disaster management

Bengaluru, March 2 As many as 109 people from Karnataka are stranded in war-torn West Asia, the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's office said on Monday.According to the statement, 100 are stranded in Dubai (UAE), while nine are stuck in Bahrain.Speaking to reporters, Karnataka Revenue Minister...

Palghar, March 2 Two young cousins have drowned in a quarry filled with water near a river in Palghar district, Maharashtra, an official said on Monday.The incident occurred on February 27 when the boys, aged 8 and 15, went swimming in the quarry near the Vaitarna river, Vivekanand Kadam...

Bengaluru, March 1 – The Karnataka government has activated its emergency response system after several Middle Eastern countries closed their airspace due to the prevailing situation in the region, leaving many international passengers, including Kannadigas, stranded.According to a press note...

Thane, February 28 A fire broke out at a dyeing unit in an industrial area in Thane district, Maharashtra, and there were no casualties in the incident, civic officials said on Saturday.The fire erupted after midnight on the premises in the Khoka compound near Kalyan Naka in Bhiwandi town...

Gangtok, February 27 Fifty-seven earthquakes have been recorded in the Sikkim-Nepal-Bhutan-Tibet region since February 9, of which 41 originated in Sikkim, a top official said on Friday.Addressing a press conference, State Relief Commissioner, Land Revenue and Disaster Management Department...

Haringhata (West Bengal), February 27 – The National Capacity Building Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue (CSSR) Competition 2026 concluded successfully on Friday.The competition was hosted by the 2nd Battalion of the NDRF at its campus in Haringhata, in...

Patna, February 27 – The final day of the Bihar Legislative Assembly's Budget Session saw significant debate in both houses on Friday. While several important issues were discussed, members of the ruling alliance also raised concerns about their own government and the issue of expanding the...

Shimla, February 26 The Himachal Pradesh SDRF has won the regional-level collapsed structure search and rescue operation competition in Ghaziabad, according to an official statement issued here on Thursday.The competition, organized by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), was held from...

Ahmedabad, February 25 – A full-scale mock exercise simulating an earthquake and its cascading impacts was conducted at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Wednesday to test emergency response systems and inter-agency coordination during natural disasters.The...

Palghar, February 25 An incident involving the leakage of chlorine gas was reported at an industrial unit in Palghar district, Maharashtra, on Wednesday, according to officials.No one was injured in the incident at Shree Vinayak Camex in Tarapur MIDC, said Vivekanand Kadam, chief of the...

Thane, February 25 A major fire broke out at a garbage dumping ground in Thane city, Maharashtra, early Wednesday morning, according to civic officials.No one was injured in the blaze, which erupted at the dumping ground of the civic body's Tree Authority Department, located opposite a sewage...

New Delhi, February 24 Lt Governor VK Saxena has approved 272 additional posts in the Revenue department of the Delhi government, in view of the administrative reorganization leading to an increase in the number of districts and subdivisions.In December last year, the Delhi government...

Singapore/Lucknow, February 24 Uttar Pradesh has prepared land banks, business-focused policies, and measures to ensure safety and security, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told investors in Singapore on Tuesday, a day he met with the country's top leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim...

Patna, February 24 Bihar Education Minister Sunil Kumar stated on Tuesday that all universities in the state would be asked to introduce courses in disaster management and include them in the curriculum at the undergraduate level.Such courses have already been introduced in state-run schools...

Bhubaneswar, February 23 – Amidst protests launched by the opposition from the streets to the Assembly over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari stated on Monday that the state government is firmly committed to protecting the dignity...

Shimla, February 21 Shimla Deputy Commissioner and District Disaster Management Authority Chairman Anupam Kashyap on Saturday directed the Sunni sub-divisional magistrate to identify potential threats from siltation in the Sutlej river and submit a report so that dredging operations can commence...

New Delhi, February 21 The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with three research institutes on Saturday to strengthen disaster management policy research in the country, officials said.The partnership aims to establish a collaborative...

Shillong, February 19 The Meghalaya High Court on Thursday directed East Jaintia Hills SP Pankaj Rasgania and his predecessor to appear before it next week during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) on the illegal coal mining tragedy that claimed 34 lives.A division bench...

Lunglei, February 19, 2026: A mock earthquake exercise was successfully conducted today in Lunglei by the Lunglei District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in collaboration with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to enhance disaster preparedness and coordinated response.The...

Bhubaneswar, February 19 A total of 147 people lost their lives in the cyclones that hit Odisha in the last 12 years, Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari told the assembly on Thursday.In a written reply to a question by Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati, Pujari said the state was...