New Delhi: India, with its vast and diverse geography, faces frequent threats from natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, cyclones, droughts, tsunamis, and landslides, as well as human-induced incidents such as industrial accidents. With more than half of the country’s landmass prone to seismic activity and over 27 states and union territories identified as disaster-prone, preparedness … Read more
Dehradun: Uttarakhand is reeling under heavy rainfall, following a cloudburst in Uttarkashi. The state is gripped by chaos and the administration has decided to suspend the Char Dham Yatra for 24 hours. The rains have also triggered several landslides in the region and have left people missing. State government suspends Char Dham Yatra Following the … Read more
Rudraprayag: Amid relentless monsoon rains, the sacred Char Dham Yatra routes have been severely affected, with landslides, falling boulders, and blocked highways stranding hundreds of pilgrims enroute to Kedarnath and Badrinath. The Kedarnath route, particularly the Sonprayag-Munkatiya section, was blocked for nearly four hours on Wednesday after a heavy debris slide disrupted movement. SDRF, NDRF, … Read more
Uttarkashi: Rescue operations are still underway in Jankichatti, Uttarkashi, after a devastating landslide struck the Yamunotri Dham footpath near Bhairav Temple on Monday, halting the sacred pilgrimage and leaving several devotees trapped under debris. The incident has cast a shadow over the annual Yamunotri Yatra, with thousands of pilgrims stranded and authorities racing against time … Read more
Uttarkashi: A devastating landslide struck the Yamunotri Dham footpath near Nau Kanchi, close to the Bhairav Temple, on Monday, claiming the lives of two pilgrims, including a young girl, and injuring another. The incident occurred approximately 20 metres above the trek route, a stretch known for its vulnerability during the monsoon season. SDRF, NDRF, police … Read more
Rudraprayag: A sudden landslide struck the Jangalchatti area on the Kedarnath Yatra route around 11:30 AM on Tuesday, leaving two people dead and three others injured, including a pilgrim from Gujarat and two palanquin-bearers from Jammu and Kashmir. The incident has once again highlighted the perils of high-altitude pilgrimage routes, especially during the monsoon-prone months. … Read more
New Delhi: As a big relief to earthquake-hit Myanmar, India has delivered 625 metric tonnes (MT) of Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) material under the Operation Brahma to support the neighbouring South Asian nation. On Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that so far six aircraft and five Indian Naval ships have … Read more
New Delhi: It was on Monday evening that five-year-old Aryan accidentally fell into an open borewell while playing at a farm in Kalikhad village in Rajasthan’s Dausa. Three days since then, the authorities have been striving hard to rescue the trapped boy, but to no avail. Time is running out to rescue the child. A … Read more