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Near Odisha's Puri, a rare elephant trunk-like waterspout emerges from the sea. Tourists stunned. How does it form?Tourists witnessed a rare waterspout off Odisha's Astaranga coast. The funnel-shaped column descended from dark clouds, creating a vortex o...
Extreme heatwave alert: Kerala records hazardous UV levels; IMD puts Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and more states on high alertHeatwave alert: Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has issued a high UV index alert, warning residents about the health ris...
Lightning, drowning, snakebites claimed over 430 lives in Jharkhand in past 3 months: OfficialBetween May and July, 431 people died in Jharkhand due to disasters like lightning, drowning, and snakebites. Heavy rainfall damaged over 8...
Jharkhand govt transfers 48 IPS officers in major bureaucratic reshuffleThe Jharkhand government has executed a significant bureaucratic overhaul, transferring 48 IPS officers, including senior superintendents a...
High-level committee approves Rs 1604 cr to 5 states for expansion, modernisation of fire servicesA high-level committee approved projects worth Rs 1,604.39 crore for five states for expansion and modernization of fire services. Addition...
Centre approves 3,027 crores for disaster mitigation projects across statesA High-Level Committee led by Home Minister Amit Shah has sanctioned Rs 3,027.86 crore for disaster mitigation in several states. This fund...
Around two dozen IAS officers transferred in major bureaucratic reshuffle in JharkhandThe Jharkhand government transferred nearly two dozen IAS officers in a major reshuffle. Key figures like Nitin Madan Kulkarni have been re...
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren says 226 of 260 blocks drought-hit"In the review meeting of Jharkhand State Disaster Management Authority regarding drought, it was decided to declare 226 blocks of 22 distr...
J'khand ropeway accident: Cable car company to provide Rs 25 lakh compensation to kin of deceasedThe rescue efforts were undertaken by a joint team, comprising personnel of Indian Air Force, Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, National Di...
COVID-19: Kanwar yatra, shravani mela unlikely in Jharkhand's DeogharThe month of Shravan begins from July 25 this year but so far there has been no preparations from the side of Deoghar district administrati...
Jharkhand extends lockdown-like restrictions till July 1This is the seventh time that the COVID-related curbs, first imposed in the state on April 22 for a week, were extended. The ongoing measur...
Jharkhand extends lockdown-like restrictions till June 10 with some relaxations"The Health Safety Week now stands extended till June 10. Some relaxations have been given, including the opening of all shops in 15 distri...
About 1500 houses, crops on 75 hectare area damaged;18 injured & 10L impacted by Cyclone Yaas in J'khand"Initial assessment of the damage suggests collapse of 76 houses while partial damage was caused to 1,432 houses due to incessant rains in ...
Spitting in public now an offence under Disaster Management Act: MHASpitting in public is an offence under municipal laws in various cities, but it is hardly taken seriously by the people in the country.
Rains wreak havoc in east India; 75 killed due to landslides, floods in Bengal, Manipur, OdishaFifty deaths have been reported in West Bengal, owing to lightning, wall collapse, electrocution, snake bite and drowning.
Farmers sowing crops that offer high market prices like pulses, groundnut, chillies, onionsDespite the forecast of a deficient monsoon, coupled with its poor start, farmers are trying to maximise their returns.
- Very heavy rains likely in next 48 hours: NDMA
Precautionary measures have been taken and rescue teams deployed in the areas that could be hit by cyclone, NDMA Vice Chairman M Shashidhar...
Cyclone Phailin: Meteorological department warned of heavy rainfall in North ChhattisgarhThe meteorological department has warned of heavy rainfall along with high velocity winds in Northern Chhattisgarh due to the impact of Cyc...
- Disaster management authorities create awareness
The NDRF also displayed the basic tools and equipment which have been used during the disaster situation.
- Jharkhand, Bihar to get drought relief
The Centre is likely to declare Jharkhand and 30 of 38 Bihar districts as drought-hit. As a result, Jharkhand would receive Rs 850 crore an...