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Jan 28, 2018
Cyclone Ockhi: Naval ships searched over 4.5 lakh square miles, biggest disaster relief ops after 2004 tsunami
The Indian Navy's rescue mission in the aftermath of Cyclone Ockhi was the biggest humanitarian and disaster relief operation undertaken by it after the 2004 tsunami -
Jan 13, 2018
Dahanu boat capsize updates: Coast Guard official says weight imbalance may have caused incident
A boat with 40 school children on board capsized two nautical miles off the sea shore in Dahanu, Maharashtra, leaving four students dead so far on Saturday. -
Dec 29, 2017
Bronx fire: Deadly New York fire that claimed 12 lives was accidentally lit by child playing with burners on stove
New York City's deadliest residential fire in decades was accidentally lit by a 3 ½-year-old boy playing with the burners on his mother's stove, -
Dec 12, 2017
Cyclone Ockhi aftermath: Death toll goes up to 52 in Kerala; search for 95 missing fishermen continues
Death toll due to Ockhi Cyclone, which hit the Kerala coast, rose to 52 on Tuesday as more bodies were recovered and the search for the missing fishermen in the high seas continued -
Dec 09, 2017
Cyclone Ockhi aftermath: Pinarayi Vijayan meets Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, seeks Rs 1843 crore central aid
The Kerala government on Saturday sought a central assistance of Rs 1843 crore in the wake of Cyclone Ockhi devastating the state's coastal stretches -
Dec 09, 2017
Cyclone Ockhi aftermath: Shipping ministry's special officer deputed to oversee rescue operations
Pon Radhakrishnan on Saturday said a special officer from the shipping ministry has been deputed to oversee rescue operations in aftermath of Cyclone Okchi -
Dec 03, 2017
Cyclone Ockhi continues to wreak havoc in Kerala, Tamil Nadu; Nirmala Sitharaman takes stock of rescue operations
After Cyclone Ockhi death toll reached 16, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman decided to visit Kanyakumari on Sunday to review rescue operations in cyclone-affected regions. -
Dec 02, 2017
Cyclone Ockhi: Reports of Japanese merchant ship rescuing Kerala fishermen were 'fake', says Pinarayi Vijayan
Pinarayi Vijayan slammed rumour mongers after it came to light that Friday's reports of a Japanese merchant ship rescuing 60 Kerala fishermen -
Oct 10, 2017
Bihar reels under unprecedented floods: People in shock, government asleep at the wheel
Climate change is leading to erratic rains and floods to Bihar, deputy chief minister of the state, Sushil Modi said recently and the cycle of frequent disasters is likely to worsen in coming years. -
Sep 23, 2017
Hyderabad conducts exercise with armed forces, NDRF to facilitate better rescue ops during floods
A multi-agency exercise, involving the armed forces, the National Disaster Response Force, (NDRF) and others, was conducted on Saturday as part of efforts to synergise relief operations in an urban flooding scenario
