News for 'search and rescue'

PIX: Jurel, Ashwin, Kuldeep put India on course for win

PIX: Jurel, Ashwin, Kuldeep put India on course for win

Rediff.com25 Feb 2024

Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi on Sunday, February 25.

Cyclone Biparjoy: Gujarat preps for massive relief ops

Cyclone Biparjoy: Gujarat preps for massive relief ops

Rediff.com15 Jun 2023

The India Meteorological Department has said that the landfall process of Cyclone 'Biparjoy' has started in Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat. The landfall process will carry on till midnight with wind speeds reaching a maximum of 140 kilometres per hour, the IMD said.

Chennai building collapse toll rises to 20; 2 rescued

Chennai building collapse toll rises to 20; 2 rescued

Rediff.com30 Jun 2014

Nine more bodies were recovered on Monday from debris of the under-construction multi-storeyed building in Chennai that collapsed on Friday, taking the toll in the tragedy to 20 while two persons were pulled out alive

China ignores India's role in rescuing ship from pirates

China ignores India's role in rescuing ship from pirates

Rediff.com10 Apr 2017

When questioned about the absence of any mention of the Indian Navy's role in the operation, Hua said China's ministry of defence should be approached for details.

Nepal PM puts toll at 10,000, says rescue ops not effective

Nepal PM puts toll at 10,000, says rescue ops not effective

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Tuesday said that the death toll in Saturday's devastating 7.9 earthquake could reach 10,000 even as he said that his government was carrying out rescue operations on a war-footing.

Chopper crash: Weather hampers rescue efforts

Chopper crash: Weather hampers rescue efforts

Rediff.com20 Aug 2005

Inclement weather conditions on Saturday prevented rescue teams from reaching the wreckage of a Kamov-28 helicopter of the Navy, which had crashed near Belgaum in Karnataka on Friday.\n

When Russia Rained Missiles On Dnipro

When Russia Rained Missiles On Dnipro

Rediff.com16 Jan 2023

Glimpses of Dnipro in Ukraine when it was struck by Russian missiles, January 15, 2023.

Mission impossible? Incredible rescue effort to save kids from Thai cave

Mission impossible? Incredible rescue effort to save kids from Thai cave

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

In northern Thailand, hundreds of international rescue workers have been spending their last waking hours for the past 11 days trying to get a group of 12 boys, ages 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old soccer coach who have been trapped in a cave after flooding caused by relentless monsoon rains. On July 2, rescue teams discovered all of the boys and their coach alive and in relatively good health, sheltering deep inside the cave complex. Outside, family and friends, who had gathered, welcomed the news. While the boys have been found, extracting them from the cave still remains a difficult task -- much of the return trip is underwater and even though pumps are lowering the water level, the rainfall is not letting up. Here's what's happening and what officials are planning to get them out.

4 Indians among 40 killed in Nepal avalanche as search comes to an end

4 Indians among 40 killed in Nepal avalanche as search comes to an end

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

Nepal on Monday wrapped up week-long rescue operations in the Himalayas after rescuing about 300 people stranded in one of the worst snowstorms that killed 40 hikers, including four Indians.

7 days on, search operation resumes to trace missing Meghalaya miners

7 days on, search operation resumes to trace missing Meghalaya miners

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

The miners are now feared dead as water from a nearby river has been gushing into the 370-feet-deep pit.

PIX: Man City survives scare; Superb Diaz powers Real

PIX: Man City survives scare; Superb Diaz powers Real

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

Manchester City survived a scare to beat FC Copenhagen 3-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at the Parken Stadium on Tuesday, with Phil Foden scoring late to ensure a two-goal cushion ahead of the second leg.

3 killed, 213 injured as 2 fresh quakes hit Turkey

3 killed, 213 injured as 2 fresh quakes hit Turkey

Rediff.com21 Feb 2023

Turkish Interior Minister also stated that the search and rescue operations are underway at three sites.

Meet Modi's Pakistani Sister

Meet Modi's Pakistani Sister

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

This year, she plans to visit him in New Delhi for Raksha Bandhan.

