Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that the locals who had risked their lives to rescue people from the AMRI Hospital fire would be given jobs with the Green Police, a band of volunteers who assist in controlling traffic. Banerjee was speaking at the Kolkata Police investiture ceremony where she handed over Rs 5,000 each to 65 youths who had voluntarily played a key role in...
01:44 AM, Dec 14, 2011
New Delhi: Three days after the earthquake, Sikkim is still battling the aftermath. With many villages cut off, there are fears the quake horror could get worse. The death toll has now crossed 98, with 70 killed in Sikkim alone. Relief and rescue operations have picked up speed and with the weather clearing up, authorities hope to get access to stranded areas. In fact on Tuesday, the Army was able...
07:15 AM, Sep 21, 2011
New Delhi: At least 28 people have lost their lives and over 100 injured after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Sikkim on Sunday evening. Authorities fear the toll could rise further. The exact extent of damages is yet to be assessed as relief and rescue is yet to reach affected areas. Out of the 28 dead, 19 are from Sikkim, two from Bihar and five in West Bengal. Two Army...
10:15 AM, Sep 19, 2011
On foot, on water and their backs the rescue workers from around the world rescue anyone they could. ...
01:36 PM, Mar 27, 2011
Fukushima, Japan: Surging radiation levels forced Japan to order emergency workers to temporarily withdraw from its crippled nuclear plant Wednesday, losing time in a desperate operation to cool the overheating reactors - the most urgent crisis from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami. The technicians were dousing the nuclear reactors with seawater in a frantic effort to cool them when they had to retreat in the late morning. The plant's...
06:45 PM, Mar 16, 2011
91 countries and 6 international organizations have offered of assistance to Japan so far. ...
08:35 AM, Mar 16, 2011
National Disaster Response Force are ready with 100 boats, six helicopters. ...
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Authorities have kept 200,000 food and water packets ready for air dropping. ...
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The flyover was under construction for the past one-year. ...
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Andhra CM had earlier raised concerns over the 'poor' construction. ...
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