News for 'National Disaster Response Force'

Bihar rain death toll soars to 73; IMD issues orange alert

Bihar rain death toll soars to 73; IMD issues orange alert

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

The torrential rain that took place between September 27 and 30 has created a flood-like situation in 15 districts of the state, including the state capital.

4 killed in landslide at Haryana mining site, more feared trapped

4 killed in landslide at Haryana mining site, more feared trapped

Rediff.com1 Jan 2022

Police said around half-a-dozen dumper trucks and some machines were buried under the debris caused by the landslide which occurred around 9 am in Tosham block.

Two-year-old infant rescued from borewell after 20-hour op in Karnataka

Two-year-old infant rescued from borewell after 20-hour op in Karnataka

Rediff.com4 Apr 2024

The police said the child was shifted to a hospital in Indi where he was given preliminary treatment and was later shifted to a district hospital. He is currently stated to be stable, they said.

UP boat capsize: Toll rises to 11, search for missing persons underway

UP boat capsize: Toll rises to 11, search for missing persons underway

Rediff.com13 Aug 2022

Earlier on Saturday, six bodies were recovered and two more were retrieved a short time later, the police said.

Six countries fly in own security for Games

Six countries fly in own security for Games

Rediff.com12 Oct 2010

Britain, Scotland, Wales, New Zealand, Canada and Australia are among the few countries whose support staff comprises at least two security advisors for their athletes' safety

Maha landslide tragedy toll mounts to 21; 114 villagers yet to be traced

Maha landslide tragedy toll mounts to 21; 114 villagers yet to be traced

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

With the recovery of five more bodies from the debris at the landslide-affected Irshalwadi village in Maharashtra's Raigad district, the toll increased to 21 on Friday, an official said.

Maha building collapse: Toll rises to 6, owner of structure detained

Maha building collapse: Toll rises to 6, owner of structure detained

Rediff.com30 Apr 2023

Nine persons were still feared trapped under the debris of the structure which collapsed at 1.45 pm on Saturday at Wardhaman Compound in Valpada area, they said, adding that search and rescue operations were on.

Radiation: Atomic agencies seek Greenpeace's help

Radiation: Atomic agencies seek Greenpeace's help

Rediff.com17 May 2010

Environmental organisation Greenpeace claimed that its recent findings -- about sources of radiation existing in the scrap market in Delhi's Mayapuri area -- has forced the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, the National Disaster Response Force and the Narora Atomic Power Plant team to re-start their decontamination procedures in Mayapuri.Exposure to radioactive material Cobalt-60 had claimed one life and caused injuries to 11 people in April.

Mumbai hoarding collapse: Rescue op called off after 66 hrs

Mumbai hoarding collapse: Rescue op called off after 66 hrs

Rediff.com16 May 2024

The operation went on for 66 hours after a giant 120 feet x 120 feet hoarding collapsed on a petrol pump in the Chheda Nagar area during gusty winds on Monday evening, the official said.

Hoarding collapse: 2 bodies retrieved from crushed car

Hoarding collapse: 2 bodies retrieved from crushed car

Rediff.com16 May 2024

The death toll in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse in Mumbai rose to 16 on Thursday with rescue personnel retrieving the bodies of a retired general manager of Air Traffic Control (ATC) and his wife, officials said.

11 killed in Baroda twin building collapse; Modi orders inquiry

11 killed in Baroda twin building collapse; Modi orders inquiry

Rediff.com28 Aug 2013

At least 11 people were killed when two three-storey buildings built 11 years back collapsed in Madhavnagar locality of Atladara area in Vadodara in the wee hours on Wednesday and about 40 people were feared to be stuck under the debris.

Survivors recall: 'Never seen such a horrific accident'

Survivors recall: 'Never seen such a horrific accident'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

Another woman from Malda district said that her son was killed in the accident.

Vizag Gas leak: PM takes stock, chairs NDMA meeting

Vizag Gas leak: PM takes stock, chairs NDMA meeting

Rediff.com7 May 2020

The prime minister wrote on Twitter that he spoke with Union Home Ministry officials and National Disaster Management Authority regarding the situation 'which is being monitored closely'.

