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SC hears Karnataka on Centre fund release

The bench urged for cooperation between the Centre and the state, stating that there should not be a contest over the issue

09 Apr 2024 1:11 AM

NDRF personnel on standby at the entrance of the Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel during the ongoing rescue operation of the 41 workers trapped inside the under-construction tunnel, in Uttarkashi district. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Miracle in Himalayas, but don’t forget eco-lessons

The rat-hole miners are experts at a mining task that is banned now

30 Nov 2023 12:00 AM

NDRF personnel rescue stranded villagers from flooded areas following heavy monsoon rains in Balinge village of Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. (Photo: Twitter/@NDRFHQ)

150 NDRF teams engaged in rescue operations in flood-affected areas across India

Other than Maharashtra, 8 NDRF teams have been deployed in Telangana, while 7 teams are working in Karnataka

25 Jul 2021 3:21 PM

Rescue workers search for victims at the site of a landslide at Taliye, about 22 km from Mahad city on July 24, 2021, as the death toll from heavy monsoon rains climbed to 76, with nearly 90,000 others evacuated in the western state of Maharashtra. (Photo: AFP)

34 NDRF teams engaged in rescue ops in Maharashtra; BMC sends two teams to Raigad, Kolhapur

Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika is also working promptly outside its area in case of emergency

25 Jul 2021 9:43 AM

Resue teams inside the Tapovan tunnel (Twitter@ITBP_official)

2 more bodies recovered from Tapovan tunnel; U'khand disaster toll crosses 60

143 are still missing in the Chamoli disaster that took place on February 7, said the police

18 Feb 2021 7:22 PM

The scene at the Bhiwandi building collapse site. (PTI)

Bhiwandi building collapse toll rises to 25

The 43-year-old Jilani building collapsed on Monday.

22 Sep 2020 1:17 PM

The spot of the building collapse. (ANI)

Raigad building collapse: Two killed, 18 feared trapped under the debris

Maharashtra Ministers Aditi Tatkare and Eknath Shinde visited the spot to review the rescue operations last evening.

25 Aug 2020 11:42 AM

“Every time someone searches for certain keywords associated with disaster relief, a prompt will direct them to the relevant information and sources of help available on Twitter,” a statement said. (Photo | US Air Force - Kimberly Goff))

Twitter launches search prompt to get you help during natural disasters

The social network has partnered with the National Disaster Response Force to expand its efforts towards handling disaster situations.

15 Jul 2020 7:15 PM

An aerial view of the Baghjan oil field engulfed in fire, in Tisukia, Assam on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. The field has been leaking gas for the past two weeks. (PTI)

Two die in fire at gas well in Assam's Tinsukia

NDRF team retrieves bodies of firefighters

10 Jun 2020 7:18 PM

Army, NDRF in Cyclone Amphan-hit West Bengal to help state get back on its feet

The teams reached areas likes Salt Lake, Behala and Golpark in the morning.

24 May 2020 2:59 PM

Cyclone Amphan leaves behind a trail of destruction in West Bengal, Odisha

Though weakened, the cyclone teared through West Bengal killing 72 people.

21 May 2020 8:35 PM

IMD: Cyclone Amphan begins landfall, process to continue for 4 hours

Odisha and West Bengal have evacuated nearly 1.5 lakh and 3.3 lakh people respectively.

20 May 2020 5:26 PM

Cyclone Amphan set to make landfall today; over 1 lakh evacuated in Odisha

Due to the cyclone, rainfall and strong winds are expected to batter several districts of Odisha.

20 May 2020 10:20 AM

Policemen and NDRF personnel at the site. (Photo: PTI, BIPLAB BANERJEE, PRITAM BANDYOPADHYAY)

Building was filled with hazardous gases: NDRF

The NDRF deputy commander said his team found some windows of the building were sealed.

09 Dec 2019 1:51 AM

A total of 35 teams were deployed in Gujarat and the Diu district of Union territory Daman and Diu, as per NDRF's Twitter handle. (Representational Image)

Cyclone Maha intensifies, to cross Gujarat coast today

The cyclone is expected to make landfall on Gujarat coast in early hours of Thursday.

06 Nov 2019 9:50 AM

The relentless rains that took place between September 27 and 30 have left parts of the state in a dire condition with the death toll touching 55. (Photo: PTI)

Bihar: Orange alert today as death toll due to floods rises to 55

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Patna, Vaishali and Khagaria districts.

03 Oct 2019 9:30 AM

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar takes a survey of the flood-hit areas, in Patna, Friday. (Photo: PTI)

The floods in Bihar: The fault is not in our stars!

Patna has been among the worst hit but the arc of suffering goes far beyond.

03 Oct 2019 1:21 AM

In Uttar Pradesh alone, at least 79 people have died since Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Heavy rain takes life of 110 in four days across country

Weather department said could be the longest delayed withdrawal of Monsoon.

30 Sep 2019 8:42 AM

School and colleges will remain shut in five Tehsils as death toll due to floods following heavy rains mounted to seven in Pune on Thursday. (Photo: ANI)

Death toll rises to 12 due to heavy rains in Pune; school, colleges to remain shut

Three teams of NDRF including one in Baramati and two others in city area have been deployed in the district of search and rescue operation.

26 Sep 2019 9:30 AM

Toll in the tourist boat accident in river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh mounted to 19 as seven more bodies were retrieved on Tuesday. (Photo: ANI)

Death toll rises to 19 in Andhra boat tragedy

But taking out the boat that sank over 315 feet deep in the river is proving to be a herculean task, police said.

17 Sep 2019 1:50 PM

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