Cyclone Biparjoy: No lives lost after landfall, says NDRF; team deployed in Rajasthan's Jalore ahead of heavy rainfall predictionsThere has been no loss of lives after the advent of Cyclone Biparjoy in Gujarat, said National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director Gene...
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...
NDRF deploys 17 teams in Maharashtra amid heavy rainsA landslide was reported near Pratapgarh Fort in Maharashtra's Satara district today after heavy rainfall that pounded the parts of the sta...
Priority is to keep 'alive' oxygen plants, linked roads in Odisha, West Bengal during Cyclone Yaas: NDRF DGNDRF director general (DG) S N Pradhan said the force has earmarked a total of 149 teams for undertaking evacuation and rescue operations, ...
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 ...
Reports of second leakage in Vizag not true; working to ensure complete plugging of leak: NDRF DGNDRF chief S N Pradhan said there was "no need to panic" and the experts who reached the incident site on Thursday night are working on the...
Central paramilitary personnel on NDRF deputation to get 2-year allowanceThis order reverses the decision taken by Union home minister Amit Shah’s predecessor Rajnath Singh.
Himachal Pradesh DGP Sanjay Kumar appointed as new NDRF chiefThe Union home ministry yesterday issued an order appointing Kumar, a 1985-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, to the top NDRF post.
NDRF to get 4 new battalions for disaster response: DGResponding to a question on the 12-battalion strong force getting an independent air wing, the DG said the proposal is in the "preliminary ...
No post for ex-Gujarat DGP PC ThakurThe PMO decided to cancel Thakur’s appointment, though, and appointed Prakash Mishra, former CRPF director general from Odisha cadre as the...
Flyover collapse: Rajnath Singh directs NDRF to engage all resourcesRajnath Singh is currently touring West Bengal to campaign for BJP candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
Nepal quake: Stopped operations, troops will go back, says NDRF DGIndia's NDRF began withdrawal of its men from quake-hit Nepal after the country asked foreign rescuers to end their humanitarian efforts.
Over exploitation of nature leading to disasters- Rajnath SinghHome Minister Rajnath Singh said frequent disasters were hitting the country as nature was being overexploited for economic growth.
National Disaster Response Force to raise two more battalions soon: Director General OP SinghNational Disaster Response Force (NDRF) will raise two more battalions to strengthen its cadre in view of enormity of the task, its Directo...
ITBP in lurch as government transfers top post for 3-monthsMHA, sometime back, issued orders shifting the entire office of the Additional Director General of the ITBP to another paramilitary force f...
- Krishna Chaudhary appointed NDRF chief
Senior IPS officer Krishna Chaudhary was today appointed Director General, National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence.
Centre yet to appoint chief of disaster response forceCentre is yet to appoint head of the specialised 10,000- personnel strong NDRF, the mainstay for disaster mitigation and rescue operations.