Boat tragedy: Rahul Gandhi visits victims' family members

Boat tragedy: Rahul Gandhi visits victims' family members

Rediff.com3 May 2012

Six more bodies were recovered on Wednesday even as the Border Security Force and the National Disaster Response Force continued operations to trace over 200 people who went missing after their boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Dhubri district of Assam on Monday evening.

Rescue efforts on after Assam boat mishap

Rescue efforts on after Assam boat mishap

Rediff.com1 May 2012

Rescuers are continuing the search for nearly 230 passengers of the ill-fated motor-boat that capsized in Brahmaputra River in Assam's Dhubri district on Monday evening.

Kerala temple fire: Navy, Air Force rush to help in rescue ops

Kerala temple fire: Navy, Air Force rush to help in rescue ops

Rediff.com10 Apr 2016

The Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force have deployed six helicopters and one Dornier aircraft to help in rescue operations at the Kerala temple where a fire has left over 90 dead.

Vizag chemical plant was preparing to resume work

Vizag chemical plant was preparing to resume work

Rediff.com7 May 2020

This is Styrene gas that affects the central nervous system, throat, skin, eyes and some other parts of the body, he said.

5 dead as heavy rain batters Vadodara, 5,700 evacuated

5 dead as heavy rain batters Vadodara, 5,700 evacuated

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

The state government asked the local administration to shift people from low-lying areas in Vadodara if needed as water entered into houses in several localities.

Orissa floods: Rescue operations in full swing

Orissa floods: Rescue operations in full swing

Rediff.com26 Sep 2011

Ten teams of National Disaster Response Force comprising 307 personnel and 59 boats have been deployed in six flood-affected districts of Orissa.

14 drown, 9 missing as boat capsizes in Andhra's Krishna river

14 drown, 9 missing as boat capsizes in Andhra's Krishna river

Rediff.com12 Nov 2017

National Disaster Response Force teams and Krishna district authorities have launched a massive search and rescue operation to trace the missing people.

Military, cultural strength on display at R-Day parade

Military, cultural strength on display at R-Day parade

Rediff.com26 Jan 2020

The nation celebrated the 71st Republic Day on Sunday with a grand military parade and exhibition of its history, cultural diversity and strategic weaponry at the Rajpath.

Assam: Lakhs hit by relentless floods, 4 killed

Assam: Lakhs hit by relentless floods, 4 killed

Rediff.com18 Jul 2011

Four teams of the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed for relief and rescue operations in the worst flood-affected districts of Assam. The floods have affected nearly two lakh people and claimed four lives. According to the NDRF control room, relief and rescue operations in the districts of Lakhimpur, Dhubri, Sonitpur and Jorhat have been assisted by the force by deploying one team in each of these districts.

Assam floods affect 22 lakh across 27 districts

Assam floods affect 22 lakh across 27 districts

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

The total number of people killed in flooding and landslides in the state this year has gone up to 76. While 50 people were killed in inundation, 26 died due to landslides.

3 killed in Navi Mumbai building collapse; 2 rescued

3 killed in Navi Mumbai building collapse; 2 rescued

Rediff.com27 Jul 2024

Two persons were rescued after the incident that occurred at 4.50 am in Shahbaz village, they said, adding that before the building collapsed, the authorities managed to evacuate 52 residents.

Getting battle-ready for COVID-19 emergency: NDRF chief

Getting battle-ready for COVID-19 emergency: NDRF chief

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

Our men are deputed in the dedicated control rooms of states so that we are on the same page with the local authority in terms of the information, work and tasking, he added.

No lives lost after Biparjoy landfall in Gujarat: NDRF

No lives lost after Biparjoy landfall in Gujarat: NDRF

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

While two lives were "tragically" lost before the landfall of the cyclone, not a single human life was lost post the landfall in Gujarat.

PHOTOS: Divers search Beas River for 19 missing students

PHOTOS: Divers search Beas River for 19 missing students

Rediff.com10 Jun 2014

Rescue teams along with divers and rafters scoured the Beas River for signs of the missing 19 students of a Hyderabad-based engineering college and a tour guide who were washed away due to sudden discharge of water from the reservoir of Larji Hydropower Project.

