Jabalpur, May 1 (IANS) Questions are being raised over alleged lapses in safety preparedness, weather compliance, and disaster management by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation after the Bargi Dam cruise boat tragedy in Jabalpur district. The accident has claimed 9 lives till now, with the toll expected to go up, as the search for more people continued on Friday.The incident has triggered scrutiny if weather warnings were ignored and whether safety rules were properly followed bef…
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New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The search and rescue operation following the Bargi Dam cruise accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur continued on Friday, even though nine people remained missing after the vessel capsized during a sudden storm a day earlier.Madhya Pradesh Minister Rakesh Singh said the difficult conditions had slowed down rescue efforts. He stated, “Yesterday, you must have seen that water was continuously flowing in; it was dark, and the depth of the water was also very high. Therefor…
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) In a significant step toward strengthening disaster response capabilities, the Indian Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) jointly conducted a comprehensive flood relief training exercise, ‘Jal Raksha-II’, in Assam’s Sivasagar district till Tuesday, officials said. The exercise was led by the Indian Army’s Red Shield Gunners under the aegis of Indian Army’s Spear Corps, focusing on enhancing operational readiness and inter-agency coordination in the face…
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) Reacting to the death of a person who jumped into the river after allegedly being chased by cow vigilantes in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that he will not allow ‘jungle raj’ in the union territory.Speaking to reporters in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district about the Ramban incident, which happened on Sunday, CM Abdullah said he won’t allow jungle raj and that nobody would be allowed to disturb peace here.The chief…
Mathura, April 11 (IANS) After at least 10 people were killed and several were injured when a boat carrying devotees capsized in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district on Friday, a search operation is still underway to trace five people who are still missing, police said on Saturday.Addressing reporters, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Agra, Shailesh Kumar Pandey, said, “Since the incident, continuous search and rescue operations have been underway involving NDRF, SDRF, local police, fire …
Ujjain, April 10 (IANS) A three-year-old boy, Bhagirath, who fell into an open borewell in Jhalaria village under Badnagar tehsil of Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh, was declared dead on Friday after a prolonged and challenging rescue operation.Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed deep sorrow over the tragic incident and announced financial assistance for the bereaved family.In a statement, he termed the incident “extremely painful” and extended his condolences.The Chief Minister also anno…
Bhopal/Badnagar, April 10 (IANS) Rescue operations are going on to save a three-year-old boy, still trapped at approximately 70 ft depth in a borewell in Jhalariya village, about 75 km from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain. The boy, named Bhagirath Dewasi, fell into a borewell on Thursday, around 7.30 – 8.00 p.m., while the family was grazing sheep in the field.According to family members, a sheep accidentally dislodged the stone covering the borewell. Curious Bhagirath, the youngest of three sons, appro…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India and Turkey held the 12th round of Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi on Wednesday, reviewing bilateral ties with a focus on diverse sectors such as trade and investment, tourism, technology and innovation, energy, cooperation in educational and cultural fields, people to people ties and fight against cross border terrorism. Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George and Turkey’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Berris Ekinci c…
Kotma, April 5 (IANS) The death toll from the tragic building collapse in Kotma town in Madhya Pradesh’s Anuppur district rose to three on Sunday after rescuers recovered the body of a third victim — a woman — from the debris. The body is yet to be identified. The incident occurred around 5.30-5.50 p.m. on Saturday when a four-storey lodge identified as Agarwal Lodge, approximately 10 years old, suddenly collapsed near the Kotma (approx. 600 km from Bhopal) bus stand.Eyewitnesses reported a lo…
Anuppur, April 5 (IANS) At least three people have been rescued and shifted to a hospital after a four-storey building collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Anuppur district on the evening of April 4, said officials on Sunday, adding that the rescue operation, aimed at locating others who may be trapped, is being conducted by various agencies, including the NDRF and local police. Additionally, an investigation into the incident has been initiated.Two bodies were recovered from the debris on Saturday. …