Opposition demands probe into Cambodia poll results

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 14:07

A mass protest called by Cambodia`s main opposition party over disputed election results came to a peaceful end Saturday with a call for an independent probe into the polls results.

535 people marooned in flood-hit Hoshangabad

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 15:27

The Army, which was pressed into service for relief operations in flood-hit Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh, has rescued over 500 people from various low-lying areas which were inundated due to heavy showers in the state

Rescue operations resume at Odisha mine

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 10:34

A day after taking out 12 people from the debris, 10 dead and two alive, authorities Sunday resumed rescue operations to locate about eight others still feared trapped in an opencast coal mine in Odisha, officials said.

Army called in to rescue boy trapped in borewell in Rajasthan

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 17:51

Army was on Friday called in to take over rescue operation of a 9-year-old boy trapped in a 200-feet borewell in Karauli district for the past two days, even as the police fear that he might have already been dead.

35 people trapped in flash floods in J&K rescued

Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 22:47

Thirty-five people, who were trapped in the flash-floods in Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir, have been rescued by the IAF, BSF and state police during a long drawn rescue operation.

Relief ops speeded up in Uttarakhand as weather relents

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 18:13

With weather clearing up, relief operations today gained momentum in Uttarakhand as the government came out with a roadmap for clearing tonnes of debris and extricating bodies in Kedarnath and adjoining areas.

Uttarakhand tragedy: SC asks NDMA to give status of rescue operations

Last Updated: Friday, July 12, 2013, 14:05

Supreme Court on Friday asked the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to apprise it within two weeks about the status of rescue operations in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand.

Number of missing people in Uttarakhand may go up: NDMA

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 22:19

The number of people who went missing in Uttarakhand following the deluge last month might exceed 4,000 as the state government is compiling final figures on the basis of FIRs registered by different states.

Over 570 pregnant women contacted in flood-hit U`khand: NDMA

Last Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 13:15

It was a daunting task for rescue personnel to identify pregnant women in the flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand but they still managed to locate over 570 of them and ensured 141 safe deliveries so far.

U`khand govt seeks more medical officers, specialists

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 17:57

The Uttarakhand government has made a fresh request to the Union Health Ministry for sending 171 more medical officers and 57 specialists to address health issues in the flood-hit state.

SC asks Uttarakhand to file affidavit on rescue work

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 21:43

SC directed Uttarakhand govt to file an affidavit stating that rescue and relief work were over and those rescued were provided immediate relief.

Indonesia searches for victims as quake kills 29

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 18:45

Soldiers, police and volunteers fanned out across an earthquake-damaged region of western Indonesia, scouring the debris of fallen homes and landslides for possible victims of a temblor that killed at least 29 people.