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National Disaster Response Force: Indian specialised force
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is an Indian specialised force constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.

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West Bengal Kanchanjunga Train Accident: Darjeeling MP Raju Bista Visits The Site Of The Accident [Video]

West Bengal Kanchanjunga Train Accident: Darjeeling MP Raju Bista Visits The Site Of The Accident

West Bengal Darjeeling MP Raju Bista visited the train accident site in Ruidhasa, where he confirmed that the undamaged train coaches had been moved to Sealdah with the help of an engine. He emphasized..

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Cyclone Remal: IMD Issues Red Alerts for Bengal & Northeast | Heavy Rains, Wind Speeds Upto 135 kmph [Video]

Cyclone Remal: IMD Issues Red Alerts for Bengal & Northeast | Heavy Rains, Wind Speeds Upto 135 kmph

Cyclone Remal is fast approaching with severe weather expected to hit Bengal and the Northeast. The IMD has issued red alerts, predicting several regions' heavy rains and strong winds. Schools in..

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Three juvenile boys molest minor girl, push her into canal in Andhra

A nine-year-old girl in Nandyala, Andhra Pradesh, was allegedly molested and pushed into Mucchumarri Lift Irrigation canal by three minor boys from her village around 5 pm on Sunday. Two boys are 15..
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Assam flood situation improves marginally, 18.80 lakh still affected

Assam floods affect 18.80 lakh and cause 85 deaths. Worst-hit are Dhubri, Cachar, Barpeta. NDRF, SDRF carry out rescues; 543 camps aid displaced. Forecasts predict thunderstorms. Brahmaputra and others..
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah attends NDRF's Flag-in ceremony, announces increase in Risk and Hardship Allowance to..

Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the Flag-in ceremony of the NDRF's Mountaineering Expedition Vijay, congratulating the NDRF for their successful campaign.
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Bengal train tragedy: 1st-on-scene villagers say railways, NDRF teams came 2-3 hours after accident


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Gujarat: Toddler falls into 50 feet borewell in Amreli, dies after being trapped for 17 hours

Personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Amreli fire team, and 108 ambulance service were jointly engaged in operations to rescue the girl. The operation that commenced post noon on..
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Assam ramps up its preparations for cyclone Remal's impact

The Assam government is taking proactive measures to protect citizens from Cyclone 'Remal', expected to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has..
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Cyclone Remal: People being evacuated to safer areas, says Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah updates on NDRF deployment and evacuation efforts in response to severe cyclonic storm Remal's landfall between Bangladesh and West Bengal coasts, with an intensity of 110..
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Jammu drowning: 2nd body recovered from Tawi

Jammu police recovered bodies of Rajinder Singh and Abhikash Singh from Tawi river in Kishanpur-Manwal area after a drowning incident on May 17. SDRF, NDRF, and 09 Para unit of Army joined the search..
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Retired ATC official, wife last two of 16 victims

Manoj Chansoriya and Anita Chansoriya's bodies were discovered at the Ghatkopar hoarding crash site. They were reported missing while traveling to Jabalpur. The search operation involved BMC official,..
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Mum hoarding toll 14, hunt forad agency boss

The casualties in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse in Mumbai rose to 14, with 74 injured. Bhavesh Bhinde, responsible for the hoarding, faces charges for negligence. Investigations revealed unauthorized..
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Uttarakhand forest fire spreads, NDRF called in


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‘Not even 1/4th of our claim’: Karnataka slams 3.4k crore drought aid

Nearly six months after Karnataka submitted a memorandum, the state on Saturday finally received Rs 3,454 crore from Centre under Natural Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to counter the prevailing drought..
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6 drown, 3 missing as boat capsizes in Jhelum in Srinagar

Six, including five schoolchildren, drowned in Jhelum River near Batwara, Srinagar. Boat capsized with 15 people at 8 am. 3 missing, 6 rescued. SDRF, NDRF, police, locals aiding in the rescue..
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Drought funds release: SC hears Karnataka's plea, says 'Let there not be a contest between union and state govt'​​​

