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1 week, 1 day ago

Palestinian journalist, Gaza Civil Defence workers killed in Israeli strike

Ahmed al-Louh is the third journalist killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours. An Israeli air strike has killed Palestinian journalist Ahmed al-Louh and five Palestinian Civil Defence workers in central Gaza’s Nuseirat camp. Al-Louh had been covering Israel’s war on Gaza when it first began in October 2023, embedded with the Gaza Strip’s Palestinian Civil Defence teams, Al …

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3 weeks ago

Reinstate civil defence volunteers as bus marshals immediately, Atishi urges L-G

The Hindu

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday wrote to Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena requesting immediate approval of her government’s proposal to reinstate civil defence volunteers. Civil defence volunteers deployed as bus marshals were dismissed by the L-G in October last year on grounds of “improper recruitment process”. Ms. Atishi highlighted the challenges women faced before the deployment of bus marshals, saying there …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Gaza rescuers say 13 children among 30 killed in Israeli strikes

Deccan Chronicle

Gaza's civil defence agency on Sunday said 30 people, including 13 children, were killed in Israeli strikes on two houses in the north of the Palestinian territory. The first strike early Sunday hit a house in Jabalia, northern Gaza, killing "at least 25" people, including 13 children, and injuring more than 30, civil defence said. The war in Gaza erupted …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Atishi passes proposal to reinstate 10,000 bus marshals for anti-pollution duties in Delhi

India TV News

In a decisive step, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Saturday announced to reinstating of 10,000 Civil Defence Volunteers for anti-pollution duties, days after getting directions from LG VK Saxena to do so. These CDVs were employed as bus marshals before being terminated by LG Saxena on the then Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal's proposal in October last year. LG directs …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Israeli airstrike kills Lebanese army soldiers

The Telegraph

A three-storey building in the Burj Abi Haidar neighbourhood was flattened and one next door was badly damaged. Hezbollah began rocket barrages into Israel the day after the Hamas Oct 7 attacks, drawing air strikes in retaliation. More than 2,100 Lebanese have been killed in the same period by Israeli strikes, two-thirds of them in the past three weeks. ‘99 …

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4 months, 1 week ago

President Murmu approves Gallantry awards on Independence Day | Check full list of honourees

India TV News

Gallantry awards: President Droupadi Murmu approved Gallantry and service medals for personnel from the Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces, Police, Fire Services, Home Guards, and Civil Defence on the eve of Independence Day. 103 medals to Armed Forces and CAPF President Murmu has approved 103 Gallantry awards to the Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel. Gallantry and …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

More Fire and Rescue Services personnel, civil defence volunteers from Ernakulam leave for Wayanad

The Hindu

Jose James, station officer of the North Paravur fire station, and his colleagues were busy looking for signs of life in a building smashed to smithereens in the twin landslides that literally wiped out Chooralmala in Wayanad on Thursday evening. Mr. James was among the initial contingent of around 100 Fire and Rescue Services personnel and 42 civil defence volunteers …

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5 months, 1 week ago

At least 90 killed in Israeli attack on al-Mawasi ‘safe zone’ in south Gaza

Al Jazeera

Al-Mawasi, where thousands of displaced Palestinians are sheltering, has been targeted numerous times since October. The attack by Israeli warplanes targeted tents housing displaced Palestinians and a water distillation unit in an area that a Gaza civil defence spokesperson told Al Jazeera was designated a “safe zone” by the Israeli military. Reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, Al Jazeera’s …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

World Civil Defence Day 2024: History, Significance and Key Facts

News 18

World Civil Defence Day, observed annually on March 1, focuses on promoting the significance of civil defence strategies in protecting individuals and their belongings from natural disasters, accidents and other unforeseen emergencies. In India Civil Defence Day is observed on December 6 to create awareness about civil defence and its importance among the citizens. World Civil Defence Day History The …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Republic Day 2024: 1,132 personnel to be awarded gallantry and service medals

Hindustan Times

On the eve of Republic Day, the Union government on Thursday announced Gallantry and Service medals to 1,132 personnel from different agencies such as the paramilitary forces, police, fire service, home guard and civil defence, and correctional service. The two PMGs were awarded to Border Security Force personnel -- head constables are Sanwala Ram Vishnoi and Shishupal Singh -- who …

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11 months ago

Germany warns Putin could launch attack on Nato in less than a decade

The Independent

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Rashmi Shukla, who beat the odds — and political events — to become top cop

Hindustan Times

Three days after empanelment committee of the Union Public Service Commission recommended three names — Rashmi Shukla, Mumbai police commissioner Vivek Phansalkar and Police Housing Corporation chief Sandeep Bishnoi — for the post of Maharashtra police chief, the state government appointed Shukla as the next Director General and Inspector General of Police, Maharashtra. Known to be close to Bharatiya Janata …

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1 year ago

Kerala Civil Defence stresses need for formation of cadets on campuses

The Hindu

Taking serious note of the stampede occurred during the ill-fated music concert organised by the School of Engineering at the Cochin University of Science and Technology that claimed four lives and injured scores, the Kerala Civil Defence is set to write to all educational institutions in Ernakulam to enlist at least a certain per cent of students and faculty members …

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1 year, 1 month ago

When will the Iceland volcano erupt and what happens when it does?

