Uttarakhand glacier burst: BRO constructs 200-ft bailey bridge in Chamoli for connectivity

Dehradun: A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on February 7, triggering an avalanche and deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations and trapped more than 200 labourer...

India sends 6 tonnes of relief materials to Fiji

New Delhi: Reflecting its close ties with the island nation in the South Pacific, India on Tuesday delivered six tonnes of relief materials for the cyclone-affected people in Fiji.Second consignment of HADR aid is due to reach by January 6.Fiji ...

Cyclone Amphan: IAF deploys its 56 assets to carry out relief operations

Kolkata: In the wake of cyclone Amphan, the Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed its 56 Heavy and Medium Lift assets comprising of 25 fixed-wing aircraft and 31 helicopters to undertake relief operations in the eastern parts of the country.“.. as pa...

Government committed to enhance ITBP’s role in future: Reddy

Greater Noida: Hailing Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel’s role in fighting insurgency in Punjab and in Red Corridor areas, Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Thursday said that the government is committed to enhance...

Cyclone Vayu: Army columns deployed in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Army has been requisitioned by the state government and a total of ten columns have been deployed in the coastal areas of Jamnagar, Gir, Dwarka, Porbandar, Jamnagar & Somnath, Morbi, Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Amreli. All columns ha...

Indian Naval Diving team joins search operation in Imphal River

Indian Naval Diving team on Wednesday joined the search operations in an effort to locate the missing personnel in Imphal river in Manipur. The Manipur administration had requested the Indian Navy for assistance in rescuing the missing personnel...