Oct 23, 2024, at 02:02 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: At least one person was killed and five more are trapped after an under-construction building collapsed in Bengaluru on Tuesday, media reports said.
Surat building collapse kills 7, bodies pulled out of debris overnight
Jul 07, 2024, at 02:49 pm
Surat/IBNS: Seven bodies were pulled out of the rubble a day after a six-storey building collapsed in Gujarat's Surat, media reports said on Sunday.
12 students, two teachers drown as boat overturns in lake near Gujarat's Vadodara
Jan 19, 2024, at 05:11 am
Vadodara/IBNS: At least twelve students and two teachers drowned after a boat overturned in a lake on the outskirts of Vadodara city in Gujarat on Thursday, reports said.
MK Stalin writes to Rajnath Singh seeking more choppers for rescue ops in rain-battered Tamil Nadu
Dec 20, 2023, at 04:14 am
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin Tuesday urged Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to deploy a maximum number of helicopters for rescue operations in the rain-battered southern districts of the State.
Nov 29, 2023, at 05:42 am
After all 41 workers trapped underground in a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Silkyara were rescued on Tuesday, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra said the operation reminded everyone "that no tunnel is too difficult to emerge from" and the same has uplifted the spirits of every Indian citizen.
'Amazing example of humanity, teamwork': PM Modi lauds Uttarakhand tunnel rescue op
Nov 29, 2023, at 03:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday applauded the Uttarakhand tunnel rescue operation and said the success of this mission has set an amazing example of humanity and teamwork.
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue op ends, all 41 trapped workers brought out after 17-day ordeal
Nov 29, 2023, at 02:19 am
Silkyara/IBNS: The mammoth rescue operation to evacuate the 41 trapped workers in a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Silkyara came to an end Tuesday after a 17-day multi-agency drill that finally met with success. All the labourers were brought out of the tunnel bringing a sigh of relief nationwide.
3 trapped workers brought out from Uttarakhand tunnel on stretchers
Nov 29, 2023, at 01:53 am
Silkyara/IBNS: Three of 41 men trapped underground in a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Silkyara have been rescued after a 17-day multi-agency rescue operation.
Nov 26, 2023, at 09:03 pm
Silkyara: The rescue operation to take out 41 workers, trapped since November 12 in the 4.5-km collapsed under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand, will take much longer than anticipated earlier.
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Operation to rescue 41 trapped workers in final phase
Nov 23, 2023, at 06:50 pm
The operation to rescue 41 workers, who are trapped under the debris caused by a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi, has reached its final phase, media reports said.
Nov 17, 2023, at 04:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Five days after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarakhand trapping 40 labourers, a special machine has been flown to the spot to expedite the rescue work, media reports said.
Shimla: NDRF team rescues five people stranded in Beas River
Jul 09, 2023, at 10:28 pm
Shimla: The state government has requisitioned the NDRF to speed up rescue and relief operations due to flash floods, landslides, and heavy rainfall that affected people, sources said on Sunday.
Jun 03, 2023, at 05:21 am
Balasore/IBNS: At least 50 people were killed and 300-400 were injured when a passenger train hit the derailed coaches of another train in Odisha's Balasore on Friday evening. Many are feared trapped and the casualties may rise, officials said. However, updates at 230 am quoting officials said the toll could be 120.
IAF flight delivers quake relief supplies in Syria, Turkey
Feb 12, 2023, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A seventh Indian Air Force (IAF) plane loaded with quake relief material, including medical equipment and disaster relief consumables, delivered the material in Syria and Turkey on Sunday, the MEA said.
India's NDRF team rescues six-year-old girl from rubble in quake-hit Turkey
Feb 10, 2023, at 09:24 pm
New Delhi: India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team in quake-hit Turkey has rescued a six-year-old girl in Gaziantep city from under the rubble of damaged buildings, Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted.
NDRF team rescues 6-year-old Indian girl from rubble in Turkey
Feb 10, 2023, at 06:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) Thursday rescued a six-year-old girl who was brought out to safety from the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey.
