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4 dead, several feared trapped in Haryana mine landslide
A rescue operation by district administration was underway and several rescue teams, including from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), have been pressed into service, Haryana home minister Anil Vij said.
Published on Jan 01, 2022 11:23 PM IST
Sunil Rahar
Dev Deepawali: Action against boatmen using drugs while rowing boat
Boatmen have been instructed to display the capacity of their boats and carry passengers accordingly. They have also been instructed to keep lifesaving jackets, torch and a rope in their boats.
Updated on Nov 17, 2021 03:58 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Varanasi
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry waterlogged after heavy rain; 13 NDRF teams deployed
A total of 11 teams have been deployed in Tamil Nadu and two in Puducherry. Additional DGP of Puducherry, Anand Mohan said that police are in “full preparedness” and will evacuate people living in the low-lying areas to higher grounds.
Updated on Nov 10, 2021 06:31 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
NDRF to deploy over 20 more teams in Tamil Nadu, Andhra to brace for heavy rain
In its latest bulletin, the IMD has forecasted heavy to very rainfall over Tamil Nadu between November 9 and November 11, even as the state capital Chennai battles waterlogged streets.
Published on Nov 08, 2021 11:34 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Over 1,000 people evacuated in Uttarakhand so far amid incessant rain: NDRF DIG
NDRF deputy inspector general said that Almora, Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar, and Nainital are the most affected districts in the state.
Updated on Oct 20, 2021 09:15 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Govt approves release of ₹7,274 cr to 23 states as central share of SDRF
- The Union ministry of home affairs said that the money will facilitate state governments to have enough funds in their SDRF to meet expenses on granting ex gratia to next of kin of deceased due to Covid-19.
Published on Oct 01, 2021 05:12 PM IST
Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
‘We are happy’: SC on Centre’s decision to provide ex-gratia to Covid victims
“We are happy that there will be some solace to the persons who have suffered. It will wipe the tears of many families. We must take judicial notice of the fact despite so many problems of population and overpopulation, something has been done. What India has done, no other country has been able to do,” the bench said.
Published on Sep 23, 2021 06:51 PM IST
Written by Srivatsan K C | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray visits flood-hit areas in Kolhapur
Over 16 National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed at Thane, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, and Sindhugarh, reported the data of the State Disaster Management Unit on Wednesday.
Published on Jul 30, 2021 01:55 PM IST
ANI |
NDRF team deployed at Amarnath cloudburst spot in Jammu and Kashmir: JP Nadda
- In a tweet, BJP chief JP Nadda further stated that Union home minister Amit Shah is in “constant touch” with the local authorities of Amarnath as well.
Updated on Jul 28, 2021 11:17 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
27 districts in UP to experience heavy rain under Cyclone Yaas impact: Report
Cyclone Yaas is likely to make landfall near Balasore in north Odisha at a speed of 155 kmph to 165 kmph, gusting to 185 kmph, on May 26, the weather department said on Monday.
Published on May 25, 2021 08:39 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Cyclone Yaas: NDRF says 99 teams committed across 4 states, Andaman and Nicobar
18 teams NDRF teams have been deployed in Odisha alone. Seven teams have been deployed in Balasore, 4 in Bhadrak, 3 in Kendrapada, 2 in Jajpur, one each in Jagatsinghpur and Mayurbhanj. Four teams have also been kept as reserve.
Published on May 24, 2021 01:24 PM IST
ANI | , New Delhi
Cyclone Tauktae will cause rain, no serious damage now: NDRF
Asserting that the worst is over, S N Pradhan said 46 teams of NDRF are still stationed in the region to clear the debris, fallen trees, and poles and assist the authorities in restoration of tracks.
Updated on May 19, 2021 07:15 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Tauktae intensifies into extremely severe cyclonic storm: 10 points
- The India Meteorological Department has warned of storm surges of up to three metres high (9.8 feet) in some coastal districts of Gujarat.
Published on May 17, 2021 09:59 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PM Modi to meet with top officials to review preparations for cyclone Tauktae
The IMD announced that a deep depression intensified into cyclonic storm Tauktae and was centred over Lakshadweep island and adjoining southeast & east-central Arabian Sea till Saturday morning.
Updated on May 16, 2021 05:35 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Dozens dead, hundreds missing: What we know about Uttarakhand floods so far
Here is everything that has happened since the floods on Sunday.
