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Topic: Rescue operations

A week after Nepal floods—1,200 confirmed dead, hopes of finding the missing fade

Staying in a relief camp after the deadly floods, residents of Devighat — while grateful that their lives were saved — lament the loss of their houses, shops, and entire livelihoods.

Nepal reverses stand, agrees to India, China, Australia, S. Korea rescue teams after diplomatic pressure

Nepal has reversed its decision to keep foreign rescuers out of Bhotekoshi flood-hit areas, approving specialist teams from four countries for tunnel rescues, DNA testing and forensic examinations.

Nepal’s ruling party and opposition call for unity after deadly flash flood

Nepal Prime Minister Balen Shah spent Thursday morning visiting flood-affected districts. Other ministers are also working on targeted disaster management work such as restoring communications and energy lines.

What happens to sex workers after police raid? New book breaks shelter home myths

Scholars Anuja Agarwal, Shruti Pandey, Mahuya Bandyopadhyay and others came together to launch Vibhuti Ramachandran’s book Immoral Traffic in Delhi.

What a deep dive taught me about discipline and teamwork in Indian Navy: Lt Cdr Hardeep Singh

In October 2023, INS Nireekshak was diverted mid-passage to undertake a 60-metre recovery mission off Tuticorin in low visibility and unstable conditions. Here's what happened.

As Punjab battles floods, tractors, boats, langars & music are lifelines. Its community spirit is intact

Triggered on 20 August by heavy monsoon rain, the flood is now slowly receding, and rescue and rehabilitation work is picking up pace. 

Part of dargah abutting Humayun’s Tomb complex collapses; at least 10 pulled out from under rubble

Aga Khan Trust for Culture, which restored Humayun’s Tomb in 2013, took to X to dispel claims that the structure which collapsed was part of Humayun’s Tomb.

Rescue, phone lines, road repair: Race against time at ITBP HQ, epicentre of Uttarakhand floods rescue op

Matli (Uttarakhand): Boulders hurtling down the mountainside, roads falling away underfoot, the constant rain as they shiver under the open sky and injuries that...

As rescuers try to save 8 trapped, Srisailam tunnel collapse revives memory of 2020 power station deaths

A portion of the under-construction Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel collapsed Saturday. Telangana was assisted by Army, Navy as it pressed HYDRAA into the rescue operation.

On Camera

India’s decentralisation push needs stronger state finance commissions

Bigger grants cannot guarantee local autonomy unless states also improve how they share resources and responsibilities with Panchayats and municipalities.

Russian crude flow to India steady in October. Supplies from Venezuela, Angola rise

For the first time in three months, crude from Gabon, Congo and Libya has also arrived, as Indian refiners turn to alternative suppliers amid uncertainty over Gulf shipments.

IAF to get first dedicated communications satellite GSAT-7C, to be operational by 2030

GSAT-7C will form part of a military communications network linking satellite infrastructure, ground hubs and software-defined radios (SDRs).

Modi at 25 is staring at a cascade of crises. A perfect storm is building

Multiple headwinds make the turbulence Modi is battling as he steps into his 26th year in public office. This has brought the 3-point Modi proposition under the greatest pressure since 2014.