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Pakistan: Swabi cloudburst death toll rises to 42 as rescue ops conclude
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The rescue mission in Dalori Bala, a remote village in the mountainous Gadoon Amazai region of the Swabi district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has officially concluded following the recovery of all 37 people reported missing after a devastating cloudburst, taking the final deat
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Car swept away in Gujarat's Valsad; man rescued, wife and child among 4 mi
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), along with local residents, launched a rescue operation to trace the missing.
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Pakistan: Heavy rains lash Karachi, death toll rises to eight
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Heavy rains continued in Karachi, causing urban flooding and raising the death toll to eight, Dawn reported. Major roads and underpasses remained waterlogged, power outages persisted, and several people were rescued. Authorities warned of more rain in Sindh and Balochistan and urged resident
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Two orphaned Asiatic black bear cubs released into wild in Assam's Dehing
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Two orphaned Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) cubs, rescued from Dissoi Reserve Forest in Jorhat on February 26, 2025, have been soft-released into Dehing Patkai National Park, marking an important milestone in Assam's wildlife conservation efforts.
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Vantara, Gujarat Forest Department join hands to enrich wildlife diversity
Updated : 7 months ago IST
In a major step to strengthen wildlife diversity, the Gujarat Forest Department, in collaboration with Vantara, a leading wildlife rescue and conservation initiative founded by Anant Ambani, introduced 33 spotted deer (Axis axis), commonly known as chital, into a designated protected area.
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Maharashtra: Six dead, five missing in floods; 293 rescued in Nanded
Updated : 7 months ago IST
A total of 18 teams of NDRF are positioned in various parts of the state, along with six teams of SDRF. In Nanded's Mukhed area, SDRF teams saved 293 people.
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Mumbai Monorail: 582 passengers rescued after train breaks down
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Out of 582 rescued passengers, suffocation of 23 passengers were treated onsite by the onboard doctor of the 108 ambulance and allowed to go.
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Himachal HC quashes orders curtailing teachers' maternity leave, terms rec
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has come to the rescue of a government school teacher whose maternity leave was curtailed midway after her regularisation, ruling that the state could not deny her the full benefit of leave already sanctioned.
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More than 300 passengers rescued after Mumbai monorail breaks down due to
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Upon receiving information, an 108 ambulance unit and personnel from the BMC, Mumbai Fire Brigade, and local police reached the site and initiated rescue operations. Six passengers who experienced suffocation were treated in the on-site ambulances and later discharged.
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UAE rescue team continues efforts to combat Albania wildfires
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The UAE rescue team is assisting Albania in fighting wildfires, conducting 18 aerial sorties and 359 water drops since last Monday in the Gramsh forest area. Despite high temperatures and tough terrain, the team is coordinating with Albanian authorities to contain the fires and prevent their
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Mumbai monorail incident: Preliminary investigation reveals overcrowding a
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Preliminary investigation into the Mumbai Monorail incident on Tuesday evening has revealed that overcrowding was the primary cause of the disruption, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) stated in a press note.
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Mumbai Monorail breaks down due to power failure, rescue operations underw
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Amid persistent heavy rainfall in the city, a monorail train near Mysore Colony station in Mumbai broke down due to a power supply failure on Tuesday evening, prompting a swift rescue operation by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), fire department personnel, and police.
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