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

For Women's Safety, Delhi To Continue With Bus Marshals Till Deployment Of Home Guards: CM Kejriwal

ABP News

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday issued directives to extend the service of civil defence volunteers as bus marshals, while simultaneously initiating proceedings against the secretaries of the transport and finance departments for delaying their salaries. Kejriwal emphasised the urgent deployment of home guards as bus marshals across Delhi, but until this deployment process is completed, civil defence volunteers …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Assam Police Recruitment 2023: Last date to apply for 5,563 posts

Hindustan Times

Assam Police Recruitment 2023: The Assam State Level Police Recruitment Board will close the online application process for Sub Inspector, Constable, Driver Constable and other vacancies today, November 1. Interested eligible candidates can apply for it on the official website, slprbassam.in. Assam Police Recruitment 2023: Last date to apply today SLPRB is conducting this recruitment drive for a total of …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Israeli air attacks kill 30 in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp: Civil defence

Al Jazeera

The bodies were recovered from under bombed buildings, most of them women and children, civil defence in Gaza said. Thirty bodies, most of them women and children, have been recovered from underneath the ruins of bombed buildings in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp, the civil defence unit there told Al Jazeera. Gaza’s Ministry of Interior said there were many casualties following …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Assam Police Recruitment 2023: Registration for 5563 posts begins today on slprbassam.in

Hindustan Times

Assam Police Recruitment 2023: The Assam State Level Police Recruitment Board is going to begin the registration process for recruitment of 5,563 Sub Inspector, Constable, Driver Constable and other vacancies today, October 15. Eligible candidates can apply for it up to November 1 on the website slprbassam.in. Assam Police Recruitment 2023: Registration for 5563 posts begins today, apply on slprbassam.in …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Watch: Teens stuck for an hour in overflowing river in Udaipur, rescued

Hindustan Times

Two young men, who were stuck in the middle of a swollen river in Morwaniya village in Rajasthan's Udaipur while they were trying to cross it on a motorbike, were rescued by a Civil Defence team on Wednesday. The two local teenagers held onto a railing as the river was overflowed due to incessant heavy rainfall. The two teenagers from …

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1 year, 6 months ago

'Why dispute going over Uniform Civil Code, it's part of...': Rajnath Singh

India TV News

Uniform Civil Code: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asked why there is a dispute going on over the Uniform Civil Code when it's the part of the Directive Principles of our Constitution. I congratulate CM Pushkar Dhami who has taken initiative in this direction," said Rajnath Singh at a party event in Uttarakhand's Dehradun. Further speaking at the event, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Assam Police Recruitment 2023: 5,563 Vacancies, Apply By November 1

NDTV

Assam Police Recruitment 2023: Eligibility criteria and age limits vary for each position. The Assam State Level Police Recruitment Board initiated the online application process on Sunday, October 15, to fill a total of 5,563 job positions, including sub-inspector, constable, lab technician, safai karmachari, and various others. Within the police department, there are openings for sub inspector of police with …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Home Guards Entitled To Duty Allowance As Per Minimum Pay Of Police Personnel : Supreme Court To Odisha Govt

Live Law

The Supreme Court has held that Home Guards working in the State of Odisha are entitled to Duty Allowance as per the minimum amount of pay to which the police personnel in the State is entitled to. While allowing the State's writ appeal in part the Division Bench had modified the part of the impugned judgment and said, "We are …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Syrian women find strength in the aftermath of the earthquake

Al Jazeera

As the world marks International Women’s Day on Wednesday, women in Syria are facing trauma and displacement. “I was afraid after the earthquake, but I only thought of how I could help people,” she said, adding that their clinic receives at least 80 children daily in addition to men and women who need care and some pregnant women who need …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Brahmapuram fire proves an invaluable learning experience to Civil Defence volunteers

The Hindu

The fire at Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant has proved to be a learning experience for the Civil Defence volunteers in the district. On an average, 30 to 50 Civil Defence volunteers have been assisting the Fire and Rescue Services personnel since the plastic garbage heaps caught fire on Thursday evening. Nithin S. Nair, Post Warden of Civil Defence attached …

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Palestinian journalist, Gaza Civil Defence workers killed in Israeli strike

Reinstate civil defence volunteers as bus marshals immediately, Atishi urges L-G

Gaza rescuers say 13 children among 30 killed in Israeli strikes

Atishi passes proposal to reinstate 10,000 bus marshals for anti-pollution duties in Delhi

Israeli airstrike kills Lebanese army soldiers

President Murmu approves Gallantry awards on Independence Day | Check full list of honourees

More Fire and Rescue Services personnel, civil defence volunteers from Ernakulam leave for Wayanad

At least 90 killed in Israeli attack on al-Mawasi ‘safe zone’ in south Gaza

World Civil Defence Day 2024: History, Significance and Key Facts

Republic Day 2024: 1,132 personnel to be awarded gallantry and service medals

Germany warns Putin could launch attack on Nato in less than a decade

Rashmi Shukla, who beat the odds — and political events — to become top cop

Kerala Civil Defence stresses need for formation of cadets on campuses

When will the Iceland volcano erupt and what happens when it does?

For Women's Safety, Delhi To Continue With Bus Marshals Till Deployment Of Home Guards: CM Kejriwal

Assam Police Recruitment 2023: Last date to apply for 5,563 posts

Israeli air attacks kill 30 in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp: Civil defence

Assam Police Recruitment 2023: Registration for 5563 posts begins today on slprbassam.in

Watch: Teens stuck for an hour in overflowing river in Udaipur, rescued

'Why dispute going over Uniform Civil Code, it's part of...': Rajnath Singh

Assam Police Recruitment 2023: 5,563 Vacancies, Apply By November 1

Home Guards Entitled To Duty Allowance As Per Minimum Pay Of Police Personnel : Supreme Court To Odisha Govt

Syrian women find strength in the aftermath of the earthquake

Brahmapuram fire proves an invaluable learning experience to Civil Defence volunteers