Published on Feb 12, 2021 06:03 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Srivatsan K C, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
India to get UN tag of international disaster response force for NDRF
It will be a matter of great prestige for India that its force is known as an international response force, NDRF director general S N Pradhan said.
Updated on Jan 10, 2021 03:23 PM IST
PTI |
NDRF personnel deployed in firefighting operation at Dzukou Valley found dead
Manipur Police said the cause of death is not yet known.
Published on Jan 05, 2021 09:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Imphal | Sobhapati Samom
NDRF expresses concern over increasing magnitude of Nagaland’s Dzukou valley fire
The federal contingency force said it has deployed seven teams in the affected areas of Kohima district in Nagaland and Senapati district of Manipur to assist firefighters in extinguishing the forest fire.
Published on Jan 05, 2021 07:46 PM IST
Kohima | Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Muradnagar roof collapse: 3 arrested, 2-member probe committee formed
A junior engineer is among those arrested. A total of 24 people have lost their lives while 17-18 others have been injured, the police said.
Updated on Jan 04, 2021 01:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral
Special divers could be only hope for 2 Jharkhand miners trapped for 2 days
The two miners have been missing since water flooded part of the coal mine in Jharkhand’s Mugma colliery area early Tuesday morning.
Published on Dec 09, 2020 06:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dhanbad | Subhash Mishra
Controversy over land allotment to NDRF near Amchang wildlife sanctuary in Assam
A military station close to the sanctuary has reported problems due to wild elephants and forest officials believe the NDRF’s construction next to it for one of its battalions will lead to more human-elephant conflict
Updated on Dec 04, 2020 03:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Utpal Parashar
Chennai airport shuts operations as Cyclone Nivar nears
“Due to #CycloneNivar aircraft operations at #AAI #Chennaiairport will remain suspended from 1900hrs of 25.11.2020 (today) to 0700hrs of 26.11.2020 (tmrw). The decision has been taken considering the safety aspect of passengers and the severity of approaching Cyclone,” the airport said in its Twitter handle.
Updated on Nov 25, 2020 06:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal
‘Preparing for worst’, says NDRF chief as Cyclone Nivar nears
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has said that they are preparing for worst as ‘very severe’ cyclonic storm Nivar is hurtling towards the Tamil Nadu coast.
Updated on Nov 25, 2020 05:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
NCMC reviews preparedness for very severe cyclone Nivar; assures help to Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Puducherry
The NCMC reviewed the status of impending cyclone Nivar at a meeting held through video conferencing with the chief secretaries of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry
Updated on Nov 25, 2020 02:23 AM IST
Chennai | Press Trust of India | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
Cyclone Nivar: 1200 rescue troopers deployed, 800 on standby, says NDRF chief
NDRF chief S N Pradhan also said they are prepared for a “high level of intensity and the worst form” of the cyclonic storm as it surges from the Bay of Bengal towards the southern coastline.
Published on Nov 24, 2020 06:54 PM IST
Chennai | Press Trust of India | Posted by Arpan Rai
6 NDRF teams deployed in parts of Tamil Nadu ahead of cyclonic storm warning
On Sunday, the IMD had said the “very severe” cyclonic storm “GATI” over the southwest Arabian Sea has moved westwards.
Published on Nov 23, 2020 10:35 AM IST
Cuddalore | Asian News International| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Flood, rain losses over Rs 6,300 crore, Andhra Pradesh seeks Centre’s help
Andhra Pradesh has requested that the Centre to release an amount of Rs 5,279.11 crore towards flood relief and restoration of damaged infrastructure.
Updated on Nov 10, 2020 01:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
NDRF trains first lot of stray dogs as search, rescue specialists
The battalion has four such strays which were adopted from its Govindpuram campus in Ghaziabad
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 12:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ghaziabad | Peeyush Khandelwal
30 killed as heavy rain triggers flashfloods in Andhra and Telangana
Seventeen people were killed in Hyderabad, the Telangana capital, and its suburbs, caused a lake in the middle of the city to overflow onto the roads, and three died in a house collapse in Nagarkurnool district.
Updated on Oct 15, 2020 06:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
NDRF rescues man stranded mid-river on a rock overnight in Jharkhand
Wilson Madki was marooned on a large rock in the middle of a river for almost 20 hours before being rescued by the NDRF.
Updated on Oct 05, 2020 02:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Sanjoy Dey