National Disaster Response Force
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EC to take call on J&K assembly poll: Rajnath Singh
National | Sep 08, 2014, 04:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday said the Election Commission will take a final call on holding assembly elections in flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir."Whatever decision will be taken will be taken by the Election
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J-K floods: Social networking sites aid rescue, relief work
India | Sep 08, 2014, 03:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hundreds of people have logged on to social networking sites likes facebook and twitter to share information on floods, which have created havoc in Jammu and Kashmir, and are even collecting aid for
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J-K floods: Massive rescue operations underway as situation remains grim
India | Sep 08, 2014, 01:28 PM ISTSrinagar/Jammu: Massive rescue operations were underway today to evacuate tens of thousands of people stranded in floods in Jammu and Kashmir as the situation remained grim with most parts of Srinagar city still under water
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Home Ministry sends team to Srinagar to monitor rescue operations
India | Sep 08, 2014, 12:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: A team of officials, headed by the joint secretary (Disaster Management) of the Home Ministry, has been instructed to make it base at Srinagar and monitor the rescue and relief of the flood-affected
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Assam flood situation grave
India | Aug 27, 2014, 08:38 PM ISTGuwahati/Majuli: The flood situation in Assam remained grave today with more than 12.65 lakh people affected in 16 districts as the toll rose to eight after a boy was washed away by the Brahmaputra.Union Youth
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Thousands affected as flood situation worsens in Bihar
India | Aug 16, 2014, 12:00 PM ISTPatna: The flood situation in Bihar worsened on Saturday with a river breaching its embankment in Darbhanga district and affecting thousands, officials said.Kamala Balan river, swelled by the flood waters of its tributaries, breached the
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Pune landslide death toll soars to 134
India | Aug 05, 2014, 06:48 AM ISTPune: The death toll in Maharashtra's worst-ever landslide in Pune district's Malin village climbed to 134 on Monday with the majority of the victims being women."By this evening, we have recovered 134 bodies, including 64
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Landslide disaster toll climbs to 109, 50 more feared trapped
India | Aug 04, 2014, 12:58 PM ISTPune: With the recovery of three more bodies from under the massive landslide debris at Malin village near here, the death toll in the calamity has climbed to 109, even as the NDRF operation to
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Government swings into action in view of flood threat from Nepal
India | Aug 02, 2014, 05:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: A landslide in Nepal has led to creation of an artificial dam on river Kosi, triggering possibility of a flood that could affect parts of Bihar, government said here today as it swung
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Pune Landslide toll rises to 41, hopes of finding survivors fade
India | Aug 01, 2014, 12:01 AM ISTPune: Rescue workers waged a grim battle with a hostile weather and difficult terrain, looking for signs of life under the monstrous heap of mud and stones today at the landslide-hit Malin village, where 41bodies
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Pune Landslide: 17 dead, 160 trapped; 400 NDRF personnel up for rescue operation
India | Jul 30, 2014, 09:00 PM ISTPune: Over forty houses in a village in Pune district were buried in a landslide triggered by heavy rains on Wednesday. Around 17 dead bodies have been taken out from the debris, confirmed reports.
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Heavy rains lash parts of Gujarat; flood-like situation in Valsad
India | Jul 30, 2014, 09:13 AM ISTAhmedabad: Heavy rains lashed many parts of Gujarat with Valsad district facing a flood-like situation due to continuous downpour."Valsad city has received 18 inches of rainfall during last 24 hours. Kaprada, Dharampur Pardi, Umergam and
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2013 Uttarakhand disaster: Rajnath reviews restoration
National | Jun 20, 2014, 03:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday reviewed the progress of restoration work following the 2013 natural disaster in Uttarakhand, a home ministry statement said.He reviewed the status in respect of the number of missing
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NDRF Team Finds No Radiation Leak In AMRI Hospital
India | Dec 09, 2011, 04:50 PM ISTKolkata, Dec 9: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel checked the sub-basement of fire-ravaged AMRI hospital today to check radiation leaks and found there was no danger of it.The team comprising six NDRF personnel had