News for 'Search and Rescue'

Cyclone Ockhi: Centre offers all aid to Kerala; death toll reaches 25

Cyclone Ockhi: Centre offers all aid to Kerala; death toll reaches 25

Rediff.com4 Dec 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday visited cyclone-hit Kerala and assured the state of all help while asserting that rescue operations would continue till every missing fishermen was brought back safely.

PIX: Liverpool win seven-goal thriller; Suarez rescues Barca

PIX: Liverpool win seven-goal thriller; Suarez rescues Barca

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

A round-up of Wednesday's night's UEFA Chmpions League matches.

Dharwad building collapse: Toll hits 12, more trapped; probe ordered

Dharwad building collapse: Toll hits 12, more trapped; probe ordered

Rediff.com21 Mar 2019

On the third day of rescue operation, bodies of five people, including that of eight-year-old Divya Unakal, Dakshayini, 45, and Sangamesh, 42, were retrieved from the rubble, police said.

35 killed as bus falls into pond in Bihar's Madhubani

35 killed as bus falls into pond in Bihar's Madhubani

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

State announces ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh for the kin of those who died. Search operations are on.

Crashed AirAsia plane's tail lifted from seabed

Crashed AirAsia plane's tail lifted from seabed

Rediff.com10 Jan 2015

Divers were on Saturday sent to investigate underwater pings that may be coming from the flight recorders of the AirAsia plane as efforts continued to retrieve the jet's tail from the bottom of the Java Sea.

5-yr-old falls into borewell in Karnal, pulled out dead

5-yr-old falls into borewell in Karnal, pulled out dead

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

The incident comes days after the decomposed and mangled body of a three-year-old boy, Sujith Wilson, was pulled out from deep inside an unused borewell, after a futile 80-hour attempt to save the child who had fallen in while playing near his house in Nadukattupatti in Tiruchirappalli.

1 dead as 5-storey under-construction building collapses in Ghaziabad

1 dead as 5-storey under-construction building collapses in Ghaziabad

Rediff.com22 Jul 2018

The National Disaster Response Force personnel were pressed into service soon after the incident and rescue and search operations were underway, police said.

Pawan Hans chopper crashes into Arabian sea, 2 pilots missing

Pawan Hans chopper crashes into Arabian sea, 2 pilots missing

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

A Pawan Hans helicopter with two pilots on board crashed into the Arabian Sea minutes after take off from an ONGC platform this evening.

23 days on, no trace of Meghalaya miners

23 days on, no trace of Meghalaya miners

Rediff.com4 Jan 2019

At least 15 miners were trapped in the 370 foot-deep illegal coal mine in Lumthari village of East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 and all efforts to pump the water out of flooded mine have been in vain.

'So Many Landmark Indian Films Are Crying Out To Be Restored'

'So Many Landmark Indian Films Are Crying Out To Be Restored'

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

'...and showcased in their original beauty.'

6 Indian sailors killed, 6 missing in Kerch strait ship accident

6 Indian sailors killed, 6 missing in Kerch strait ship accident

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

Russian authorities on Wednesday resumed search operation for 10 missing sailors, including four Indians.

Kerala: Toll in landslide goes up to 49 with 6 more bodies recovered

Kerala: Toll in landslide goes up to 49 with 6 more bodies recovered

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

Kerala State Disaster Management Authority has warned about the possibilities of landslides in the hilly areas already hit by extremely heavy rainfall in the past few days and directed people living in the region and government authorities to be vigilant.

Cyclone Tauktae moves into Gujarat, 6 dead in Maharashtra

Cyclone Tauktae moves into Gujarat, 6 dead in Maharashtra

Rediff.com18 May 2021

Tropical storm 'Tauktae' (pronounced as Tau'Te) which had intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm, lies close to the Gujarat coast, the India Meteorological Department said. "The landfall process has started and will continue during next two hours," the IMD said.

Meet Vida and Sophie, army dogs PM Modi spoke about

Meet Vida and Sophie, army dogs PM Modi spoke about

Rediff.com30 Aug 2020

Modi also mentioned about 'Balaram', a canine who sniffed out ammunition on the route of the Amarnath Yatra, and 'Bhavana' who searched out an IED in 2002 but died later in an explosion triggered by terrorists.

CRIME. HORROR. ADULTERY

CRIME. HORROR. ADULTERY

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

Healing intergalactic encounters, haunted office spaces and spooky Star Wars, Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.

Delhi fire: Most deaths due to suffocation

Delhi fire: Most deaths due to suffocation

Rediff.com8 Dec 2019

The NDRF said the building was filled with hazardous carbon monoxide.

AirAsia QZ8501 crash: 2 more bodies found, debris spotted

AirAsia QZ8501 crash: 2 more bodies found, debris spotted

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

Amid reports of sighting of more debris by a Russian search team, divers on Tuesday recovered two more bodies from choppy waters in the JavaSea, though there was still no trace of the crucial black box of the crashed AirAsia aircraft that crashed nine days ago.

Rejected in India, Finmeccanica sells its choppers to Pak

Rejected in India, Finmeccanica sells its choppers to Pak

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Pakistan has signed a deal with Italy-based aerospace giant Leonardo-Finmeccanica for purchasing an undisclosed number of helicopters for search and rescue operations.

Death toll in south Mumbai building collapse rises to 9

Death toll in south Mumbai building collapse rises to 9

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

The ill-fated building had been partly vacated for repairs by Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority, BMC sources said.

Over 3 lakh people evacuated as Cyclone Vayu set to hit Guj

Over 3 lakh people evacuated as Cyclone Vayu set to hit Guj

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

Teams of the National Disaster Response Force started landing in Gujarat with the help of the Indian Air Force to undertake preventive evacuation of people living on the west coast, an IAF official said.

Black box of IAF's crashed Sukhoi-30 jet recovered

Black box of IAF's crashed Sukhoi-30 jet recovered

Rediff.com28 May 2017

The identity of the missing pilots has not been disclosed and the worst is feared.

As a nation we unfortunately do not value lives

As a nation we unfortunately do not value lives

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

'Other countries go out on a limb to save even a single life.' 'What to talk of civilian accidents and disasters, even our military does not have a priority for Combat Search and Rescue,' says Group Captain P I Muralidharan (retd).

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