Latest emergency response team News & Updates

Kathmandu, March 4 (IANS) Around 16,000 Nepali nationals residing in conflict-hit West Asia have updated their details in an online rescue tracking system launched by the Nepali government, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.The Department of Consular Services under the ministry launched the online registration system to collect updated information on Nepali nationals in the region amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict that has engulfed large parts of West Asia.More than 1.7…

Kathmandu, March 3 (IANS) The Nepali government has formed an Emergency Response Team to address the safety concerns of Nepali nationals residing in West Asia as the ongoing US-Iran conflict engulfs the region. More than 1.7 million Nepali nationals are residing in 12 countries in the region, and their safety remains a high priority of the government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.“The government has formed an Emergency Response Team under the coordination of the Foreign Secr…

Amaravati, Jan 5 (IANS) Huge flames following a gas leak from a well of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in Andhra Pradesh’s Ambedkar Konaseema district on Monday sent people in a state of panic, forcing authorities to evacuate residents of nearby villages.Panic gripped Irusumanda and surrounding villages in Malikipuram Mandal following a massive gas leak from a well of the ONGC.The crude-mixed gas suddenly erupted while repair works were underway using a workover rig after the well had …