Intense rain pounds Pune; 17 killed, nearly 16,000 rescuedA number of low-lying areas in and around Pune were flooded after heavy showers lashed the city on Wednesday.
26 Sep, 2019, 04.50 PM IST
Maharashtra floods: 9 drown in Sangli; Karnataka to discharge more dam waterNine people drowned and four were missing after a boat engaged in rescue work overturned in Sangli, an official said.
08 Aug, 2019, 05.10 PM IST
Yediyurappa to Fadnavis: Karnataka to release Almatti waterFadnavis on Thursday conducted an aerial survey to review the flood situation in Sangli and Kolhapur districts.
08 Aug, 2019, 04.05 PM IST
Avoid road travel on Pune Bangalore road: Pune Divisional commissioner Mhaisekar"Please do not try to drive on the roads that are under water," appealed Mhaisekar.
06 Aug, 2019, 10.12 PM IST
At least 17 killed in wall collapse following rains in PuneThe shanties were built for the labourers working at a construction site nearby, they said.
29 Jun, 2019, 08.40 AM IST
Home Minister Rajnath Singh's Lok Sabha seat Lucknow gets new NDRF unitLucknow, the parliamentary constituency of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, is the new base for a special team of NDRF, the central force...
05 Feb, 2016, 05.46 PM IST
NDRF doubles strength; rescues 5,000 in Tamil NaduAn official update provided by the force here said over 5,000 people have been rescued till now in search and rescue operations in various ...
03 Dec, 2015, 04.31 PM IST
700 NDRF personnel, three choppers deployed in flood-hit Gujarat, Rajasthan15 search and rescue teams of NDRF consisting of 510 responders and 57 rubber boats were deployed at flood-hit parts of Gujarat, including ...
29 Jul, 2015, 08.58 PM IST
National Disaster Response Force pre-positioning teams in Gujarat to deal with cyclone NilofarNDRF has pre-positioned seven rescue and relief teams at Gandhidam, Dwarka, Porbandar, Veeraval and Rajkot in Gujarat.
28 Oct, 2014, 03.10 PM IST
NDRF to get two additional battalionsNDRF, which has rescued 12,000 people so far in flood-hit J&K, is set to add two more battalions to its strength.
10 Sep, 2014, 12.31 PM IST
Pune landslide toll 62, hope of finding more survivors fadesWith every passing day, the worst fears in the landslide disaster in Pune’s Malin village are coming true, with the toll rising to 62 on Fr...
02 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Pune village landslide toll reaches 70 on day threeOver 100 people were still feared trapped under the debris of the landslide that flattened 44 houses in the village located in a hilly terr...
01 Aug, 2014, 10.55 PM IST
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.
01 Aug, 2014, 04.35 PM IST
Pune landslide toll goes up to 31, hopes of finding survivors fadePrithviraj Chavan had put the no. of those trapped at 160 and, going by that figure, upto 121 people could still be under the massive mound...
31 Jul, 2014, 06.49 PM IST
Pune landslide: Rajnath Singh assures full Central assistanceUnion Home Minister Rajnath Singh today assured full Central assistance to Maharashtra in dealing with the devastating landslide at Malin v...
31 Jul, 2014, 01.53 PM IST
Pune village landslide: Toll goes up to 28, rescue efforts onWhile recovering 28 bodies as part the rescue operation since yesterday morning, the NDRF jawans also rescued eight injured persons.
31 Jul, 2014, 01.44 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi condoles landslide deaths in Pune"I pray that the ongoing rescue efforts rapidly reach those still trapped under the debris. My thoughts and prayers are with the people of ...
30 Jul, 2014, 09.10 PM IST