Bihar Floods: six additional NDRF teams deployed from Ranchi and Varanasi
KATHMANDU, July 12, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 12, 2019 shows the swollen Bagmati river after heavy rainfall in Kathmandu, Nepal. Heavy rains leave Nepalese people at risks of floods and landslides during Monsoon season. Meteorological Forecasting Division under Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has issued an alert warning for the next 24 hours across the country after heavy rainfall started from Thursday evening. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma/IANS)

September 30, 2024 12:39 PM

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Bihar Floods: six additional NDRF teams deployed from Ranchi and Varanasi

In Bihar, six additional teams of NDRF have been brought from Ranchi and Varanasi in view of grim situation of flood in the state. These additional teams have joined with existing 12 squads of NDRF and 22 SDRF deployed in flood ravaged areas. Flood waters entered in several new areas today as water ...

Sri Lankan government decides not to divest stake in Sri Lankan Airlines

September 30, 2024 12:25 PM

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Sri Lankan government decides not to divest stake in Sri Lankan Airlines

    In Sri Lanka, the government has decided not to divest its stake in Sri Lankan Airlines. Local Media outlets quoted the Chairman of the NPP Economic Council, Prof. Anil Jayantha who said that the government believes in retaining the national carrier with the state given its significance for the ...

ISSF Junior World Championship: Indian pair clinche Bronze in Shooting

September 30, 2024 11:16 AM

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ISSF Junior World Championship: Indian pair clinche Bronze in Shooting

In Shooting, the Indian pair of Gautami Bhanot and Ajay Malik clinched Bronze after defeating Croatia 17-9 in the Air Rifle mixed event in the ISSF Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru yesterday. In the same event, China defeated France to win gold.   In the Air Pistol mixed event, India's L...

Jamaican PM Dr. Andrew Holness arrived in New Delhi for official visit

September 30, 2024 11:06 AM

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Jamaican PM Dr. Andrew Holness arrived in New Delhi for official visit

Prime Minister of Jamaica Dr. Andrew Holness arrived in New Delhi this morning on a four-day official visit to India. Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary received him at the airport. This is the first visit of Mr Holness to India and also the first ever bilateral visit of a Prime Mi...

Israel launches air raids on Houthi targets in Yemen

September 30, 2024 9:13 AM

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Israel launches air raids on Houthi targets in Yemen

Israel has launched a series of air raids on Houthi targets in Yemen, marking a new front in the ongoing Middle East conflict. Israeli military confirmed the strikes, stating they were in response to recent missile attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthi militants against Israel over the past two days.  ...

Death toll in Nepal floods, landslides rises to 192

September 30, 2024 9:07 AM

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Death toll in Nepal floods, landslides rises to 192

In Nepal, 192 people have lost their lives and 30 others have gone missing in floods, landslides and inundation caused by incessant rains. Home Ministry spokesperson Rishiram Tiwari informed 194 people were injured in the incidents of natural disaster. He said that more than 4,500 disaster-affected ...