Death toll in landslide at Maharashtra village rises to 26The search and rescue teams recovered three more bodies, one male and two female, from the debris at the landslide-affected Irshalwadi vill...
Maharashtra: Raigad landslide toll rises to 22, NDRF resumes search operationThe landslide at the tribal village, situated on a hill slope under Khalapur tehsil that is located around 80 km from Mumbai, occurred on W...
Gujarat prepares for Cyclone Biparjoy: Evacuation of 1 lakh people, boat anchoring, hoarding removalIn preparation for Cyclone 'Biparjoy', authorities in Gujarat have taken necessary precautions, including anchoring fishing boats, moving l...
Odisha train accident: It was a different kind of challenge, says NDRF director general Atul KarwalNine teams of NDRF were deployed during this operation, out of which seven came from Odisha and two from West Bengal, he said. The first te...
Odisha Train Accident: Army columns rushed in, Air Force choppers deployed for relief and rescue ops, 300 NDRF rescuers on spotArmy columns were rushed in and Air Force helicopters deployed for relief and rescue operations for passengers injured in the triple train ...
101 NDRF personnel leave for quake-hit TurkeyA National Disaster Response Force team on Tuesday departed for Turkey to help in relief and rescue operations in the country where thousan...
'Most bodies fished out by feeling them, were tough to spot because of Muddy Machchhu Waters'Karwal said, "the collapse area was divided into three zones among the civil administration, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), fire ser...
PM Modi cancels road show, page committee sammelan in wake of Morbi tragedyBJP Gujarat media convenor, Dr Yagnesh Dave confirmed the news that there shall be no programs of celebration to be held tomorrow in the wa...
Ensure disaster alerts reach remote areas timely; engage all agencies: ShahHe asked the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the federal agency to train and undertake operations during such emergencies, to take...
India gets its first women's team in disaster combatAn all-woman team of freshly trained National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel was recently deployed for contingency duties on the ...
NDRF set to induct women personnelThe Union government had in 2018 made a proposal to attach women contingents to NDRF battalions in the country.
Create chain of command during disasters, ensure India is no 1 in this subject: Amit ShahAmit Shah said it is important to quickly develop better resilience and capability against disasters given that India is much prone to cata...
Five-storey building collapses in Ghaziabad, 1 dead, several other injuredPolice and fire department along with the National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) have initiated the rescue and aid operation at the site.
Disaster resilience: NDRF trains over 1 lakh people across IndiaThe aim of this first-of-its kind exercise was to sensitise the vulnerable sections against disasters and bring about a sense of community ...
Chennai floods was the largest rescue operation ever by NDRF: OP Singh, DG'Urban flooding also has greater fallout in terms of sanitation and hygiene challenges. There is a greater incidence of water borne disease...
Despite odds, we did good job in J&K: O P Singh, DG, NDRFNDRF DG O P Singh talks about the challenges of tackling J&K floods and how lack of dedicated air-support and paucity of manpower handicaps...
Malin landslide toll climbs to 63; Rs 5 lakh aid to victimsFree medical treatment will be given to the injured and proper rehabilitation of the village will be done on priority, officials said.