evacuation

Sydney, March 19 – Emergency warnings have been issued for thousands of people as Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle approaches the northeast coast of Queensland, Australia.The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said in an update at 7 a.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time on Thursday (2100 GMT on...

In New Delhi and Indore, 17 people, including many children, were killed and several shops in Ahmedabad and Chandigarh were gutted due to devastating fires on Wednesday. The incidents triggered panic and large-scale firefighting operations.Authorities rushed to contain the fires and rescue...

Sultanpur (UP), March 18 A passport office in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday, which later turned out to be a hoax, police said.According to officials, employees at the passport office informed authorities that they had received an email from their...

Gandhinagar, March 18 – The Gujarat Legislative Assembly was placed on high alert on Wednesday after an anonymous email threatened to detonate bombs at the complex and other key locations across the state.The Assembly session, which was in progress at the time, was suspended, and all MLAs...

Seoul, March 18 – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has sent letters to the leaders of Japan, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia to express his gratitude for their cooperation in evacuating South Korean nationals from the Middle East, Cheong Wa Dae said on Wednesday, as the US-Iran conflict continues to...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Tuesday directed the Mayurbhanj district administration to expedite relief measures for people affected by a "cyclonic wind" in several villages.The "cyclonic wind", typically a storm with strong winds...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 A fire broke out in a section of the multi-specialty block of the government medical college here on Tuesday, but no one was injured in the incident, hospital authorities said.The fire was caused by a short circuit in a ventilator in the surgical ICU, they added...

A swift rescue operation was launched after 235 civilians and 38 vehicles were stranded at Sinthan Top in the Kishtwar district due to heavy snowfall and severe weather conditions on Sunday.Troops of the Indian Army were immediately mobilized and undertook the operation despite the treacherous...

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...

KISHTWAR, March 16, 2026: A joint rescue operation involving the Civil Administration and security forces successfully averted a crisis in Kishtwar. The operation was led by Kishtwar DC Pankaj Kumar Sharma, SSP Kishtwar Naresh Singh, and the 11 RR of the Indian Army, who coordinated efforts to...

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar thanked the Government and the people of Armenia for facilitating the safe evacuation of over 550 Indian nationals from Iran so far. In a social media post, Dr. Jaishankar also expressed his appreciation for their support during this difficult period.

New Delhi, March 16 India has evacuated over 550 of its nationals from Iran through Armenia, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanking Yerevan on Monday for facilitating the land-based transit.New Delhi has been urging Indian nationals stranded in Iran to travel to Armenia for...

Brussels, March 16 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar thanked the Armenian government and people on Monday for facilitating the safe evacuation of over 550 Indian nationals from Iran."I would like to thank the Government and the people of Armenia for facilitating the safe evacuation...

Tehran, March 16. India has once again warned its citizens in Iran not to attempt to cross any land border without prior and explicit coordination with the Embassy in Tehran.In an advisory on Monday, the Indian Embassy in Tehran said, "In continuation/reiteration of our advisory of March 9...

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...

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...

New Delhi, March 16 – A joint rescue operation by the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police successfully evacuated 214 stranded tourists and local civilians from the high-altitude Sinthan Pass on Monday, following heavy snowfall that had disrupted movement in the region.According to the...

Srinagar, March 15 – The J&K Students Association (JKSA) said on Sunday that the first batch of 70 Indian students evacuated from Iran via Armenia has safely landed in Delhi.Nasir Khuehami, the national convenor of the JKSA, said: "The first batch of more than 70 Indian students – the majority...

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...

Seoul, March 15 – A South Korean military transport aircraft is bringing home 204 nationals from Saudi Arabia, officials said on Sunday, in the first airlift evacuation using a military plane since the conflict began in the Middle East late last month.A KC-330 Cygnus multirole aerial tanker...