COVID-19: Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami urges PM Modi to sanction Rs 1,000 cr adhoc grant from NDRF
Apr 11, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to to sanction an adhoc grant of Rs 1,000 crore rupees from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) immediately to procure medical and protective material to combat the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the State.
Toddler stuck in borewell: 'Rescue operations challenging,' says TN Minister
Oct 26, 2019, at 07:56 pm
Tiruchirapalli/UNI: Frantic rescue efforts were underway on Saturday to pull out a two-year-old boy, who remained stuck in a deep borewell at Nadukattupatti village near Manapparai in Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu.
Maharashtra: Building collapse leaves 2 dead
Aug 24, 2019, at 08:43 am
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IBNS): At least two people were killed as a four-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi area on Friday, media reports said.
Mumbai Building Collapse: 2 people die, 40-50 feared trapped
Jul 16, 2019, at 01:36 pm
Mumbai, July 16 (IBNS): Two people died and at least 40-50 people are feared to be trapped as a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai's Dongri area on Tuesday, media reports said.
Mumbai Building Collapse: 40-50 feared trapped, 3 NDRF teams in rescue operation
Jul 16, 2019, at 01:25 pm
Mumbai, July 16 (IBNS): At least 40-50 people are feared to be trapped as a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai's Dongri area on Tuesday, media reports said.
Solan building collapse: Six soldiers die, rescue operation going on
Jul 15, 2019, at 09:19 am
Solan, July 15 (IBNS): At least six soldiers and a civilian were killed as a four-storey building collapsed in Himachal Pradesh's Solan area on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.
Amit Shah asks NDRF to work for making India number one in disaster response in the world
Jun 29, 2019, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday exhorted all those working in Disaster response and mitigation sectors to make India number one in this field.
Mar 09, 2019, at 01:25 pm
Bengaluru, Mar 9 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi today and submitted a memorandum seeking immediate release of Rs 2064.30 crore from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to take up drought relief works in the State.
Rescue operation on as building collapses in Gurugram, 8 people trapped
Jan 24, 2019, at 09:04 am
Gurugram, Jan 24 (IBNS): A four-storey building collapsed in Gurugram's Ullawas area on Thursday which left at least eight people trapped, media reports said.
Sonowal, Rijiju lay foundation stone of NDRF’s 1st Battalion Campus
Dec 30, 2018, at 12:09 am
Guwahati, Dec 29 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the new campus of National Disaster Response Force’s (NDRF) 1st Battalion at Amsing NC, Sonapur in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district.
IAF flies rescue team, high-powered pumps for evacuation of Meghalaya miners
Dec 28, 2018, at 03:09 pm
Shillong, Dec 28 (IBNS) : The Indian Air Force has deployed its heavy-lift transport plane to airlift NDRF rescuers from Bhubaneswar to Guwahati on Friday as well as carry equipment to the rat-hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men have been trapped since December 13, media reports said.
Building collapses in Delhi; two children killed, nine others injured
Sep 26, 2018, at 02:01 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): Two children were killed and at least nine others injured as a building collapsed in Delhi on Wednesday, media reports said.
Guwahati boat accident : Indian army, NDRF in rescue operation in the Brahmaputra
Sep 06, 2018, at 05:21 pm
Guwahati, Sept 6 (IBNS) : The Army and members of Indian army and members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are engaged in search and rescue operations in the Brahmaputra after many people went missing in a boat capsize incident.
Toll rises to 19 in Krishna River boat capsize
Nov 13, 2017, at 06:18 pm
Hyderabad, Nov 13 (IBNS) : The toll in the boat capsize incident in Krishna River near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh rose to 19 following the recovery of three more bodies on Monday morning, reports said.
AP boat capsize: 16 die, PM Modi condoles loss
Nov 13, 2017, at 03:27 pm
Hyderabad, Nov 13 (IBNS): At least 16 people were killed after a boat carrying tourists in the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh capsized on Sunday evening, reports said.
Andhra Pradesh: Boat capsizes in Krishna river, 11 killed
Nov 13, 2017, at 04:25 am
Amravati, Nov 12 (IBNS): At least 11 people were killed when a boat carrying tourists overturned in Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, officials said.
Mumbai Building Collapse: Six killed, several injured
Aug 31, 2017, at 05:57 pm
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IBNS): Six people were killed and several injured as a five-storied building at Bhendi Bazaar in Mumbai collapsed on Thursday morning, media reports said.
West Bengal jetty collapse: Death toll reaches 14, over 10 still missing
Apr 29, 2017, at 02:55 am
Kolkata/Hooghly, Apr 28 (IBNS): With the recovery of eight more bodies on Friday, death count in the Hooghly river jetty collapse has raised to fourteen while at least 10 others are still untraceable, officials said.
Kiren Rijiju inaugurates programme on ‘Inner Strength and Disaster Resilience’
Feb 04, 2017, at 03:30 am
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the programme on ‘Inner Strength and Disaster Resilience’ here on Friday.
Kanpur building collapse: Several feared dead, rescue operation underway
Feb 02, 2017, at 01:08 am
Kanpur, Feb 1 (IBNS): Several people are feared to have been killed as an under-construction multi-storey building collapsed at Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, officials said.
India should feel not only strong, but also safe: Kiren Rijiju
Feb 01, 2017, at 12:15 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju addressed the 12th Raising Day Celebration of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) here on Tuesday.
PM Modi wishes NDRF on 12th Raising Day
Jan 31, 2017, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on the ocassion of its 12th Raising Day.
Union Home Minister to lay foundation stone of new NDRF campus in Andhra Pradesh
Jan 07, 2017, at 12:54 am
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will lay the foundation stone of the new campus of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) at Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh on Jan 9, 2017.
Jharkhand coalmine tragedy: Death toll touches 10
Dec 31, 2016, at 02:43 am
Ranchi/New Delhi, Dec 30 (IBNS): The death toll in the tragedy which hit ECL Rajmahal Coal Mine in Jharkhand touched 10 on Friday, officials said.
Cyclone Vardah: Internet services down across India
Dec 14, 2016, at 04:34 am
Chennai, Dec 13 (IBNS): As cyclone Vardah slows to a depression and moves to Karnataka, internet services across the country are facing acute problem.
107 killed in India train crash, nearly 200 injured
Nov 20, 2016, at 07:56 pm
Kanpur, Nov 20 (IBNS): In one of the worst railway disasters in recent times, at least 107 have been killed after 14 carriages of an express train jumped tracks in northern Uttar Pradesh near Kanpur on Sunday, officials said.
NDRF teams have evacuated more than 53,000 flood victims
Aug 28, 2016, at 12:28 am
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IBNS): Due to impending flood situation in several districts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, NDRF has deployed 21 flood rescue teams in Bihar and 19 in Uttar Pradesh.
PM Modi deeply concerned by flood situation in Varanasi
Aug 24, 2016, at 07:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is deeply concerned by the prevailing flood situation in Varanasi.
Two NDRF personnel attacked in Srinagar
Sep 10, 2014, at 05:44 pm
Srinagar, Sep 10 (IBNS): Two National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel were attacked on Wednesday by angry residents of Srinagar who alleged a delay by the rescue operation teams to many of those stranded in flood-affected belts, reports said.