Uttar Pradesh and Bihar reel under flood, rain-respite for Assam
Aug 18, 2017, at 07:00 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): The flood situation in states such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar continues to be grim, according to media reports on Friday.
Two-year old boy rescued from bore-well in Andhra
Aug 16, 2017, at 08:06 pm
Guntur, Aug 16 (IBNS): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), along with the local fire department and the police, rescued a child from a bore-well in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, early on Wednesday, according to media reports.
Suspected radioactive leakage: Timely response by NDRF prevented panic at IGI Airport
Oct 10, 2016, at 03:25 am
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): CISF officials on duty at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi intimated the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Control Room about suspected radioactive leakage out of a sanitized container from the consignment that came on an Air France plane on Saturday.
Bengal boat tragedy: Death toll reaches 20, NDRF team leaves spot
May 18, 2016, at 04:06 am
Kolkata/Nadia, May 17 (IBNS): After another body was recovered on Tuesday from river Bhagirathi near Kalna in West Bengal's Burdwan district, the death toll in West Bengal boat disaster touched 20, according to reports.
PM Modi reviews drought situation at high level meeting with MP CM
May 11, 2016, at 03:28 am
New Delhi, May 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting on the drought and water scarcity situation in parts of Madhya Pradesh.
NDRF deployed to contain forest fire in Uttarakhand
Apr 30, 2016, at 07:09 pm
Dehra Dun, Apr 30 (IBNS) Three teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed on Saturday in Pauri, Chamoli and Naini Tal in Uttarakhand to contain the forest fire that has been raging in Uttarakhand, according to media reports.
SAADMEx 2015 to be conducted from Nov 23-26 in Delhi
Nov 09, 2015, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the 'South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise' (SAADMEx) on Nov 23, organised by the Government of India.
Assam flood : 7.35 lakh people of 18 districts affects
Sep 01, 2015, at 02:10 am
Guwahati, Aug 31 (IBNS) : Assam flood situation turned grim on Monday following incessant rains across the state in past few days where as more 7.35 lakh people of 18 districts are affected.
Eleven killed in Thane building collapse
Aug 04, 2015, at 03:38 pm
Thane, Maharashtra, Aug 4 (IBNS) At least eleven people were killed after a 50-year-old building collapsed in Thane late on Monday night. Many others are feared trapped under the debris.
Rajasthan rains inundate many areas,army, NDRF on standby
Aug 01, 2015, at 03:50 pm
Jaipur, Aug 1 (IBNS) Heavy rains continued lash Rajasthan as water levels inched towards dangerous levels in Siroji and Jalore districts.
Four-storey building collapse in west Delhi kills 5
Jul 19, 2015, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS): At least five people have died and many injured after a four-storey building collapsed in west Delhi's Vishnu Garden area on Saturday, reports said.
Cabinet approves conversion of two additional battalions of Sashastra Seema Bal for NDRF
Apr 29, 2015, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi, Apr 29 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its approval for the conversion of two additional battalions of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) for the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and for strengthening existing NDRF battalions.