Indian NDRF teams reach earthquake-hit Turkey to conduct rescue operations
Feb 08, 2023, at 11:51 pm
New Delhi: Indian NDRF teams have reached Gaziantep, near the epicentre of the earthquake that shook Turkey, and began rescue and relief operations, even as he named India’s mission there 'Operation Dost', said Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday.
Garuda drones supply food-med to Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh flood-hit areas
Jul 17, 2022, at 12:01 am
Bengaluru/UNI: India's largest drone startup Garuda Aerospace has been deployed as surveillance and delivery drones amid the ongoing flood situations in Gujarat's Vadodara, and Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.
At least 13 killed, over 40 missing after cloudburst near Amarnath shrine cave, rescue ops underway
Jul 09, 2022, at 03:20 am
Srinagar/IBNS: At least 13 people are feared killed and over 40 missing in a cloudburst near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, media reports said.
Waterlogging in several parts of Mumbai after heavy rains
Jul 06, 2022, at 02:44 am
Mumbai/IBNS: As heavy rains hit Mumbai on Tuesday several parts of the city witnessed waterlogging and heavy traffic congestion causing massive inconvenience to residents.
PM Modi interacts with those involved in Deoghar rescue operation
Apr 14, 2022, at 04:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with personnel of IAF, Indian Army, NDRF, ITBP, local administration and civil society who were involved with rescue operations at Deoghar involving the cable car accident in which at least five people lost their lives.
Himachal landslide leaves 11 dead, around 25-30 missing as vehicles trapped under debris
Aug 12, 2021, at 02:21 am
Kinnaur/IBNS: At least 11 people have died and around 30 missing after a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur on Wednesday afternoon left several vehicles buried under debris.
Cyclone Yaas leaves a trail of destruction in Odisha's Balasore
May 27, 2021, at 02:07 am
Balasore/UNI: The cyclone Yass left a trail of devastation when it passed through Bahanaga and part of Balasore town Wednesday morning.
Very severe Cyclone Yaas to make landfall at Bengal-Odisha coast tomorrow, states on high alert
May 26, 2021, at 04:31 am
New Delhi/IBN: Very severe Cyclone Yaas is likely to make landfall on the West Bengal-Odisha coast in the early morning of Wednesday, with a wind speed of up to 185 km per hour.
Cyclone Yaas: 8 NDRF teams from Guwahati leave for rescue operations in Bengal, Odisha
May 25, 2021, at 02:56 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the latest advisory of IMD, eight teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Guwahati were airlifted to Odisha for search and rescue operations in view of impending Cyclonic Yaas in Bay of Bangal.
30 people die in Telangana as rains wreak havoc across state
Oct 15, 2020, at 05:58 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Thirty people died as heavy rains battered the state of Telangana on Wednesday leaving roads and buildings flooded along with scary images of cars being completely submerged in low-lying areas.
Maharashtra: 2 die in Raigad building collapse, 16 feared trapped
Aug 25, 2020, at 06:56 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Two people have died and 16 others are feared trapped in the building collapse which took place in the Raigad district of Maharashtra on Monday evening, media reports said.
15 inured, 70 feared trapped as building collapses in Maharashtra's Raigad
Aug 25, 2020, at 02:41 am
Raigad/IBNS: At least 15 people were injured and around 70 were feared trapped under the debris as a multi-storey residential building in Maharashtra's Raigad district collapsed on Monday.
Karnataka: Heavy rain may obstruct rescue operations by NDRF at landslide sites
Aug 07, 2020, at 07:51 pm
Madikeri/UNI: The heavy rain in the region is likely to pose threat to the rescue operations being carried out by the NDRF, police and fire service personnel at the site where landslides had occurred at Talacauvery in Kodagu district on Friday.
NDRF conducts sanitization drive in Guwahati, distributes foods among needy people
Apr 24, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has conducted sanitization drive in Guwahati and other parts of Assam.