rescue operations

Kabul, March 17 – A Pakistani airstrike on a major addiction treatment hospital in Kabul killed more than 400 people and injured at least 250 others, according to reports from Taliban officials and local media. This incident could be one of the deadliest in the Afghan capital.According to...

Shimla, March 16 The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Monday, while a severe storm accompanied by lightning and hail lashed the state capital Shimla and surrounding areas.Meanwhile, police continued their operation to move stranded vehicles from the Atal Tunnel in...

Islamabad, March 16 – As many as eight women were killed and over 50 others injured on Monday when the roof of a building collapsed during the distribution of welfare payments in the Rahim Yar Khan district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, local media reported.Authorities said the roof...

Beirut, March 15 – Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health has rejected claims made by the Israeli army that ambulances were being used for military purposes, calling the accusations an attempt to justify "crimes against humanity."In a statement, the ministry said that Israeli forces have...

Karachi, March 14 The mall association official alleged on Saturday that inadequate equipment and a delayed response from the fire department led to over 70 deaths and injuries in the January fire at a shopping complex in Karachi, Pakistan.At least 73 people were killed in the massive fire...

March 13, New Delhi — The United States Military announced on Friday that four of the six crew members aboard a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in western Iraq have been confirmed dead.Rescue efforts for the remaining two crew members are ongoing.According to the military, the refueling...

New Delhi, March 13 – The NHRC has sought a report from Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golchha within two weeks regarding an alleged incident in which a Manipuri woman was physically assaulted as part of a "racial abuse," an official said on Friday.The incident occurred when she objected to...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Police Commissioner of Gurugram, Haryana, in connection with a media report detailing the death of seven workers and the injuries of three others in a wall collapse at a construction site near Bilaspur...

Washington, March 13 – A US Air Force aerial refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during operations related to the war with Iran, the US military said, as rescue teams searched the area and officials worked to determine if there were any casualties.US Central Command confirmed that a...

Panaji, March 12 Temporary floating jetties will be constructed at six locations in Goa to enhance safety measures for visitors, state tourism minister Rohan Khaunte said in the assembly on Thursday.The project is part of the new tender issued for a lifeguard agency, he said in the House while...

Kathmandu, March 11 Nepal is actively involved in carrying out rescue operations for more than 5,000 of its citizens working in various Gulf countries amid escalating tensions in West Asia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.Furthermore, Minister for Foreign Affairs Balananda...

Kochi, March 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the Centre and Gulf nations were doing everything possible to help Indians stranded during the ongoing conflict in West Asia.Addressing a massive NDA rally here, he said the BJP-led NDA government always makes every possible...

Gurugram, March 11 The four labourers, who were injured after a pile of soil collapsed on them at a construction site here on Monday, are undergoing treatment at two hospitals in Rajasthan.Among the injured, three are receiving treatment at a private hospital in Bhiwadi, a nearby facility from...

Bhubaneswar, March 10 Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik raised questions about the alleged "inaction" of the Odisha government, as hundreds of thousands of people from the state are stranded in West Asia due to the disruption of air connectivity amid escalating conflict.Patnaik, who had...

Bhubaneswar, March 10. Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday criticized the Odisha government, accusing it of failing to act quickly to rescue Odia people stranded in West Asian countries amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war.Expressing...

Kolkata, March 9 The murky waters of the Ganga have emerged as a major obstacle in underwater search operations, prompting the Kolkata Police to shift their focus from water drones to an advanced underwater communication system to improve rescue efforts, a senior officer said on Monday.Trials...

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...

Kochi, March 8 Two people are missing after a fishing boat sank following a collision with a ship off the Kollam coast, officials said on Sunday.According to coastal police, two crew members are missing, while nine others were rescued by the ship involved in the collision.The fishing boat...

Colombo, March 6 The post-mortem examination on the bodies of Iranian sailors recovered from the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena has been completed, hospital sources said on Friday.Sri Lanka said on Wednesday that it had recovered the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors after the US submarine attack sank...

Raipur, March 6 – Five people were killed and more than 20 others were injured in a road accident in the Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh on Friday. The incident involved a passenger bus traveling from Kurdeg in neighboring Jharkhand to Kunkuri, which reportedly lost control and overturned...