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Mock drills, blackouts to be held in Punjab today; here are the timings

May 31, 2025 2:33 pm

This is the second statewide mock drill in Punjab, following the one held on May 7.

Haryana to conduct state-wide mock drill today, 15-min blackout from 8 pm

May 31, 2025 10:59 am

A controlled blackout of 15 minutes will be observed from 8 pm near vital installations, with exception of essential emergency services such as hospitals, fire stations, and police stations.

Maharashtra: From unit in sidelines, Civil Defence branch back in spotlight with mock drills

May 06, 2025 10:52 pm

The unit that had been unofficially scrapped a few years ago was revived by its incumbent Prabhat Kumar in the past few years

Members of civil defence organisation participating in a rehearsal for the mock drill tomorrow in Lucknow on Tuesday, May 6.

Explained: Before the nationwide mock drill tomorrow, here is what civil defence means

May 06, 2025 6:41 pm

Civil defence mock drill India: Civil defence or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from military attack. In India, it is defined under the Civil Defence Act of 1968.

Delhi High Court upholds order making ‘resident of Delhi’ mandatory condition for enrolment of candidates as Civil Defence volunteers

May 23, 2023 11:52 am

The court observed that it was nobody’s case that a resident of some other State cannot be enrolled as a civil defence volunteer and a person from another state residing in the city holding any of the documents required can "certainly become a civil defence volunteer in Delhi".

Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards chief dies

May 15, 2021 3:19 am

The 1986-batch IPS officer of UP cadre is the first serving police chief to die of the virus.

Civil defence staffer killed over gang rivalry: Cops

March 08, 2021 3:37 am

Jathedi is a close aide of gangster Lawrence Vishnoi, currently lodged in a Rajasthan jail, and operates a syndicate of over 100 criminals.

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Verification fee waived for civil defence volunteers

April 28, 2015 2:57 am

Sources said the L-G has approved the proposal mooted by the government to waive the fee.

Will try to get Civil Defence subject in school textbooks: Rajnath Singh

August 20, 2014 1:20 pm

Singh also unveiled a scheme called 'Mainstreaming Civil Defence in Disaster Risk Reduction'.

19,000 cops to oversee Mumbai security during Ganesh festival

September 18, 2012 9:26 pm

Besides city policemen,personnel from State Reserve Police,CRPF,Rapid Action Force,Home Guard and Civil Defence will also help the police.

Gaza-bound Flotilla says it was struck by drone in Tunisian waters; authorities deny claim

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The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) for Gaza said early Tuesday that one of its main boats was struck by a drone off the Tunisian waters, but all the six passengers and crew are reportedly safe, Reuters reported. However, Tunisia's National Guard spokesman told Mosaique FM radio that reports of a drone attack on the flotilla "have no basis in truth".

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