‘Prepared’ to tackle cyclone Montha: Odisha Minister

IANS | October 27, 2025 3:48 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 27 (IANS) Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Monday urged people not to panic over the impending cyclonic storm Montha, assuring that all necessary preparations to tackle its possible impact have been completed.

NDRF teams sent to coastal Andhra districts as cyclone Montha looms

IANS | October 26, 2025 10:09 AM

Amaravati, Oct 26 (IANS) With the threat of cyclone ‘Montha’ in the Bay of Bengal looming large, the Andhra Pradesh government has sent NDRF and SDRF teams to six coastal districts, appointed special officers for 19 districts and suspended all activities on beaches.

Ahmedabad tragedy: Father of deceased pilot moves SC for judicial probe into Air India crash

IANS | October 16, 2025 8:02 PM

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The family of late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was the Pilot-in-Command of the Air India aircraft that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking the constitution of a judicially monitored independent committee, led by a retired apex court judge, to investigate the incident, which claimed over 260 lives.

Rs 1.6 lakh approved per family for reconstruction of 36,703 houses damaged in Punjab floods: Union Minister Chouhan

IANS | October 14, 2025 6:16 PM

Ludhiana, Oct 14 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Tuesday, visited the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Institute of Maize Research (ICAR-IIMR) here and said that Rs 1.60 lakh approved per family for reconstruction of 36,703 houses damaged during recent floods in Punjab.

India delivers food supplies to Afghanistan amid Muttaqi’s visit

IANS | October 10, 2025 10:27 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Continuing with the humanitarian assistance, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, on Friday, informed that India delivered additional food supplies to Afghanistan for the people affected by the earthquake.