Himachal Pradesh DGP appointed new NDRF chief
The NDRF, raised in 2006, has 12 battalions with a strength of over 13,000 personnel.
Jul 04, 2017, 14:37 PM IST
Telangana: Girl stuck in borewell pulled out dead
The girl, fondly called as Chinnari, was playing with her elder sister when she accidentally fell in the nearly 450-feet-deep open borewell in a field at Ekkareddyguda village of Chevella mandal, about 60 kms from here, on Thursday around 7.15 pm.
Jun 25, 2017, 09:57 AM IST
Gurdwara collapse: 2 more bodies found, toll rise to 3, CM
Two more bodies were found today from the debris of a gurudwara which collapsed on National Highway 1 here, taking the toll to three, even as NDRF and Haryana Police teams were carrying out operations to look for some more trapped persons.
Jun 13, 2017, 20:00 PM IST
Moderate intensity quake hits Kutch in Gujarat
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on Richter scale shook parts of Gujarat's Kutch district today.
Mar 05, 2017, 16:08 PM IST
Kanpur building collapse: SP leader Mahtab Alam, contractor booked; toll rises to 7
The death toll in a building collapse in the Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh rose to seven on Thursday, with three more labourers succumbing to their injuries, a police official said.
Feb 02, 2017, 10:37 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi greets NDRF on its 12th Raising Day
Set up in 2006, the NDRF is a specialised force capable of responding to any type of disaster in the country and abroad.
Jan 31, 2017, 10:13 AM IST
Tamil Nadu: Central team arrives in Chennai to assess drought impact
A team of central government officials arrived here on Saturday to assess the drought situation in Tamil Nadu following a plea by the state government.
Jan 21, 2017, 13:30 PM IST
Over 115 killed as 14 coaches of Indore-Patna Express derail
With several passengers feared trapped, rescue personnel employed cold cutters to break open the compartments as gas cutters produced excessive heat and suffocation hampering their efforts.
Nov 20, 2016, 18:04 PM IST
Train derailment tragic, trying to keep casualties at minimum: CM Akhilesh Yadav
Five search and rescue teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been mobilised to Kanpur.
Nov 20, 2016, 15:38 PM IST
Patna-Indore Express tragedy 'unfortunate' says Chhattisgarh CM
At least 153 people have been injured so far after the train derailed at the Hanshi-Kanpur intersection in Uttar Pradesh at 3.20 a.m.
Nov 20, 2016, 14:50 PM IST
Centre ignoring country's 'life line' Railways, says TMC leader Mukul Roy
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and former railway minister, Mukul Roy, on Sunday, termed the derailment of Indore-Patna express as unfortunate and alleged that the Centre is ignoring the Railways.
Nov 20, 2016, 14:30 PM IST
Indore-Patna Express derailment: Two children pulled out alive from mangled bogie
Two children were pulled out alive from an overturned bogie of the Indore-Patna Express here, offering a glimmer of hope to rescuers looking for survivors among the heaps of metal and scattered baggage.
Nov 20, 2016, 13:56 PM IST
Around 400 NDRF personnel deployed for Chhath
Around 400 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed at different ghats of Ganga here for protection of devotees on the occasion of Chhath that started today.
Nov 04, 2016, 22:17 PM IST
CISF, NSG, NDRF get new Directors General
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved new Directors General (DGs) for the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), National Security Guard (NSG) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), says a government release.
Sep 26, 2016, 17:16 PM IST
NDRF deployed in rain-affected areas of Telengana, Andhra, Karnataka
The teams are in touch with the local administration and monitoring the situation round the clock, NDRF said.
Sep 25, 2016, 23:09 PM IST
Heavy rains continue to pound Telangana, Andhra Pradesh; death toll rises to 9
Authorities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have sought help of Army for possible rescue operations as heavy rains continued to lash the two states for a second consecutive day on Friday, claiming at least eight innocent lives.
Sep 23, 2016, 10:21 AM IST
Heavy rains pound Hyderabad, Army help sought
Authorities in Hyderabad have sought help of Army for possible rescue operations as heavy rains continued to lash the city and outskirts for a second consecutive day Thursday.
Sep 22, 2016, 23:07 PM IST
Bihar flood toll reaches 156, twins born on boat
With three more deaths reported on Sunday the toll in Bihar rose to 156 as there was no let up in the flood situation in the state while in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh the Ganga continues to flow above the danger level.
Aug 28, 2016, 20:59 PM IST
Floods: NDRF rescues over 53,000 from Bihar, UP
NDRF has deployed 75 rescue and relief teams to help the people hit by heavy rains in these states and has also tasked officers in Bihar and UP for monitoring the situation round-the-clock.
Aug 27, 2016, 21:54 PM IST
Mahad bridge collapse: Indian Navy locates another car with bodies trapped inside
Indian Navy divers on Sunday recovered two more bodies from Savitri river in Raigad district after a British-era bridge in Mahad collapsed due to floods.
Aug 14, 2016, 14:13 PM IST