Justices Gavai, Mehta, Venkataramani, and Tushar Mehta heard Karnataka's plea on denied NDRF assistance. The delay post IMCT review until Dec 2023 was highlighted, involving Solicitor General, Election..
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Key appointments in central government's security agencies: New heads named for NIA, NDRF, and BPR&D

The Central government has made key appointments in security agencies. IPS officer Sadanand Vasant Date is appointed as the new Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Piyush..
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Leadership shakeup in key security agencies: Sadanand Date new NIA DG; BPR&D and NDRF also get new chiefs

Date, a 1990-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) office of Maharashtra cadre, has been appointed as the new Director General of the NIA.
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Tamil Nadu government will move SC against PM Modi-led Centre on NDRF funds, says CM Stalin

Days after the Karnataka govt filed a petition in the SC against the Union govt over delay in sanctioning drought relief to the state, TN chief minister M K Stalin said the TN govt too will approach SC..
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Ayodhya: NDRF sets up camp near Ram Temple ahead of 'Pran Pratishtha'

NDRF sets up camp near Ayodhya's Ram Temple ahead of 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony on January 22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform rituals. Elaborate security deployments and arrangements made...
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13 school students on picnic killed as boat capsizes in lake near Vadodara

Tragedy struck as a boat carrying 34 individuals capsized in Harni Lake near Vadodara during a picnic organized by a private school, resulting in the loss of six school students' lives. The National..
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Uttarakhand: People evacuated in Dehradun's Jhanjra after chlorine gas leak

According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dehradun, Ajay Singh, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other security forces rushed to the spot soon after receiving information about the..
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Road rage case: Punjab tourist's body found in Beas river in Himachal Pradesh

Two days after a couple of men had fallen into the Beas river during a scuffle triggered by road rage, a joint team of the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force on..
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Army, NDRF join operation to rescue 3-year-old girl stuck in borewell in Gujarat's Dwarka


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PMO reviews relief work in flood-hit Tamil Nadu, team led by FM Sitharaman set to visit state

The Prime Minister's Office on Sunday held a high-level meeting to take stock of the post-flood situation in Tamil Nadu and deliberated on various measures to support the state. Senior officials from..
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PMO takes stock of relief, rehabilitation efforts in flood-hit Tamil Nadu

The Prime Minister's Office on Sunday held a high-level meeting to take stock of the post-flood situation in Tamil Nadu and deliberated on various measures to support the state. PMO officials have..
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Kharge asks Centre to release Rs 18,171 crore for Karnataka drought relief

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, urged the Central government to release Rs 18,171 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for Karnataka, which is facing..
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Cyclone 'Michaung' to strike Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu coasts on Monday; 21 NDRF teams deployed

The meeting was held to review the preparedness of state governments and central ministries and departments for impending cyclone 'Michaung' in the Bay of Bengal.
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Centre approves 1,658 crore recovery plan for Joshimath

The Centre approved a Rs 1,658-crore recovery plan for Joshimath in Uttarakhand to make the hill town an excellent example of ecological sustainability. The plan will be implemented in three years,..
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Uttarakhand: NDRF personnel share rescue anecdote, highlight workers' enthusiastic cheers in Silkyara tunnel

"Three people went inside, and then some SDRF rescuers also joined us. The first worker rescued was the oldest among them... It took us around 1.5 hours to rescue all the 41 workers," he said.
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Life at end of tunnel: India moves mountain to rescue 41 on Day 17

The operation to rescue 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi was successful. The multi-agency effort, supported by the PMO and NDRF personnel, lasted 17 days. The trapped workers..
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Ahead of breakthrough, a drill with wheeled stretcher

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are preparing for a high-stakes rescue mission to evacuate 41 workers from the confines of Silkyara tunnel in..
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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Workers to be rescued by this evening, asserts ONGC director

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel carried out a demonstration of the movement of wheeled stretchers through the pipeline inserted to extricate the trapped workers.
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Mettle vs Metal: Rescuers put lives on the line in dramatic tunnel operation

Someone in the crowd, waiting like the others around him for the 41 men trapped in the Silkyara tunnel to come out, said, “Bas, ho gaya. Ab bahar niklenge humare log .” A second person chimed in..
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'These operations are like war': How rescuers plan to free 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand tunnel

