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Furious lightning caused many deaths in Bihar! 06 June 2013
An official of the state Disaster Management Department informed about a furious lightning that stroked crosswise Bihar in the past 24 hours at the same time have caused death to at least 27 people inclusive of three women and six...
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Read MoreHelen Landfall at Machilipatnam at 120 km Speed 22 November 2013
As expected the Helen cyclone's landfall occurred at 2.00 pm today in the district of Machilipatnam. The cyclone is travelling at a speed of 120 km per hour. As precautionary steps were taken in advance no casualties were reported. 11000...
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Read MoreNorthwest Kashmir hit by earthquake 12 March 2012
An earthquake of a 5.6 magnitude hit the Kashmir valley this morning and there are no immediate reports of loss of life or property. An official of the disaster management department said the quake shook the Northwest Kashmir exactly at...
Keywords: earthquakes in Kashmir, earthquakes in India, Earthquake, disaster management
Read MoreCan Hyderabad withstand this Monsoon season? 21 May 2024
Can Hyderabad withstand this Monsoon season?:- The monsoon season is fast approaching, but Hyderabad is not adequately prepared for the heavy rains. Despite plans to address urban flooding, the Strategic Nala Development Programme (SNDP) remains incomplete, leaving the city vulnerable...
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Read MoreHeat wave toll reaches 524 27 May 2013
In the last three days the scorching sun has reached such intensity that it could manage to suck the life out of at least 440 people taking the total death toll due to the heat wave to 524 in the...
Keywords: sunstroke, sunstroke symptoms, telangana region, below poverty line
Read MoreMock Drill rocks Delhi Metro 16 February 2012
Earth quake sirens aided the fear in the onlookers at the Delhi Metro station, but finally they felt thankful when they came to know that it was a mock drill. The Delhi South Metro Station was rocked by a mega...
Keywords: Earthquake in Delhi, Mock Drills, Delhi Metro, National Disaster Management Authority
Read MoreAssam Train derails, 3 dead, 50 injured 03 February 2012
The train derailed after hitting a vehicle. In the collision three people succumbed and nearly fifty were injured. More updates, by evening… The passenger train derailed at an unmanned level crossing at Kamrup district in Assam today. The accident occurred...
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Read MorePremature monsoon rains destroys many in N. India! 18 June 2013
The officials brought into prominence on Tuesday that premature monsoon rains have expanded India's longest river, the Ganges while also dragged away houses, killed at least 60 people at the same time left tens of thousands marooned. The rains are...
Keywords: premature monsoon rains, airdropped commandos, premature monsoon rains, himalayan state
Read MoreTorrential rainfall in Uttarakhand 04 August 2012
3 jawans belonging to the fire service department were killed along with another three people in the heavy rains which had thrashed Uttarakhand on Saturday. The unabated rains have caused several landslides and flash floods in the area demolishing houses...
Keywords: Chardham Yatra, torrential rainfall, Chardham Yatra, torrential rainfall
Read MoreJOBS: Consultant posts in NIDM 04 August 2014
National Institute of Disaster Management [NIDM] wants to recruit eligible and qualified candidates for filling up various vacancies of Consultant Posts. Interested candidates may apply as soon as possible. S. No Name of the Post Age Limit Pay Scale...
Keywords: National Institute of Disaster Management, consultant jobs in National Institute of Disaster Management, joint director jobs in National Institute of Disaster Management, joint director jobs in National Institute of Disaster Management
Read More'Fireball in the sky', probably a meteor 02 March 2015
Preliminary examination by scientists have come to a conclusion that the 'fireball', which streaked across the Kerala sky triggering panic in several districts a day ago, could be a meteor. Officials of the State Disaster Management Authority, which collected the...
Keywords: Fireball, Meteor, Disaster management authority, Meteor
Read MoreA New Demolition Wing For GHMC 10 April 2018
A New Demolition Wing For GHMC:- The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has been facing the heat due to the unauthorized structures in the city. With heaps of complaints pending already, GHMC established a special Enforcement, Vigilance and Disaster Management...
Keywords: disaster management, Telangana updates, EVDM, Telangana updates
Read MoreReady to Face Helen Says Disaster Management Commissioner 20 November 2013
The Cyclone named as Helen is going to cross the coast between Chennai and Ongole on Thursday night. The cyclonic storm may hit Kavali. The winds are expected to blow at a speed of 70 to 80 km per hour...
Keywords: Disaster Management Commissioner Pardha Saradhi, Cyclone Depression in Bay Of Bengal, Disaster Management Commissioner Pardha Saradhi, Ready to Face Helen Says Disaster Management Commissioner
Read MoreNumber of Actual Tourists Not Known 25 June 2013
As the private tourists operating in the State are not maintaining any records of the tourists, they could not provide the details of the tourist went on Char Dham pilgrimage. As such the details of the stranded or missing persons...
Keywords: Char Dham pilgrimage, Char Dham Yatra, Char Dham Tourists from AP, details of tourists of Char Dham
Read More253 Persons From AP Are Still Not Traced 28 June 2013
As per the information received from the District Authorities and summarized by the Disaster Management Commission, The commissioner Dr.T.Radha said that 253 persons went on Char Dham Pilgrimage are still not traceable. Their whereabouts are still not available on their...
Keywords: AP Pilgrims not Traced, Char Dham Yatra pilgrims, Missing AP Pilgrims, Missing AP Pilgrims
Read MoreLow rainfall in state: Disaster Management Dept 21 June 2012
A low rainfall has been recorded in State for the past two days, said state diaster management department. It is known that with onset of south west monsoon, heavy rainfall was predicted in several parts of the state including Hyderabad....
Keywords: low rainfall in state, heavy rains brought respite, disaster management deparment, disaster management deparment
Read MoreMock Drill rocks Delhi Metro 16 February 2012
The Delhi South Metro Station was rocked by a mega mock drill conducted by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Delhi Disaster Management Authority. On lookers felt thankful after the drill for giving a live vision into how to...
Keywords: Central Industrial Security Force, Delhi Metro, Earth quake, Delhi Metro
Read MoreIndia to have superior earth observation capabilities 27 February 2015
Indian Space Research Organisation chairman AS Kiran Kumar is optimistic about India’s capabilities has said at the International Conference on Climate Change and Disaster Management at Kovalam that, “The future of earth observation relies on three factors – continuity and...
Keywords: ISRO, ISRO, Disaster management, Climate change
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