emergency response

Bengaluru, March 16 The Karnataka government is set to implement a centralized ambulance management system under the unified emergency helpline number '112', Medical Education & Skill Development Minister Sharanprakash Patil announced in the Legislative Council on Monday.The minister said the...

New Delhi, March 16 The Delhi government will construct a new Flood Control Monitoring Centre to improve emergency response during the monsoon season, Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Monday.He laid the foundation stone of the centre at the LM Bund Office...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the government has launched the PM-Road Accident Victims Hospitalization and Assured Treatment (PM-RAHAT) scheme, aiming to provide timely medical care to victims of road accidents. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that this initiative ensures cashless treatment up to...

Kasganj (UP), March 16 Traffic on the Mathura-Kasganj-Bareilly highway was halted on Monday after an 18-tonne gas-laden tanker overturned near Nagla Dukariya, triggering fears of a possible gas leak, officials said.The tanker, which was travelling from Gujarat to Bareilly, allegedly lost...

Bhopal, March 16 An email threatening to "detonate" the premises of a Madhya Pradesh state government office here on Monday, using cyanide gas cylinders, prompted a precautionary evacuation, officials said.The threat turned out to be a hoax after police personnel searched the Weights and...

Bareilly (UP), March 16 Strong winds on Sunday night caused a high-tension power line to snap and fall on a roadways bus in the Baheri area here, causing the vehicle to catch fire and a helper sleeping inside sustaining severe burn injuries, police said.According to police, the incident...

New Delhi, March 16 A technical malfunction, apparently caused by strong winds, led to a boom barrier falling down at an entry gate of the Parliament, which activated the security alarm and a quick reaction team (QRT) being mobilized on Monday.Senior officials of the Central Industrial...

March 16, New Delhi – Dubai International Airport has temporarily suspended all flight operations after a fire broke out near the airport following a drone-related incident, amid rising tensions in West Asia.The Dubai Media Office confirmed the disruption, while local civil aviation officials...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi over the phone on Monday regarding the tragic fire incident at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, in which 10 patients lost their lives and many were injured.Taking to his...

Raipur, March 16 – A major fire broke out in a residential house in Lingiyadih village, under the jurisdiction of the Sarkanda police station in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, resulting in the death of a 57-year-old woman who was trapped inside and perished in the flames, officials said on Monday.The...

March 16, New Delhi – Dubai authorities suspended flights at Dubai International Airport early Monday after a drone strike near the airport triggered a large fire close to fuel storage facilities.The Dubai Media Office confirmed the strike and said emergency services were immediately...

Jammu, March 16 One person was killed and another was injured in a landslide near a hydropower project, while over 230 people, including women and children, were evacuated after they were caught in heavy snowfall at the high-altitude Sinthan top in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district...

Ballia (UP), March 16 A 22-year-old woman and her son died, while her husband sustained injuries after a fire broke out at a commercial establishment in a village in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday, a senior police official said.According to the police, the deceased were...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Ten people were killed after a major fire broke out in an ICU at the Odisha government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack in the early hours of Monday, officials said.Around 11 hospital staff members suffered burn injuries while evacuating patients to safety...

Gangtok, March 15 One person was killed as heavy rain, accompanied by hail, lashed several parts of Sikkim on Sunday evening, officials said.A 55-year-old woman, identified as Kala Devi Chettri, was killed after being trapped under a falling tree in Rakdong Kafer in the Tumin-Lingi assembly...

Ahmedabad, March 15 – A small fire broke out in a temporary structure near the non-operational area opposite Terminal 1 of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad on Sunday, officials said.Officials added that the fire was quickly brought under control and airport...

Islamabad, March 15 – Pakistan's judicial commission investigating the devastating January 17 fire at the Gul Plaza mall in Karachi was told that rescue services arrived late and failed to evacuate people trapped inside during the crucial early hours of the blaze, local media reported.The...

Sydney, March 15 – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that military troops would be deployed to assist communities affected by days of flooding in the Northern Territory (NT).The government has approved assistance from Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel to...

Mumbai, March 14 Separate fire incidents were reported at a timber warehouse and a residential building in the suburbs of Govandi and Borivali in Mumbai on Saturday morning, officials said.No one was injured in these incidents.A civic official said a fire broke out in a timber warehouse on...

Deputy Commissioner Minga Sherpa has clarified that there is no shortage of LPG in the Udhampur district, and that sufficient cooking gas is available for consumers.He urged the public to remain calm and avoid unnecessary panic buying or hoarding, assuring them that the district administration...