Guwahati, May 13 (IANS) In a major initiative aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness ahead of the monsoon season, the Indian Army and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Wednesday conducted a joint flood relief exercise in Assam’s Jorhat, officials said. The exercise, titled Jal Raksha III, was organised by the Red Shield Gunners under the Spear Corps in coordination with SDRF personnel at Jorhat.Officials said the training programme was designed to enhance coordination, communic…
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Hamirpur, May 7 (IANS) In a tragic incident, two people were killed and six others went missing after a boat carrying nine passengers from Ghatampur submerged in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district. One was rescued safely, officials said on Thursday. The incident took place at Kutupur Patia under the jurisdiction of Kurara police station, where the boat carrying nine people across the river submerged on Wednesday.Following the recovery of the body of Brajrani (a woman), the b…
Jabalpur, May 2 (IANS) Two more bodies were recovered on Saturday evening in the Bargi Dam cruise accident, taking the death toll to 11, even as the Jabalpur district administration intensified efforts to trace the missing and manage the repatriation of victims. The Jabalpur district administration confirmed that the bodies of two children, four-year-old Viraj Soni and six-year-old Shritamil, were recovered near the accident site and sent for post-mortem.The administration said the focus h…
Jabalpur, May 1 (IANS) Rescue operations continued throughout the night and into Friday morning following the tragic cruise boat accident at Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district, with officials confirming that 24 passengers have been safely evacuated so far, while efforts continue to trace nine missing persons.According to the Jabalpur Collector, the missing include five children, adding urgency and deep concern to the ongoing operation. So far, six deaths have been confirmed in the…
Bhopal/Jabalpur, April 30 (IANS) A major rescue operation continued late into Thursday night after a tourist cruise boat capsized in the Bargi Dam reservoir in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district, leaving at least six people dead, 19 rescued, and at least 15 still missing, officials said.The accident occurred on Thursday evening, around 300 metres from the dam’s embankment, when the Madhya Pradesh Tourism cruise boat carrying around 40 to 45 passengers overturned following a sudden storm accompan…
Bhopal/Jabalpur, April 30 (IANS) At least four persons have died and more than a dozen others remain missing after a tourist cruise boat carrying around 30–35 passengers capsized and sank near Khamariya Island in the Bargi Dam reservoir in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district on Thursday evening, officials said.The incident occurred amid a sudden and intense storm accompanied by strong winds, which caused the vessel to lose balance and overturn in the backwaters of the Narmada River. Several pas…
Bhopal/Sagar, April 24 (IANS) A tragic incident unfolded in Guda village of Sagar district when three youths drowned in a stone crusher quarry while attempting to rescue a companion who was struggling in the water. The tragedy has cast a pall of grief over the region, with one body recovered so far and search operations continuing for the other two. According to police officials from the Baheria Police Station, the incident occurred around midday when four friends went to bathe in the qua…
Srinagar, April 13 (IANS) Two brothers drowned in the Jhelum River in the Bijbehara area of J&K’s Anantnag district on Monday, police said.The two brothers had drowned after accidentally slipping into the Jhelum River in the Padshahibagh area of Bijbehara, a police official said, adding that the bodies of the two siblings have been recovered. Officials said that the deceased have been identified as Majid Ahmad Malik and Shahid Ahmad Malik, residents of Jabalipora.”They lost balance while b…
Bhopal, April 6 (IANS) In a tragic incident, three teenage boys drowned in a dam in Ashoknagar district on Monday afternoon while they were bathing for fun. The victims, all minors and close friends from the same village, lost their lives after venturing into deeper waters.The deceased have been identified as Mayank (16), son of Avdhesh Raghuvanshi, Dev (16), son of Rakesh Raghuvanshi, and Om (15), son of Satish Raghuvanshi. All three were residents of Ajleshwar village under the Nai Sarai polic…
Bhopal, April 4 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed grief over a tragic incident in Anuppur district, where a four-story collapse resulted in the death of one person on Saturday evening. Responding to the incident, the Chief Minister shared a message on his social media account (X), stating that he has directed Minister-in-Charge Dilip Ahirwar and other officials to reach the scene immediately and ensure relief and medical treatment for the affected persons.“The collapse of a hot…