An earthquake in Delhi? No, just a drill
February 15th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) AIIMS Metro Station, 11.30 a.m. Wednesday. An ear-piercing siren shatters the morning buzz at the busy south Delhi station and many people fall to the ... Read more...
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Disaster-hit planners revisit forgotten HAM radios
September 26th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 26 (IANS) The 6.8-magnitude earthquake that shattered the hill state of Sikkim has woken up planners in Meghalaya to the urgent need to reintroduce HAM or amateur radios ... Read more...
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Govt. approves upgradation of two additional battalions for NDRF
August 26th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.26 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved upgradation/conversion of two additional battalions for National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).With these two additional battalions the strength of NDRF battalions(bns) will ... Read more...
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‘The Colony’ On The Discovery Channel
July 28th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In the latest offering from Discovery Channel is the second season of the reality series 'The Colony' which premiered on Tuesday. The show focuses on the ... Read more...
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IAF combat and heavy-lift chopper trials to begin by July
May 30th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan R. Luthra
Philadephia, May 30 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) seems set for trials of new combat and heavy lift helicopters this summer, possibly from June or July, as ... Read more...
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New PC game shows London swamped by flood
August 6th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 6 (ANI): Computer gaming experts have launched a new online game which shows how London could look if hit by a major flood.The game shows how would big British ... Read more...
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