2 Arunachal youths go missing from China border

2 Arunachal youths go missing from China border

Rediff.com16 Oct 2022

Two Arunachal Pradesh youths from the state's Anjaw district have not returned home from August this year when they had set out in search of medicinal plants near the state's border with China.

TN BJP worker booked for quarrelling with hijab-clad doctor

TN BJP worker booked for quarrelling with hijab-clad doctor

Rediff.com26 May 2023

A Bharatiya Janata Party worker was booked on Friday for allegedly picking up a quarrel with a hijab-clad woman doctor over not wearing the white coat at a primary health centre in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, the police said.

Mizoram bridge crash toll rises to 23; all victims from Bengal

Mizoram bridge crash toll rises to 23; all victims from Bengal

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

All the 26 people working there were from the Malda district of West Bengal.

How armed forces are preparing for Cyclone Biparjoy

How armed forces are preparing for Cyclone Biparjoy

Rediff.com15 Jun 2023

All armed forces including the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and Indian Coast Guard have made necessary preparation to provide assistance to the local people of Gujarat.

Odisha train mishap: Main line tracks repaired

Odisha train mishap: Main line tracks repaired

Rediff.com4 Jun 2023

Two days after one of India's worst train accidents at Bahanaga Bazar in Odisha's Balasore district, two railway tracks have been made fit to carry trains after bulldozers and cranes removed capsized coaches on the main trunk line connecting eastern and southern India.

17 days on, navy divers get into rescue action at Meghalaya mine site

17 days on, navy divers get into rescue action at Meghalaya mine site

Rediff.com29 Dec 2018

The 15-member team, equipped with specialised diving equipment including a re-compression chamber and remotely operated vehicles capable of searching underwater, went straightway to the mine site in the remote Lumthari village in East Jaintia Hills district.

Nepal asks all foreign rescue workers to leave; quake toll reaches 7,365

Nepal asks all foreign rescue workers to leave; quake toll reaches 7,365

Rediff.com4 May 2015

Rescue teams from India and 33 other countries were on Saturday asked by Nepal to leave as it prepared to launch massive operations to rehabilitate millions of uprooted victims of the devastating temblor that has killed at least 7,365 people, including 41 Indians.

Gujarat CM inspects Morbi accident site, holds review meet

Gujarat CM inspects Morbi accident site, holds review meet

Rediff.com31 Oct 2022

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday held a review meeting as well as took stock of the ongoing rescue operation after the suspension bridge over Machchu river collapsed on Sunday.

Nepal plane crash: Pilot's mobile signals may help locate accident site

Nepal plane crash: Pilot's mobile signals may help locate accident site

Rediff.com29 May 2022

The missing plane could possibly be located on Monday after Nepal Telecom tracked down the cellphone of the airplane's pilot Captain Prabhakar Ghimire through the Global Positioning System network.

Nearly a month on, Odisha train accident victims' kin await bodies

Nearly a month on, Odisha train accident victims' kin await bodies

Rediff.com28 Jun 2023

She claimed that officials haven't given her any deadline when she will get the body.

Missing Nepal plane found crashed, 21 bodies recovered

Missing Nepal plane found crashed, 21 bodies recovered

Rediff.com30 May 2022

Rescuers on Monday recovered 20 bodies from the wreckage site of the Tara Air plane that crashed in Nepal's mountainous Mustang district on Sunday with 22 people on board, including four Indians, minutes after taking off from the tourist city of Pokhara, officials said.

U'khand avalanche: Toll rises to 16 as 12 more bodies retrieved, 15 missing

U'khand avalanche: Toll rises to 16 as 12 more bodies retrieved, 15 missing

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

Of the 16 bodies retrieved, 14 are of trainees and two of instructors, NIM said in a bulletin.

Deadliest train accidents in India since independence

Deadliest train accidents in India since independence

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

Odisha train crash is one of the deadliest such accidents since independence.

Sunny Or Akshay? Who Will You Watch?

Sunny Or Akshay? Who Will You Watch?

