Punjab schools to remain closed till September 3 due to floodsDue to the severe flood situation in Punjab, the government has extended the closure of all schools until September 3, 2025. This decision,...
31 Aug, 2025, 05.36 PM IST
Rain lashes several parts of flood-affected Punjab, heavy showers likely on MondayPunjab is grappling with severe floods as the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi rivers overflow due to heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu an...
31 Aug, 2025, 11.50 AM IST
5 killed, several injured in firecracker factory blast in Punjab's Sri Muktsar SahibA devastating explosion at a firecracker manufacturing and packaging unit near a village in Lambi, Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, resu...
30 May, 2025, 11.16 AM IST
Mock drills conducted at several locations in PunjabPunjab conducted statewide mock drills simulating fire emergencies and rescue operations across cities like Ferozepur, Ludhiana, and Mohali...
07 May, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
8 dead, 26 injured as bus plunges into drain in Punjab's BathindaEight people, including a 2-year-old girl, died and 26 others were injured when a bus plunged into a drain near Jiwan Singh Wala village in...
27 Dec, 2024, 06.34 PM IST
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...
15 Jun, 2023, 02.19 PM 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
Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal announces Rs 600 crore aid for affected cotton growersPunjab CM Parkash Singh Badal today announced to disburse Rs 600 crore of compensation to farmers whose crops were damaged by Whitefly atta...
28 Sep, 2015, 06.47 PM IST
Nepal quake: Ten NDRF teams begin full operations in Kathmandu, nearby areasTen teams of the NDRF have begun full-fledged relief and rescue operations on the third day of the disaster in quake-hit Nepal.
27 Apr, 2015, 03.24 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
Rain briefly disrupts relief operations in Kashmir ValleyIn view of the rainfall and dense clouds, IAF halted its flights to ferry relief supplies even though emergency operations of transporting ...
14 Sep, 2014, 03.27 PM IST
Over 1,42,000 people rescued in flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir so far"Armed Forces and NDRF have so far rescued over 1,42,000 persons from different parts of J&K in the ongoing rescue and relief operations."
13 Sep, 2014, 03.16 PM IST
Over 1,25,000 flood-hit people rescued in J&K so farEighty-nine transport aircraft and helicopters of Indian Air Force and Army Aviation Corps have been pressed into service.
12 Sep, 2014, 04.20 PM IST
Six teams deployed, two more prepared for floods in Jammu and Kashmir: NDRFWhile we have prepared two more teams to respond to any immediate emergency, we have asked few other units to remain alert."
05 Sep, 2014, 03.04 PM IST
- Uttarakhand floods: Poor roads, logistical bottlenecks affected our movement, says NDRF
The Bhatinda team, one of the two NDRF units working on the search and rescue mission in Guptkashi, had set out on June 17 but it did not a...
29 Jun, 2013, 09.55 PM IST
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.
19 Jun, 2013, 03.01 PM IST
- India, US troops take part in simulated military operation
Troops of Indian and US armies conducted night operations to neutralise and flush out insurgents hiding in a village in Rajasthan.
13 Mar, 2012, 04.15 PM IST