The District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs), in collaboration with the District Civil Defence Corps, will spearhead the exercise, ensuring active involvement from various emergency and disaster response agencies.
The district administration in Rajasthan's Barmer has stepped up preparations ahead of a major mock drill scheduled for May 7, with officials and residents actively participating in civil defence measures.
The matter came to light after an alleged obscene video went viral in a village in the district on Monday, prompting the police to take an individual into custody. Later upon interrogation, six other accused were identified and they were detained too, he added.
According to Delhi Police, "In the intervening night of May 5-6, at around 2 am, a team of Special Staff, South District, acting on secret information, apprehended an arms supplier/gang member, associated with the notorious Prince Teotia Gang, after a brief exchange of fire on Bandh Road, Fa
Odisha Additional Chief Secretary Satyabrata Sahoo chaired a review meeting on Tuesday with senior officials and Superintendents of Police (SPs) of respective districts following directives from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Civil Defence Mock Drill on May 7.
All gates of the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project Dam on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district remain closed, even as a limited volume of water continues to flow downstream.
As tensions escalate between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, villagers living along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan's Barmer district voiced their unwavering support for the Indian armed forces and are ready to help the Indian Army in every possible way in cas
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday reviewed the progress of the Samadhan camps in Kawardha town, a municipality in Kabirdham district, a initiative aimed at addressing public grievances and providing solutions to various problems faced by the people.
The DRI seized two leopard skins with heads and one ivory (wild boar horn) from two traders in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on May 4, 2025. The wildlife articles were confiscated under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The offenders were handed over to the District Forest Division for further
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported that the floods in the Jurm and Baharak districts in Badakhshan province have inflicted significant financial damage on local farmers and herders.
A nationwide mock drill is scheduled for May 7, 2015, across 244 districts. The BJP Parliamentary Party office has directed all BJP MPS to take part in the drill as ordinary citizens and cooperate with the local administration. Each MP will participate in their respective constituency.
A woman Naxalite was killed and a .303 rifle recovered during an encounter between security forces and Naxalite in the forested border area of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, officials said on Tuesday.