All tourists rescued from ropeway after 46-hr op

All tourists rescued from ropeway after 46-hr op

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

Some 50 people have been rescued so far from cable cars which were left dangling mid-air after a malfunction of the ropeway which saw trolley cars colliding on Sunday 4 pm.

Amit Shah to review J-K situation after terror attacks

Amit Shah to review J-K situation after terror attacks

Rediff.com15 Jun 2024

The home minister will also review the preparation for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage set to start on June 29.

8 dead in Mizoram stone quarry collapse, search on for 4 missing

8 dead in Mizoram stone quarry collapse, search on for 4 missing

Rediff.com15 Nov 2022

Eight bodies have been recovered from the debris of a stone quarry that collapsed in south Mizoram's Hnahthial district on Monday, an official said Tuesday.

Landslide disaster toll climbs to 109, 50 more feared trapped

Landslide disaster toll climbs to 109, 50 more feared trapped

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

With the recovery of 3 more bodies from under the massive landslide debris at Malin village near Pune, the death toll in the calamity has climbed to 109, even as the NDRF operation to locate possible survivors entered the sixth day on Monday amid intermittent showers.

Six IAF planes with relief materials land in Leh

Six IAF planes with relief materials land in Leh

Rediff.com7 Aug 2010

Six Indian Air Force aircraft carrying relief material, rescue workers and doctors landed in Leh on Saturday to provide succour to the people of the region affected by cloudburst and flash floods.

Heavy downpour in Kutch; 15,000 evacuated

Heavy downpour in Kutch; 15,000 evacuated

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

Heavy rains lashed Saurashtra region and Kutch district creating a flash flood like situation in Bhuj town, where over 15,000 people were evacuated by local administration, National Disaster Response Force was deployed and Army and Border Security Force have been asked to remain on stand by.

30,000 shifted ahead of Biparjoy, Army, NDRF plan relief measures

30,000 shifted ahead of Biparjoy, Army, NDRF plan relief measures

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

Relief Commissioner Alok Pandey told reporters that the government is constantly working to ensure that there is no loss of life due to the weather phenomenon.

#Chennaifloods: With 1,600 people, 200 boats, NDRF launches 'most massive' relief ops

#Chennaifloods: With 1,600 people, 200 boats, NDRF launches 'most massive' relief ops

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

"This is our most massive deployment in any flood disaster till date. Now we have close to 1,600 personnel with 21 officers and 200 rubberised inflatable boats. We have rescued over 16,000 people to safer locations till now," the DG said.

'We Are Not Listening To The Alarms'

'We Are Not Listening To The Alarms'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2025

'What we are witnessing is not a freak incidence or a freak occurrence, but a new climate reality where warming oceans, monsoon variability and local geography are combining to produce extreme events.'

Trapped workers lifted rat-hole miners on their shoulders

Trapped workers lifted rat-hole miners on their shoulders

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

Feroze Qureshi and Monu Kumar, experts in the rat-hole mining technique, were the first to meet the 41 labourers rescued from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand after they cleared the last bit of the rubble inside the structure.

12-member rat-hole mining team did the tunnel rescue for free

12-member rat-hole mining team did the tunnel rescue for free

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

The leader of the 12-member team from Rockwell Enterprises, Wakeel Hassan, said he was approached for help by a company involved in the rescue operation four days ago. "The work got delayed while removing the portion of the auger from the rubble. We started at 3 pm on Monday and finished the work at 6 pm on Tuesday," Hassan said, adding, "We had said the work would be finished in 24 to 36 hours and that is what we did."

Boat mishap in Bihar, 10 feared drowned

Boat mishap in Bihar, 10 feared drowned

Rediff.com19 Sep 2012

Ten persons were feared drowned when a boat carrying about 25 people capsized in Punpun river near Karwa village in Bihar's Arwal district on Wednesday.

Rainfall way higher than IMD predicted: Kerala CM refutes Shah's claim

Rainfall way higher than IMD predicted: Kerala CM refutes Shah's claim

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday termed as 'baseless', Union Home Minister Amit Shah's claim that the state government did not heed the Centre's warning regarding a possible natural calamity in Wayanad due to heavy rains.