The Parliament will on Thursday see the tabling of some key bills for consideration and passing.
Photographs of residents of Wayanad in July-August 2024 lining up to cheer members of the Army’s rescue team as it withdrew after successfully completing its daunting rescue task post landslides dominated social media and news networks.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) - Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Collaboration Conference-Cum-Exhibition on ‘Advanced Technologies for Internal Security and Disaster Relief Operations’ at DRDO Bhawan, here today.
South Korea reported another case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) at a duck farm in the central region, raising the total cases to 29 for the season, authorities said.
The blast was so powerful that it was heard up to five kilometres away, sources said, adding that the death toll is likely to go up.
The MoU will be signed between the Relief Commissioner's office and IIT Roorkee on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with the aim to minimise casualties and shift people to safe places before a disaster strikes.
A series of tremors in the past three days have kept people in the district’s Usturi, Hasori and surrounding villages on their toes
"The Gangotri Highway is closed at Sunagar and Swarigad, while the Yamunotri Highway is closed at Dabarkot, Syanachatti and several other places," stated the District Disaster Management Officer.
The flood relief columns have been rehearsed and kept ready at Bhuj, Jamnagar, Gandhidham, Dharangdhra, Vadodara, Gandhinagar as well as at forward locations at Naliya, Dwarka and Amreli.
The Union home minister made the announcement at a meeting of ministers of disaster management of states and Union Territories, called to discuss strengthening the disaster risk reduction system.
