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"Natural disasters testing country, caused grief to every Indian": PM Modi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
He noted that in the present monsoon season, the natural disasters are testing the country, which has left homes torn apart, fields submerged, and entire families destroyed.
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath announces scholarship honouring Group Captain Shubha
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
During the event, CM Yogi honoured Shukla with a shawl and memento, while Deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brijesh Pathak and Mayor Sushma Kharkwal extended felicitations to his family.
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Kathua Cloudburst: Union Minister Jitendra Singh visits flood-affected are
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to media persons, Union Minister Singh said, "...We have come here and assessed what actions will be taken to provide immediate relief... Today, the DC has arranged for rations at all the relief centres... We have also distributed relief materials on our part..."
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"Opposition's job is to blame govt ": Uttarakhand CM administers oath on d
Updated : 7 months 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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Centre to release Rs 3,200 crore Crop Insurance to 30 lakh farmers affecte
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Announcing the package in a post on X, the union minister said that insurance companies that do not deposit the amount to disaster-affected farmers on time will face a 12 per cent interest penalty, which will be directly given to farmers.
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Himachal Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla flags off relief consignments for flo
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to the media at the flag-off ceremony, the Governor emphasised the urgent need for behavioural and lifestyle change in the wake of recurring natural disasters in the region.
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Natural disasters like floods emerge as top reason for buying home insuran
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Natural disasters have emerged as the leading reason for buying home insurance in India, according to a recent survey conducted by PolicyBazaar.
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Amit Shah directs formation of multi-sectoral central team amid rising nat
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Union Minister's direction came following a recent meeting in which he was apprised that Himachal Pradesh has witnessed an increase in the frequency and intensity of cloudbursts, flash floods, landslides and torrential rainfall, causing widespread loss of life, damage to infrastructur
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"Nehru-Gandhi family bowing before America," BJP's Nishikant Dubey questio
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday slammed Congress party and questioned the role of a missing American nuclear device near the Nanda Devi mountain in the Himalayas, linking it to recent natural disasters in India.
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Tripura to conduct state-level mock drills to handle natural disasters in
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Aiming to bolster Tripura's preparedness in handling natural calamities and other emergencies, a major state-level mock exercise on disaster management is set to take place.
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Illegal logging, mining cause repeated flood disasters in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson and Himachal Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Rathore on Friday raised serious concerns over illegal deforestation and mining, linking them to recent flash floods and natural disasters in the state.
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NDRF to launch annual mountaineering program for enhanced disaster prepare
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Director General of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Piyush Anand, announced the launch of an annual mountaineering program to strengthen the preparedness of NDRF teams in hilly and mountainous regions, where the frequency of natural disasters has increased.
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