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Mathura/Chandigarh, April 10 A boat carrying tourists, primarily from Punjab, capsized in the Yamuna in Vrindavan on Friday afternoon, resulting in at least 10 deaths, 22 injuries, and five missing, officials said.The accident occurred near Kesi Ghat when the boat carrying over two dozen...

Khandwa (MP), April 10 – A potential tragedy was narrowly averted on Friday when a wooden boat carrying 10 pilgrims capsized in the Narmada River in Khandwa district. Prompt action by rescue teams ensured that everyone was saved without any casualties.The incident occurred between "Omkar Math...

Mathura (UP), April 10 A boat carrying tourists, primarily from Punjab, capsized in the Yamuna River in Vrindavan on Friday afternoon, resulting in at least 10 deaths and several others missing, officials said.The accident occurred near Kesi Ghat when the boat, carrying over two dozen...

Mathura (UP), April 10 A boat carrying tourists capsized in the Yamuna River in Vrindavan on Friday afternoon, resulting in at least six deaths and several others missing, officials said.District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh confirmed the fatalities, stating that all the tourists on board...

Khandwa, April 10 All 10 pilgrims on a boat were rescued after the vessel capsized in the Narmada River in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday, a police official said.The incident occurred when the pilgrims were circumambulating the Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga, Superintendent of Police...

Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), April 10 – In a tragic incident, 14-year-old Srinanda from Kerala, who had gone missing while trekking with her parents in the mountain ranges of the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, was found dead in a mountain gorge on Friday.Authorities, who had been...

Ujjain, April 9 A two-and-a-half-year-old boy fell into an open well while playing in a field in Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday evening, and a rescue operation is underway, police said.The incident occurred around 8 pm in Jhalaria village, under the Badnagar tehsil. The child...

Jhansi (UP), April 6 One student died and another is missing after a boat capsized in a dam here, officials said on Monday.The incident occurred on Sunday evening in the Raksa area when four college students, who had left home under the pretext of attending coaching classes, went to the Gariya...

Bhopal/Kotma, April 5: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has announced financial assistance for the families of the victims of the building collapse incident in Kotma. This assistance includes Rs 4 lakh from the Chief Minister's Discretionary Fund, Rs 4 lakh under the Sambal Scheme, and...

Itanagar, April 4 The body of a young man who went missing after being swept away by the strong currents of the Tissa River in the Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh was recovered on Saturday, following a joint search and rescue operation by the NDRF, SDRF, and local authorities.Laichat...

Thane, April 4 The administration in Thane district of Maharashtra has launched a two-week-long disaster preparedness exercise in collaboration with national and state response forces to strengthen emergency response mechanisms, officials said on Saturday.The 'Familiarisation Exercise...

Gorakhpur (UP), April 3 Four minors drowned in the Rapti River reportedly while attempting to record videos, prompting a search operation that lasted two days, officials said on Friday.The incident occurred on Wednesday near the Mirzapur ghat in the Khorabar area of Gorakhpur, where a group of...

Shillong, April 1 The Meghalaya government on Wednesday raised two battalions of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), boosting its capabilities to mitigate natural calamities, a minister said.Each of the two battalions will comprise 354 personnel, taking the total strength to 708...

Hamirpur (HP), March 25 Union Home Minister Amit Shah has written to all states to reserve 20 per cent of jobs for Agniveers after they complete their four-year term in 2027, an official said on Wednesday.The letter is addressed to the chief ministers, said Sainik Welfare Department director...

Varanasi (UP), March 24 A 30-year-old man and his sister were killed after their house collapsed following a gas cylinder explosion in Varanasi's Lahartara area on Tuesday, police said.Deputy Commissioner of Police Neetu Kadyan said the incident occurred at the residence of Girija Devi, where...

Prayagraj, March 19 Holding that there was ample time to rescue Noida techie Yuvraj Mehta before he drowned in a water-filled trench in January, the Allahabad High Court has asked the NDRF and the SDRF to inform it about the steps taken by their teams to save him, which had reached the spot.A...

Shimla, March 19 The 14th Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force conducted large-scale mobilization drills across several districts of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday to strengthen rapid response capabilities and ensure resource readiness, officials said.The exercise was conducted...

Lucknow, March 18 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday that Uttar Pradesh has entered a "new era" of law and order, asserting that fear, tension, anarchy, and the threat of riots are now things of the past.Speaking at a programme held at the Lok Bhavan here to mark nine years of...

The Poonch District Administration, in collaboration with the Department of Youth Services and Sports, organized a disaster management training program at the Poonch Sports Stadium to enhance awareness and preparedness among young people.The training session was inaugurated by Mohd Shafiq...

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...