civil defence

Mathura/Chandigarh, April 10 A boat carrying tourists, primarily from Punjab, capsized in the Yamuna in Vrindavan on Friday afternoon, resulting in at least 10 deaths and several others missing, officials said.The accident occurred near Kesi Ghat when the boat, carrying over two dozen...

Navi Mumbai, April 9 The Navi Mumbai International Airport concluded a two-day "Multi-Agency Disaster Preparedness Exercise" on Thursday to evaluate the operational readiness of the new greenfield airport, Navi Mumbai, in dealing with natural or technical disasters.Organized under the joint...

Chandigarh, April 6 Senior IPS officer Sharad Satya Chauhan has been appointed as the Chief of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau as the state government reshuffled six IPS officers on Monday.Chauhan, a 1992-batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the state's Special DGP-cum-Chief Director of the...

Thane, April 4 The administration in Thane district of Maharashtra has launched a two-week-long disaster preparedness exercise in collaboration with national and state response forces to strengthen emergency response mechanisms, officials said on Saturday.The 'Familiarisation Exercise...

New Delhi, April 2 A city-wide civil defence mock drill simulating a hostile attack, including air raid warnings, blackout measures, and evacuation exercises, was conducted across all 13 districts of Delhi on Thursday.The exercise began at 8 pm in select locations, where teams carried out...

New Delhi, April 2 – Civil Defence mock drills were conducted across 13 districts in Delhi on Thursday as part of preparations to deal with disasters and war-like situations, an official said.The drills, which took place at shopping malls in North and Old Delhi, as well as at hospitals...

Shillong, April 1 The Meghalaya government on Wednesday raised two battalions of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), boosting its capabilities to mitigate natural calamities, a minister said.Each of the two battalions will comprise 354 personnel, taking the total strength to 708...

Kolkata, March 18 The Election Commission intensified preparations for the West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday, ordering a fresh reshuffle of senior officers, assigning two secretaries to other states as observers, and deploying 13 IAS and five IPS officers in key poll management roles...

Lima, March 13 – Peru has declared a state of emergency in 283 districts to mitigate high risks and address the impact of intense rainfall on public safety, according to the official gazette, El Peruano.According to several decrees published in the gazette on Thursday, the emergency measure...

Kolkata, March 10 Hundreds of civil defence personnel, who are deployed for state disaster management work during calamities and in any emergency, marched towards the state secretariat, Nabanna, on Tuesday, demanding the regularisation of their services.The police, however, stopped them on...

Dubai, March 9 There were no Indian fatalities in the projectile incident that struck a residential complex in Saudi Arabia, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh said on Monday.It added that an Indian national injured in the incident on Sunday is undergoing treatment at a government hospital."It is...

Ahmedabad, March 6 In a major police reshuffle, the Gujarat government has transferred 37 IPS officers, including senior official Shamsher Singh, who has been appointed as the director of Civil Defence and Commandant General of Home Guards in Ahmedabad.Singh, a 1991 batch officer, was awaiting...

Jaipur, March 6 A major fire broke out on Friday morning at a plastic cooler manufacturing factory in the Bindayka industrial area here, police said.No casualties have been reported.The three-story factory building also had several gas cylinders stored on the upper floor, which posed a...

Gandhinagar, March 6 – The Gujarat government has carried out a major reshuffle in the state police administration, transferring 37 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and assigning them new responsibilities.The changes, implemented with immediate effect in the public interest, include...

New Delhi, March 3 The Delhi Police witnessed a major reshuffle in its leadership on Tuesday, with the city government ordering the transfer and posting of 50 IPS and 20 DANIPS officers to key positions with immediate effect, according to an official order.The order, issued with the approval...

Abu Dhabi, March 1 – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday that its air force and air defense forces had successfully intercepted and destroyed 137 ballistic missiles and 209 drones launched by Iran.In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said that 132 of the 137 missiles were...

New Delhi, February 25 A fire broke out at a warehouse in the Puth Khurd area of Delhi on Wednesday, according to a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official.The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) received a call about the fire at 1 pm, after which 10 fire engines were deployed."Firefighters are currently...

Gaza, February 15 – The Gaza Civil Defence agency said on Sunday that at least 11 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the territory, revising an earlier toll of nine.Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said Israeli aircraft carried out strikes from dawn to midday in...

February 15, New Delhi: Floods have affected parts of southwestern France, prompting authorities to place the region on high alert. Floodwaters were steadily rising around a residential property, threatening to engulf the surrounding land.A canoe has been positioned near the home as residents...

Khartoum, February 15 – At least 12 people are missing after a boat carrying 16 passengers capsized in the Wad Al-Zaki area in central Sudan's White Nile State, according to volunteers and eyewitnesses."A ferry carrying 16 people, including women, sank in Wad Al-Zaki. Four passengers were...