Uttarakhand has learnt lessons from June calamity: Bahuguna

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 21:39

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Friday said several measures are in the offing to give a boost to medical facilities in the state including construction of seven trauma centres and one mobile ambulance in each district.

Dedication, not money, matters during calamities: Nita Ambani

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 15:04

Kickstarting relief work for over 25,000 people affected by floods in Uttarakhand, Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani has said that it is the dedication and sincerity towards lending a helping hand that matters more than money during times of natural calamities.

K`taka to set up natural calamities relief fund: CM

Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 16:11

Karnataka government would set up a natural calamities relief fund during this year to build capital assets and provide relief in respect of man-made disasters, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Monday. <br><br>

Special force to tackle natural calamities in Uttarakhand

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

Uttarakhand government today gave the go-ahead for raising a State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to deal quickly with natural calamities in the hill state.

Omar for resourceful, capable NDMA

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 20:54

Omar Abdullah said there is need for a resourceful, capable and pragmatic National Disaster Management Agency to tackle natural calamities.

Women worst affected in crisis situation: Swaraj

Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 17:15

Women are the most vulnerable lot - be it in natural calamities or economic crisis or growing corruption, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said in the national capital on Thursday.

Landslides `10 times deadlier` than other global hazards

Last Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012, 12:54

Landslides kill ten times more people across the world as compared to any other disaster, a new study has revealed.

Tsunami alert: ‘Govt ready to meet any situation`

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 22:57

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said her government is prepared to handle any situation arising out of natural calamities.

Nuclear plants need to be hardened: Scientist

Last Updated: Friday, December 16, 2011, 19:37

Nuclear plants across the globe need to be hardened and re-evaluated beyond the design basis to withstand natural calamities and hazards.

AP requests PM to enhance relief for calamity-hit farmers

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 00:29

The calamities that struck AP in the last two months had caused an damage to public infrastructure to the tune of Rs 1,207.72 crore.

Diarrhoea and natural calamities claim 16 lives in Nepal

Last Updated: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 14:42

At least eight people died on Saturday after the outbreak of diarrhoea in several districts of western Nepal raising the death toll to 16 over the weekend due to the outbreak of disease and natural calamities in the area.