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'Resolve The Issue Related To Drought Aid’: SC To Centre And Karnataka

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Dec 10, 2024

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Rescue operation begins For Seven 'Trapped' Individuals In Annamalaiyar Hill In Tamil Nadu

Search For Seven 'Trapped' Individuals Begins In Annamalaiyar Hill In TN

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Dec 2, 2024

PTI

BJP Govt Playing Politics By Not Declaring Wayanad Landslides A National Disaster: Priyanka Gandhi

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Nov 14, 2024

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Heavy rainfall in Chennai has led to the cancellation of eight flights, prompting officials to advise passengers to check with airlines for updates.

Chennai On Alert: Heavy Rains Disrupt Life, Flights Cancelled, Schools and Colleges Closed

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Oct 15, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

In response to demands to declare Wayanad landslides a national disaster, government sources pointed out a 2013 statement that such a designation does not exist under central government rules. Instead, the severity of natural calamities is assessed on a case-by-case basis, with relief managed through the NDRF.

No Concept of National Disaster in Central Govt Rules: Sources Cite UPA Govt 2013 Reply in Parl

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Aug 10, 2024

PTI

During a speech in the Lok Sabha, LoP Rahul Gandhi requested that the Wayanad landslides be officially recognised as a national disaster. He described the extensive damage and loss of life, criticised the inadequate compensation, and called for improved infrastructure and support for the affected communities. Gandhi also commended the collective efforts of state and central agencies in the rescue operations.

Rahul Gandhi Demands National Disaster Declaration for Wayanad Landslides, Seeks Increased Compensation

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Aug 7, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

BJP Cites UPA-Era Rule To Reject 'National Disaster' Status For Wayanad Landslides

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Aug 4, 2024

PTI

A factory worker who witnessed the Thane factory blast calls the blast a cataclysm that wiped out everything within 5 seconds. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said that the chemical factory produced food colours and used highly reactive and unstable peroxides that can cause violent explosions under certain conditions.

'Everything Was over in Just Five Seconds': Dombivli Factory Worker Recounts Horror

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May 25, 2024

PTI

Hoarding Crash in Mumbai: 2 More Bodies Located under Debris; Search and Rescue Ops Still On

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May 15, 2024

PTI

D K Shivakumar, the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, has appealed to the Election Commission for the release of Rs 4,663 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund and an additional support fund of Rs 18,171 crore to address the severe drought situation in the state, which has affected 224 out of 236 taluks.

Shivakumar Urges EC to Direct Centre to Release Drought Relief for K'taka

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Apr 9, 2024

PTI

NDRF Director General Karwal said that to implement the directions of Home Minister Amit Shah for training 37 Lacs volunteers, the agency is in the final stage of preparation of E-content which will facilitate online training of government employees and volunteers and provision of certification.

NDRF prepares to combat CBRN warfare

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Jan 20, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

National Disaster Response Force Raising Day 2024: The future of disaster response

Jan 18, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

9-year NDA rule is national disaster: Udhayanidhi Stalin slams BJP over allocation of central relief funds

9-year NDA rule is a national disaster: Udhayanidhi Stalin slams Centre over allocation of central relief funds

Dec 23, 2023

ETV Bharat English Team

CM Sukhu expresses gratitude to Priyanka Gandhi for writing to PM Modi to declare calamity in Himachal as 'National Disaster'

Sep 16, 2023

ANI

The search operation is still on as five missing bodies are still to be recovered from the boat accident that happened Bagmati River of Muzaffarpur. Five bodies were recovered on Friday while many bodies are still missing.

Bihar Boat Capsized Rescue operation continues in Bagmati river muzaffarpur to find missing

Sep 16, 2023

ETV Bharat English Team

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to declare the destruction caused by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh a "national disaster", just like the Kedarnath tragedy of 2013. In a letter to Modi, Gandhi also sought financial assistance for providing relief to the victims and their families as well as for rebuilding the state.

Priyanka Gandhi writes to PM Modi, calls for declaring Himachal calamity 'national disaster'

Sep 15, 2023

PTI

Himachal Pradesh CM requests PM to declare rain-caused calamity in state as national disaster

Sep 10, 2023

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