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Patna, March 28 – A tragic road accident in Bihar's Madhepura claimed the lives of three young friends after their car fell into a river. The incident has cast a pall of grief over the region.The incident occurred on Saturday morning near the Arar Bridge, under the Arar police station limits...

Srinagar, March 28 – The Srinagar-Leh National Highway, which was affected by an avalanche, was closed to traffic on Saturday as authorities cleared the snow.Seven people were killed and several vehicles were buried in an avalanche at the Zojila Pass on Friday.One of the victims was a...

Jammu, March 27 The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said that 1,876 fire incidents have been reported across the Union Territory over the past three years, and that financial assistance of nearly Rs 18 crore has been disbursed to affected victims.In response to a question from National...

Patna, March 25 Two boys drowned in the Ganga in Patna, and one is missing after the three friends went to bathe in the river on Wednesday morning, police said.The incident took place at a ghat in the Malsalami police station area in the state capital.The deceased are residents of Patna's...

In Uttar Pradesh, four people died, and twelve were injured, with several others feared to be trapped when the roof of a cold storage facility collapsed this afternoon in the Phaphamau area of the Prayagraj district. Teams from the NDRF and SDRF are conducting the rescue and relief operation...

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...

Gandhinagar, March 6 – A national-level meeting on ‘Disaster Preparedness in Gujarat’ was held in Gandhinagar on Friday, bringing together officials from central and state agencies to review preparedness against natural and man-made disasters.The aim is to strengthen coordination mechanisms...

Pauri, March 4 A 19-year-old man from Bihar is feared to have drowned in the Alaknanda river here on Wednesday, according to an official.According to his friends, Deepak Kumar was under the influence of alcohol and attempted to cross the river, going into deep waters, after which he went...

New Delhi, March 1 – At least 17 people were killed in a massive explosion at an explosives factory in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, on Sunday, police said. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) expressed grief over the tragedy and announced financial assistance for the victims.In a post on X, the...

Aizawl, February 27 Mizoram has suffered a loss of ₹960 crore due to the persistent outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF), which has claimed over 71,000 pigs since 2021, state Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister C Lalsawivunga informed the assembly on Friday.The minister said the virus...

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...

NOWSHERA, FEBRUARY 25: The three-day Van Prahari Exercise – 2026 was inaugurated in the Nowshera Forest Division under the direction of Pr. CCF J&K Sarvesh Rai and CCF Jammu Dr. V.S. Senthil Kumar.The program saw the participation of Divisional Forest Officers and field staff from Reasi...

New Delhi, February 23 Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing a six-year-old girl by hitting her with a brick and throwing her body into a well, officials said on Monday.The accused, identified as Manoj Lugun (23), was the girl's neighbor and a distant relative, they said.According...

Jammu, February 23 The Jammu and Kashmir government has spent over Rs 487 crore on a series of flood management initiatives under various phases of the flood management program, in the aftermath of the devastating 2014 floods that ravaged the valley.The investment has been directed towards...

Hardoi (UP), February 21 A 12-year-old girl and her sister, who had drowned in a pond while collecting water chestnuts here, were found dead on Saturday, about 24 hours after the incident, police said.The incident occurred on Friday afternoon in Rampur Daheliya village in the Pihani area when...

The Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, stated in the Assembly today that an amount of Rs. 42,250 and Rs. 84,000 in relief, under SDRF norms, has been paid to affected farmers for crop loss and livestock loss, respectively, in the Bandipora district, following the floods and natural...

Prayagraj (UP), February 15 On the occasion of Mahashivaratri, the last bathing day of the ongoing Magh Mela, 21 lakh devotees have taken a holy dip in the Ganga and Sangam by 10 am, an official said on Sunday.An official from the Mela authority said that devotees have been arriving at the...

Dehradun, February 13 Two people are feared to have drowned after a pickup truck fell into the Ganga river in the Teen Dhara area of the Tehri district on Friday, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) said.According to the SDRF, a search operation is underway in the river to locate the...