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

Which one will you watch on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma gives us her recommendations.

Biparjoy wreaks havoc in Gujarat, 2 dead; electric polls, trees uprooted

Biparjoy wreaks havoc in Gujarat, 2 dead; electric polls, trees uprooted

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat on Thursday evening with a wind speed of 115-125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph as heavy rains lashed the coastal region, where several areas plunged into darkness due to power cuts and a large number of trees, electric poles and hoardings got uprooted.

Rescue ops intensify in Leh; 132 dead, 600 missing

Rescue ops intensify in Leh; 132 dead, 600 missing

Rediff.com7 Aug 2010

Twenty bodies were on Saturday pulled out from slush and debris in Leh town ravaged by flash floods, raising the toll to 132 even as rescuers intensified operations in the high altitude terrain to search for 600 missing people.

MP: Villagers capture crocodile thinking it swallowed boy

MP: Villagers capture crocodile thinking it swallowed boy

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

A large number of villagers gathered at the scene and captured the crocodile using a net, insisting that the child was still alive in its stomach, he said, adding that some villagers wanted to slit open the reptile's stomach.

12 killed as Maha-bound bus falls into Narmada river in MP

12 killed as Maha-bound bus falls into Narmada river in MP

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

At least 12 passengers were killed and two others missing after a Maharashtra state transport bus fell into the Narmada river from a bridge in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Monday, officials said.

India vs England: How India's debutants fared

India vs England: How India's debutants fared

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

India's emphatic win over England was a tailor-made series for the debutants. The absence of key players gave India the perfect opportunity to test their bench strength and boy, did the youngsters grab the chance with both hands!

Survivors recount horror while frantic kin search for loved ones

Survivors recount horror while frantic kin search for loved ones

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

Distraught relatives of people on board the ill-fated Indore-Patna Express who have still not been united with their family, searched frantically for their loved ones.

AirAsia crash: Search teams find four large objects

AirAsia crash: Search teams find four large objects

Rediff.com3 Jan 2015

Two large metal objects have been found in the search for the AirAsia airliner in the JavaSea, Indonesian officials said on Saturday, even as continuing bad weather held back efforts to hunt for the plane's data recorders.

Rescue ops intensify as Hurricane Harvey kills 50

Rescue ops intensify as Hurricane Harvey kills 50

Rediff.com2 Sep 2017

More than 1,85,000 homes were damaged and 9,000 destroyed as 42,000 people remain in shelters amid overflowing rivers and reservoirs, Texas officials said.

Leopard that terrorised Bengaluru for 5 days shot dead

Leopard that terrorised Bengaluru for 5 days shot dead

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

After three days of intense search operations, forest department officials tracked the wild cat in the city's outskirts at Kudlu Gate near Electronic City in Bengaluru South.

Israel bombs Gaza refugee camp to 'kill Hamas commander'

Israel bombs Gaza refugee camp to 'kill Hamas commander'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

The Israel Defence Forces on Tuesday claimed that it killed the commander of Hamas's Central Jabaliya Battalion, Ibrahim Biari, in a strike on the Jabalya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, CNN reported.

'Nowhere to go': Dream Sikkim tour turns nightmare for tourists

'Nowhere to go': Dream Sikkim tour turns nightmare for tourists

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

138 members of Bharat Scouts and Guides from West Bengal, mostly aged between 10 and 15 years, braved their way back to New Jalpaiguri railway station from Sikkim before heading home to Barrackpore near Kolkata to narrate their harrowing experience.

Navy surveillance aircraft crashes in Goa; 1 rescued, 2 missing

Navy surveillance aircraft crashes in Goa; 1 rescued, 2 missing

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

An Indian Navy surveillance aircraft crashed about 25 nautical miles south-west off Goa with two officers on-board missing.

Rains, flood hinder search ops at collapsed Mahad bridge

Rains, flood hinder search ops at collapsed Mahad bridge

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Around 150 NDRF personnel have been scanning the river on speed boats. But the strong current in the swollen river has made their task difficult.