CIL ramps up coal evacuation, to procure wagons worth Rs 555cr

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 15:38

The minister further said that the fleet of wagons are for operation of railways and dedicated only for transport of coal from the specified coal subsidiaries and on specific routes.

'Centre to form JVs with states for coal evacuation'

Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 22:26

The government Monday said it will form JVs with mineral-rich states for faster evacuation and transportation of coal to fuel power plants and make available cheaper electricity for the people.

Coal India draws logistics strategy to push coal evacuation

Last Updated: Sunday, April 19, 2015, 16:08

PSU behemoth Coal India, which is facing constraints in evacuation infrastructure, is planning to realign its logistics management of railway rakes to increase evacuation by additional 5-8 per cent.

US studying rescue plans in case of crisis at Sochi Olympics

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 02:53

In the face of concerns about possible attacks by militants during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, U.S. military and intelligence officials have been studying contingency plans for evacuating Americans from the games in case of a crisis.

US evacuates citizens from South Sudanese conflict zone

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 07:49

The US on Sunday evacuated its citizens from Bor, the capital of South Sudan`s Jonglei state engulfed in armed conflicts, after a failed attempt a day earlier.

Families evacuated from Thane building likely to collapse

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 17:58

Families living in a building here were evacuated by authorities to safety, after it developed a tilt indicating that it would crash anytime, civic authorities said here on Friday.

More than 600,000 evacuated as typhoon nears Vietnam: Officials

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 18:13

More than 600,000 people were evacuated as super typhoon Haiyan bore down on Vietnam, authorities said on Sunday, after the storm smashed through the Philippines leaving thousands feared dead and causing widespread devastation.

Mass evacuation as super typhoon closes on Vietnam

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 20:03

More than 200,000 people crammed into Vietnam storm shelters and soldiers helped reinforce vulnerable homes as a super typhoon bore down on the country Saturday after leaving a deadly trail of devastation in the Philippines.

Mexico evacuates 4,500 for gasoline pipeline leak

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 13:53

A geyser of gasoline spewing from a state-owned pipeline in western Mexico forced officials to evacuate about 4,500 people today. Officials blamed the accident on fuel thieves.

23 persons evacuated after fire in building

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 15:20

A fire on Thursday broke out in a bank office on the first floor of a building after which twenty three employees of two firms were evacuated from the premises, police said here.

5,000 Japanese told to evacuate due to rains

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 12:17

More than 5,000 people in Japan were told to evacuate Monday due to threats of flooding caused by heavy rain, a media report said.

Over 5,000 people evacuated in Gujarat due to rains

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 17:58

With water in Narmada dam flowing at 130.64 metre level following heavy rains in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, the administrations in south Gujarat districts of Bharuch, Narmada have shifted more than 5,000 people to safer places.