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 India has delivered 95 tonnes of emergency relief materials on board seven aircraft to support Nepal during its ongoing flash flood catastrophe, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Tuesday, expressing deep solidarity and sympathy with the people and government of the neighbouring country. Speaking during a weekly press briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal affirmed … Read more

Bangkok [Thailand], September 8 : India’s Ambassador to Thailand, Puneet Agrawal, held discussions with Thailand’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vijavat Isarabhakdi, centred on deepening bilateral cooperation across multiple strategic domains. The diplomatic engagement took place on Monday, during which Ambassador Agrawal paid a courtesy call on the senior Thai official. The Embassy of India … Read more

The Indian Embassy in Beijing has asked families of Indian nationals who remain missing in China following the “devastating” mudslide and flash flood on August 26 to submit DNA samples to assist in the identification process. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, on Monday, shared an X post by the Indian Embassy in Beijing, … Read more

The death toll from the devastating Nepal floods has climbed to 1,356, with around 4,994 people still missing, even as the India-Nepal joint technical team continued to make steady progress in the Chilime tunnel rescue operation. According to the latest update by Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), bodies have been recovered … Read more

 India’s technical team made steady progress in rescue efforts at the Chilime tunnel in flood-hit Nepal, while the Indian forensic team has processed more than 1,200 DNA samples at two laboratories in Kathmandu, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday. The MEA said that the rescue efforts at Chilime have been aided by … Read more

 The Indian Embassy in Beijing has asked families of Indian nationals who remain missing in China following the “devastating” mudslide and flash flood on August 26 to submit DNA samples to assist in the identification process. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, on Monday, shared an X post by the Indian Embassy in Beijing, … Read more

 The death toll from the devastating flash floods has climbed to 1,355, according to the latest figures released by Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). Nepal is observing a day of national mourning on Monday in memory of lives lost in devastating floods which struck on August 26. A Cabinet meeting held … Read more

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 6 : The Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, on Sunday said that the India-Nepal joint technical team continued to make progress in search and rescue operations inside the Chilime tunnel despite challenging conditions, including limited and poor access, slush and heavy debris. In a post on X, Srivastava said the teams … Read more