"Preparation is prevention": Former IPS officer Kiren Bedi on mock drills

May 06, 2025

Union Home Ministry has asked several states to conduct mock drills on May 7 to enhance Civil Defence effectiveness. The measures to be undertaken...

Ukraine conflict: Air raid alerts in Kyiv as multiple blasts rock Crimea

May 07, 2023

As air raid sirens wailed across the majority of Ukraine overnight for several hours, there were numerous explosions reported in Crimea on Sunday, according...

Blasts heard in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district: City Mayor

Dec 14, 2022

According to TASS, an air raid alert was declared in the Ukrainian capital at 05:55 (06:55 Moscow time). Sirens also went off in the...

Ambala administration holds mock drills, activates air raid sirens to strengthen civil defence

May 09, 2025

As part of security preparedness, Ambala Deputy Commissioner Ajay Singh Tomar said on Friday that the district administration has made preparations to deal with...

MHA orders all media channels to avoid using air raid sirens on broadcast

May 10, 2025

As per an advisory from Directorate General Fire Service, Civil Defence and Home Guards under MHA, "In exercise of the powers conferred under Section...

Kyiv breathes sigh of relief after air raid warning ended

May 29, 2023

Serhii Popko, head of Kyiv city military administration, said, "Only 6 hours after the night attack, the aggressor country launched another missile attack on...