The ongoing rescue operation to save 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand has reached its final stage. Once the rescue pipe breaks through the debris, NDRF personnel plan to pull..
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi prays for safety of trapped workers in Uttarkashi tunnel

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wishes for the safety of 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel and urges the Government to provide proper compensation to them. The ongoing operation to save them is..
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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Focus is on horizontal drilling to rescue workers, say officials

Two teams of NDRF are doing rehearsals at the site to deal with any contingency.
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Race on to save 40 trapped in Char Dham tunnel collapse

Rescue operations are underway to evacuate 40 workers who are trapped in an under-construction tunnel on the Char Dham all-weather highway project in Uttarkashi district. Multiple national and state..
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NDRF discovers chemicals at site of pharma plant blast that claimed 8 lives

The discovery of barrels of several chemicals, including the highly flammable toluene, by the NDRF at a pharmaceutical firms plant in the extended MIDC in Mahad, where eight workers died in a series of..
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Andhra Pradesh: At least three killed, several hurt as passenger train derails after collision with another

A passenger train collision near Vizianagaram killed three and injured several. The Visakhapatnam-Palasa train had halted, awaiting a green signal when it was struck by the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada..
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Sikkim: Congress accuses Centre of being unresponsive towards people in disaster-hit state

The Congress' deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi alleged that even National Disaster Relief Force teams have not been deployed in the disaster-hit state and the government was nowhere to be..
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Uttar Pradesh: 2 dead, 12 rescued as three-storey building collapses in Barabanki

Teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are engaged in the relief and rescue work, Barabanki Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar Singh said.
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Himachal Pradesh rains: Shimla landslide death toll rises to 17, furious downpour continues in state

The rains in Himachal Pradesh continue in the midst of the rising death toll and destruction while NDRF continues to run risky rescue operations.
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HM Amit Shah speaks to Gujarat CM, Delhi LG; enquires about flood-like situation, Yamuna status

"Spoke to Gujarat CM Shri @Bhupendrapbjp Ji about the flood-like situation occurring in various parts of the state due to the recent heavy rainfall. Also had a discussion with LG of Delhi, Shri VK..
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Maharashtra landslide: 81 still missing, search and rescue operation enters day 4

According to an NDRF official, no body was recovered so far after the search and rescue operation resumed in the morning. The death toll in the landslide mounted to 27 on Saturday,
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Landslide in Maharashtra's Raigad, 22 people rescued, many feared trapped

An incident of landslide was reported at Irshalwadi village in Khalapur tehsil in Maharashtra's Raigad district. Some people are feared trapped inside the debris, the National Disaster Response Force..
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Weather update: Flood-like situation in Ratnagiri, Raigad amid heavy rains, NDRF deploys 12 teams across Maharashtra

With more rains expected in coastal Maharashtra in the next couple of days, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar instructed officials to relocate people in several parts of Chiplun town of Ratnagiri..
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Delhi, Noida flood news: 'India's No. 1 Bull' worth Rs 1 crore rescued amid Yamuna flooding

Three cattle, including a bull from the bloodline 'Pritam' that is worth Rs 1 crore, were rescued from the Noida floods by a team from the NDRF.
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Cyclone Biparjoy: No lives lost after cyclones' landfall in Gujarat, says NDRF Director General

NDRF Director General Atul Karwal said while two lives, unfortunately, were lost before the landfall, not a single human life was lost post the landfall in Gujarat.
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Balasore train accident: Rescuer suffered hallucinations, another lost appetite, says NDRF DG Atul Karwal


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Odisha train accident: NDRF jawan on leave sent 1st accident alert, 'live location'

The Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express entered the wrong track and hit a stationary goods train on Friday. Its coaches got scattered all around including on an adjoining track and another..
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Odisha train accident: On leave NDRF jawan, who was travelling in Coromandel Express, sent first accident alert

The NDRF jawan sent the 'live location' of the site on WhatsApp to the NDRF control room, and this was used by the first rescue teams to reach the spot official said.
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