called NALSA for helping victims of such disasters. On the directions of the Nainital High Court, our District Legal Services Authority has been instructed to deploy our dedicated team, which includes doctors, NDRF, SDRF personnel, advocates, and physician
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Uttarakhand issues red, orange and yellow alerts as IMD predicts heavy rai
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid the forecasted red and orange alerts issued by the Meteorological Department, the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) has released guidelines to all District Magistrates from the State Emergency Operations Centre. The USDMA has issued a notice covering red, orange, a
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All major dams in Himachal are within safe limits; Pong Dam records highes
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the daily dam status report issued at 9:00 a.m., the Pong Dam in the Beas basin recorded the highest inflow at 4,933 cubic metres per second (cumecs), with a spillway outflow of 1,078 cumecs and a machine discharge of 505 cumecs. Other high inflows were observed at Kol Dam (1,46
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Death toll due to rains in Himachal since mid-June reaches 229
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
From June 20 to August 11, the state recorded Rs 2,00,741.57 lakh (over Rs 2,007 crore) in cumulative losses to human life, public and private property, agriculture, horticulture, livestock, and infrastructure. The toll on animals includes 1,611 cattle deaths and 25,755 poultry birds lost.
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Punjab Revenue Minister Mundian hands over appointment letters to 504 Patw
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister S Hardeep Singh Mundian on Monday handed over appointment letters to 504 newly-recruited Patwaris in line with the Chief Minister S Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government's commitment to provide clean, transparent and accountable se
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Disaster Recovery with Predictable Failover and Failback Times with Datamo
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 11: As organizations scale their digital operations and transition to distributed architectures, business continuity relies on the ability to recover quickly--and recover effectively. Disaster recovery (DR) can no longer be a reactive, isolated process. It
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