NDRF to soon commission cadaver dogs to assist in disaster operationsThe National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is set to deploy its first team of cadaver dogs, trained to locate human remains in disaster zo...
20 Jul, 2025, 05.00 PM IST
235 people arrested for infiltration in Tripura in the last three years, says Chief Minister SahaTripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has reported that over 235 individuals have been arrested for infiltrating the state over the past three ...
14 Jul, 2023, 10.13 AM IST
Odisha Train Accident: NDRF ends rescue operation, withdraws all 9 teamsOfficials confirmed that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) concluded its rescue operation at the site of the triple train acciden...
05 Jun, 2023, 05.12 PM IST
Odisha Train Accident: NDRF jawan who was on leave sent 1st accident alert, 'live location' of accident siteAn on-leave NDRF jawan Venkatesh N K travelling on the Coromandel Express was perhaps the first person to alert emergency services about th...
04 Jun, 2023, 10.59 AM IST
NDRF personnel with specially equipped trained dog squad departs for earthquake-hit TurkeyMeanwhile, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in a tweet said, "India's Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster...
07 Feb, 2023, 08.07 AM IST
NDRF to begin maiden forest fire tackling training for personnelThe force "will play an active role" in this disaster combat discipline and three of its teams will begin their training from February 6, N...
19 Jan, 2023, 11.54 PM IST
Amarnath yatra: NDRF, SDRF personnel getting special training to join mountain rescue teamsThe administration is preparing to welcome about eight lakh pilgrims during the yatra this year. The officials said NDRF and SDRF personnel...
18 Apr, 2022, 04.27 PM IST
Cabinet approves creation of post of director at NDRF academy, NagpurThe approval for the creation of the post in the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) was given at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by ...
25 May, 2021, 02.07 PM IST
50% of NDRF personnel to be Covid-19 warriorsNDRF first flagged the threat from the virus, which originated in Wuhan (China), in February and has since then been training personnel at ...
26 Mar, 2020, 07.29 AM IST
Vaishno Devi shrine to have own disaster response force by Sept 2020Simrandeep Singh, the CEO of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), said training of the board staff has already begun.
23 Jun, 2019, 07.58 PM IST
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 ...
03 Jul, 2016, 03.57 PM IST
In a first, NDRF trains 160 dogs for disaster responseThe force is training a batch of 162 dogs for their specialised USAR tasks under which the NDRF teams have to sift through mounds of rubble.
07 Feb, 2016, 01.06 PM IST
Disasters: NDRF trains Nepalese police rescuers in IndiaThe NDRF is the central force of the country to respond to such emergency incidents with a country-wide reach.
13 Dec, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
National Disaster Response Force mulling to set up specialised teams to tackle disastersThe initiative would also be taken to provide training in such areas for rescue and rehabilitation work, NDRF Director General Om Prakash S...
24 Feb, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
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.
22 Jan, 2015, 12.23 PM IST
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...
11 Dec, 2014, 05.52 PM IST
- NDRF men turn saviour for 1 lakh in Bihar
The swift and highly-skilled rescue operation that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel launched to meet the challenges po...
08 Sep, 2008, 12.38 AM IST