disaster management

Amaravati, March 10 With rising temperatures across the state ahead of summer, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha on Tuesday directed officials to take precautionary measures to prevent loss of human and animal life due to heatwaves.The minister instructed officials to implement...

March 10, New Delhi — The Indian Air Force demonstrated rapid response and operational precision in Arunachal Pradesh by deploying a Mil Mi-17V-5 to combat a major forest fire in the Mebo and Sigar areas of Pasighat.Over several sorties, the IAF released 66,000 litres of water to contain the...

March 9, Kohima: The Nagaland Assembly today introduced two government bills – the Nagaland Town and Country (Fifth Amendment) Bill 2025 and the Nagaland Shops and Establishments (First Amendment) Bill 2025.Chief Minister and Leader of the House, Neiphiu Rio, introduced the bills. Both bills...

Pune, March 8 A swarm of bees stung visitors at Sinhagad Fort in Pune district on Sunday, leaving eight of them, including a toddler, injured and causing panic among those present at the popular tourist spot, forest officials said.However, volunteer rescuers claimed that more than two dozen...

New Delhi, March 7: The focus of a seminar organized by the Union Home Ministry's Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER) on integration with state agencies was on preparedness for the 2026 monsoon and technological advancements in disaster management, an official said on...

Mumbai, March 6 In a move to modernize policing, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said police personnel will be equipped with body-worn cameras over the next three years to enhance transparency and accountability.Fadnavis unveiled a technological overhaul in the state...

Navi Mumbai, March 5 A 13-year-old boy was killed and several others were injured after a slab of a ground-floor flat collapsed in a building in Navi Mumbai on Thursday while a tuition class was in progress, civic officials said.The incident took place between 4:30 pm and 5 pm at flat number 2...

Thane, March 5 The Thane Small Scale Industries Association (TSSIA) organized a training program on industrial and workplace safety as part of National Safety Week, an official said on Thursday.The program focused on crucial aspects such as first aid, occupational safety, stress management...

Thane, March 5 Ten students and a teacher were rescued after a slab collapsed at a residential building in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, a civic official said.The incident occurred around 5:30 pm at the Vidya Bhavan Society in Sector 2 in Koparkhairane, where a tuition class was in progress in one...

Shimla, March 5 Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, in Himachal Pradesh, have developed a real-time landslide monitoring and early warning system.Scientists said the technology has been deployed in three landslide-prone areas in the Mandi district and claimed that the...

Thane, March 5 Six four-wheel vehicles, including two scrapped vehicles, were completely destroyed after a fire broke out at an auto garage complex in Thane city, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Thursday, an official said.No one was injured in the fire, which erupted around 1 am in the open...

Mumbai, March 4 The Centre has advised states not to undertake individual evacuations of those stranded in the Gulf due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, as this would lead to chaos, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the legislative council on Wednesday.He emphasized...

Pune, March 4 As many as 111 residents from the Pune district, including students – who were stranded in Dubai due to the ongoing US-Israel-Iran military conflict – have returned safely, the local administration said on Wednesday.A total of 184 residents from the Pune district were stranded in...

Mumbai, March 4 Amid the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, the Maharashtra government has launched a high-priority mission to assist and evacuate Indian tourists and professionals stranded in the Gulf region, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the state assembly on Wednesday...

Thane, March 4 A car was completely destroyed, while a sports utility vehicle (SUV) parked nearby sustained partial damage after they caught fire on an open ground on Ghodbunder Road in Thane city, Maharashtra, on Wednesday, an official said.No one was injured in the incident that occurred...

Pune, March 3 A drone attack near their hotel in Dubai and a sense of insecurity kept 23 tourists from the Kolhapur district on edge, but thanks to Indian and UAE authorities, the group safely landed in Mumbai on Tuesday and returned to their hometown.The tourists said they arrived in Mumbai...

Thane, March 3 A container truck carrying biscuits overturned on a highway in Thane district, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Tuesday, an official said.No one was injured in the accident, which occurred on the Nashik-Mumbai Highway near Kalwa around 4 am, the official said."The driver of...

Thane, March 2 A fire broke out in a warehouse in the Kolshet Road area of Thane city, Maharashtra, on Monday night. Firefighting operations were underway, and no injuries were reported, according to civic officials.The fire originated in the warehouse of Shruti Engineers Works, located in the...

Thane/Palghar, March 2 Authorities in Thane and Palghar districts have activated mechanisms and issued advisories as part of efforts to assist those stranded in the Middle East due to the Iran conflict, as well as their relatives here, officials said on Monday.In separate statements, Thane...

Thane, March 2 A section of a road collapsed in Majiwada, Thane city, on Monday, leaving a truck stranded in the resulting crater, although no one was injured, an official said.The incident occurred around 2:30 pm near Param Hospital on the arterial LBS Road, he said."No one was injured in...