A fire broke out in a two-storied house in the wee hours on April 11 in Sikkim's Lachung near a General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) Camp. The fire has been doused. A short-circuit is reported to have caused the fire. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) rescue teams reached the spot and extricated five gas cylinders from the building. No injury or loss of life has been reported.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police rescued 17 tourists stranded in Sikkim's Sherathang area. The rescue mission was carried out by the 48th Battalion of ITBP at 13,500 feet. Rescue operation began on Tuesday evening and the tourists were evacuated by 10 pm. As per ITBP, three tourist vehicles with 17 tourists were stranded due to heavy snowfall. ITBP informed that the tourists consisted of 3 children, 4 women and 10 men. It added that medical help was provided to women and a child who were feeling sick.
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Three vehicles with 17 tourists got stranded nearby Sherathang due to heavy snowfall. A rescue mission was carried out by personnel of 48th Battalion ITBP at 13,500 feet. All tourists were safely evacuated.
Both incumbent Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Sarma were on Friday called to New Delhi by the BJP central leadership, apparently to.. IndiaTimes
Switzerland sent medical supplies, including oxygen concentrators and respirators to India. A cargo aircraft carrying over 13 tonnes of medical supplies left Zurich for New Delhi. The supplies worth CHF 3 million (over Rs 24 crore) arrived at Delhi airport on Friday. The consignment comprises as many as 600 oxygen concentrators & 50 respirators. The medical supplies provided by Switzerland will be received by Indian Red Cross. Supplies will then be distributed to hospitals by the Health Ministry which is coordinating aid. Meanwhile, the first shipment from the Netherlands also arrived at Delhi airport on Friday. Aid contained 449 ventilators, 100 oxygen concentrators & other medical supplies. MEA informed that remaining medical equipment would be shipped over the coming days. India is currently dealing with a devastating second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Several countries have come forward & an international aid operation has been launched to help India fight the coronavirus crisis.
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The fifth flight from United States arrived in India with covid medical aid. A US flight carrying 545 oxygen concentrators reached New Delhi on May 4. On May 2, a flight from the US carrying 1.25 lakh vials of remdesivir landed in India. A US flight arrived with 1,000 oxygen cylinders & other equipment on May 1. On April 30, US deployed its first two planes carrying the initial emergency relief supplies. The United States Department of Defense has said that the final two flights of Covid-19 aid slated for India have been delayed. US Transportation Command on Monday said that the delay is due to maintenance issues. Watch the full video for more.
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A flight from Italy, carrying Covid-19 medical aid, arrived in New Delhi on May 3. The shipment included 1 oxygen generating plant and 20 ventilators. Ambassador of Italy to India, Vincenzo De Luca said, “We're going to deliver an oxygen production machine to a hospital in Noida. It'll provide oxygen to 100 patients at one time and to thousands in the days to come. Italian companies operating in India are helping the Indian government in the production of oxygen.” Ambassador of European Union to India, Ugo Astuto said that the focus is on supplying oxygen and drugs to the country as Covid aid amid second wave of coronavirus. Watch the full video for more.
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Kalaburagi Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Umesh G Jadhav inaugurated flight service. He inaugurated the flight service between Karnataka's Kalaburagi and Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati on January..
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