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15 miners are trapped inside a 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 after water from a nearby river gushed in. (Photo: ANI)

Meghalaya mine disaster: Navy, NDRF divers to go down to measure afresh water level

The exercise is to find out if abandoned mine is connected with 370-foot-deep mine in which 15 miners are trapped.

02 Jan 2019 5:21 PM

Navy personnel conduct rescue task at the site of the coal mine collapse at Ksan, in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, Monday. (Photo: AP)

Navy divers will intensify ‘deep search’ bid at mine

Navy officials said the search operations will be feasible when the water level comes down.

01 Jan 2019 1:56 AM

'The 20 member team of Odisha Fire Service which is headed by chief fire service officer is meant to assist the local authorities in rescue operations,' said the Director General of Odisha Fire Service, Bijay Kumar Sharma. (Photo: ANI)

Odisha Fire Services to assist rescue operation in Meghalaya mining tragedy

At least 15 miners have been trapped in a coal mine in East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya for more than two weeks.

28 Dec 2018 11:33 AM

Rescuers work at the site of a coal mine that collapsed in Ksan, Meghalaya, on December 14, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Disaster response is shocking

The National Disaster Response Force has done singularly little to save the trapped men.

28 Dec 2018 12:00 AM

A probe is on into the matter and police are trying to ascertain the identity of the accused and verify the allegation, the SHO said. (Representational Image)

Rajasthan: Fed up with eve-teasing, girl, 15, jumps into canal

The girl, aged around 15 years, is a resident of Kansuwa, Udhyog Nagar SHO Vijay Shankar Sharma said.

16 Dec 2018 6:25 AM

According to a report, officials said there were reports of trees, electric poles getting uprooted and damages to ‘kuchha’ houses. (Photo: AP)

'Very severe' cyclone Titli leaves 8 dead in Andhra, causes widespread damage

Rainfall ranging from 2 cm to 26 cm was recorded in several districts even as road network was vastly affected.

11 Oct 2018 1:45 PM

According to a report, officials said there were reports of trees, electric poles getting uprooted and damages to ‘kuchha’ houses. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Cyclone Titli crosses Odisha-Andhra coast, no loss of life

Power supply and telephone links got disrupted and road communication snapped due to uprooted trees at many places of Gajapati district.

11 Oct 2018 8:26 AM

Rescue and relief works in progress after six coaches and the engine of the New Farakka Express train derailed near Rae Bareli on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Seven killed, 60 injured as train derails in Rae Bareli

The condition of nine injured persons is stated to be critical.

11 Oct 2018 12:53 AM

A senior North Delhi Municipal Corporation official said the building was about 20 years old. Its structure was weak and in a deteriorated condition, the official added. (Photo: Twitter | PTI)

Delhi: 4 children, 2 women killed as building collapses in Ashok Vihar

A call about the incident was received at 9.25 am and six fire tenders were rushed to the spot near Sawan Park.

26 Sep 2018 11:49 AM

The officials -- a sub-inspector and a constable -- were from the Sector 39 police station and deployed at the Amrapali police check post when the incident took place around 2.30 pm on Wednesday, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Pal Sharma said. (Representational Image)

2 Noida cops suspended for not recognising UP police chief car

DGP OP Singh was on his way to attend a meeting in New Delhi when he happened to cross the city.

13 Sep 2018 9:16 AM

Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the local fire brigade were deployed to rescue people from the debris of the two blocks, each four-storeyed, said Minister of State for Home Pradipsinh Jadeja. (Photo: PTI)

One dead, 4 rescued after two buildings collapse in Ahmedabad

AMC Commissioner said two blocks of the building of the government colony, each having around 150 residents, collapsed completely.

27 Aug 2018 8:13 AM

Soldiers clear the debris off a road in a flooded affected area at Wayanad.

Sinking feeling

The relentless rain that lead to unimaginable flooding and the loss of almost ninety lives has left Kerala shattered.

19 Aug 2018 1:34 AM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh interacts with flood affected people at Elanthikkara relief center in Ernakulam on Sunday. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and Union Minister KJ Alphons are also seen. (Photo: PTI)

Rajnath Singh announces Rs 100 Cr immediate central relief to flood-hit Kerala

Union Minister, who made an aerial survey, said rains had caused 'massive damage' to farm sector and infrastructure.

12 Aug 2018 9:10 PM

An aeriel view of the floods in Aluva after heavy rains in Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

Grim battle against nature in Kerala

India may be a poor country but it is rich enough in financial resources to be able to do a good job of containing the damage caused by the floods.

11 Aug 2018 1:58 AM

A team of 25 doctors rushed to the accident site. (Photo: PTI)

‘It was Herculean task due to 500-ft steep valley drop’

A help desk with police and revenue department officials was set up at Poladpur.

31 Jul 2018 2:05 AM

According to Mahad tehsildar Chandrasen Pawar, there were 31 passengers in the ill-fated bus, out of which, only one had a miraculous escape.

Trekkers take 21 hours to pull out 30 bodies from gorge

25 members of Sahyadri Group and 15 of Mahabaleshwar Group rappelled down the spot.

30 Jul 2018 1:43 AM

People wade through a waterlogged street after monsoon rainfall in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

537 killed due to rains in six states

10.17 lakh people hit by floods in Assam, of which 2.17L living in relief camps.

29 Jul 2018 2:01 AM

Teams of the National Disaster Response Force, police and fire department have reached the spot (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

One killed, several feared trapped after 5-storey building collapses in Ghaziabad

The under-construction building collapsed near Missal Gadi in Ghaziabad on Sunday afternoon.

22 Jul 2018 5:47 PM

Five more bodies were taken out by Thursday night and sources say that some more people could be trapped under the debris.

Greater Noida building collapse toll rises to 9

According to reports, at least one of the two buildings was unauthorized.

20 Jul 2018 1:55 AM

Heavy machinery has been deployed to remove the debris and search for the trapped bodies and look for survivors, several reports said. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Two buildings collapse in Greater Noida; 3 dead, many feared trapped

Four NDRF teams and dog squad are present at the spot and search and rescue operations are underway.

18 Jul 2018 8:30 AM

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