Chennai- A civil defence exercise and rehearsal will be conducted at two key installations in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, as part of a nationwide initiative instructed by the Union Home Ministry to assess emergency preparedness. The mock drill is scheduled to take place at the Madras Atomic Power Station in Kalpakkam of Chengalpattu district, and…
Gurugram- To ensure public safety during emergency situations, a mock drill will be conducted in Gurugram under the directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday, officials said. This mock drill will be organised in 11 districts across Haryana.The Chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority-cum-Deputy Commissioner Ajay Kumar held a meeting with departmental…
Canberra- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said that the relationship between Australia and India has never been stronger and said that he is looking forward to working with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the coming years to build a prosperous future for the region. Earlier in the day, PM Modi had dialled Albanese,…
New Delhi-+ Amid the heightened state of activity in top political circles over possible reprisal against Pakistan, a statement by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge about the Prime Minister’s cancelled visit to J&K last month has stirred a hornet’s nest. Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday claimed that PM Modi cancelled his proposed trip to Kashmir last month…
Chandigarh- Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) Haryana Energy Minister Anil Vij said on Tuesday that India’s civil defence operates during times when natural disasters strike any part of the country, but the countrymen must remain active with the civil defence for any eventualities. Regarding the Central government’s directive to conduct a nationwide mock drill on May…
Srinagar- Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday wrote a letter to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha seeking the release of Kashmiris detained by the security forces in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Mentioning local Kashmiris’ efforts to safeguard citizens following the Pahalgam attack, Mehbooba…
New Delhi- Delhi Water Minister Parvesh Verma on Tuesday accused the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab of indulging in ‘dirty politics’ by restricting water supply to the national capital. He claimed the conspiracy was aimed at punishing city voters for voting out former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Assembly elections in February.Talking…
Mumbai- Indian stock markets ended lower on Tuesday, as escalating geopolitical tensions dampened investor sentiment and triggered broad-based selling across sectors. The Sensex slipped by 155.77 points, or 0.19 per cent, to settle at 80,641.07. Meanwhile, the Nifty dropped more sharply by 81.55 points, or 0.33 per cent, closing at 24,379.60.Several major stocks weighed on…
New Delhi- Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma visited Tughlakabad village on Tuesday to assess the ongoing water crisis and assured residents that the issue would be resolved soon. During his visit, he launched a sharp attack on former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Punjab government, accusing them of deliberately cutting Delhi’s water supply…
New Delhi- National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday for the second time in the past 48 hours, amid escalating tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives. The back-to-back high-level consultations come just ahead of the nationwide mock security drills to…
