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NDRF puts on alert after earthquake: Rajnath Singh
India | May 12, 2015, 02:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been put on alert after two earthquakes struck India with epicentres in Nepal and Afghanistan."The Home Ministry is collecting details and information about any damage from
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Post-quake renovations begin in Nepal; toll nears 7,700
World | May 06, 2015, 08:50 PM ISTKathmandu: Nepal today mounted post-quake renovation works as it declared the Rastrapati Bhawan and thousands of buildings and homes unsafe for use after the devastating temblor that killed at least 7,652 people. Eighty personnel of
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NDRF begins withdrawal of its rescue teams from quake-hit Nepal
India | May 05, 2015, 07:22 AM ISTKathmandu: India's National Disaster Relief Force yesterday began withdrawal of its men from quake-hit Nepal after the Himalayan nation asked foreign rescuers to end their humanitarian efforts.“We have begun a phased withdrawal of our units
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Nepal quake: Largest ever disaster relief operation by India
India | May 04, 2015, 09:34 PM ISTKathmandu: Over 2,600 earthquake victims in Nepal have been treated so far by Indian medical teams, the Indian envoy said here today while providing details of the largest ever relief operation mounted by India in
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NDRF work accomplished in Nepal: Kiren Rijiju
India | May 04, 2015, 08:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today said that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was deployed in Nepal immediately after the April 25 earthquake for rescue operations and their work has been accomplished. "NDRF was deployed in
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We are calling our troops back from Nepal: NDRF DG
India | May 04, 2015, 07:46 PM ISTKathmandu: NDRF today began withdrawal of its men from quake-hit Nepal after the country asked foreign rescuers to end their humanitarian efforts. “We have begun a phased withdrawal of our units after Nepal made a
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India dispatches 8,450 tents to quake-hit Nepal
India | Apr 30, 2015, 09:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: A total of 8,450 tents were dispatched to Nepal on Thursday for people affected by the devastating earthquake, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said here.An NDRF statement said 750 tents received from
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We work in consultation with Nepal, says India
India | Apr 30, 2015, 02:53 PM ISTKathmandu: India made it clear on Thursday that its rescue teams were working in consultation with Nepalese authorities, after coming under attack from a section of the Nepalese media.India has the largest rescue team in
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India rescuers enlarge Nepal ops to worst-hit areas
India | Apr 28, 2015, 09:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today enlarged its relief and rescue operations in quake-hit Nepal to the worst-affected epicentre areas even as it began a “big” evacuation effort through the road route with 4,000 people scheduled to
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6 more NDRF teams sent to Nepal as India steps up relief efforts
India | Apr 28, 2015, 04:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today pressed six more teams of NDRF personnel into its relief and rescue operations in Nepal as the Himalayan country struggles to cope in the grim aftermath of the deadly earthquake which
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2500 persons arrive from Nepal, toll rises to 58 in Bihar
India | Apr 28, 2015, 02:23 PM ISTPatna: More than 2500 Indians have reached Raxaul on the Indo-Nepal border from earthquake-hit Nepal since last night even as the toll due to the high intensity earthquake in Bihar climbed up to 58 while
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Quake relief: PM appreciates cooperation of states
India | Apr 27, 2015, 12:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today appreciated the cooperation of states and the role of the NDRF, media and other agencies in the wake of the devastating quake in Nepal that also hit India.
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#NepalDevastated: India to send UAVs to map destruction
India | Apr 27, 2015, 09:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: India is sending unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to map the destruction in Nepal and also to help intensify rescue and relief efforts in earthquake hit Himalayan nation.The quake hit communications lines and roads
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#NepalDevastated: Survivors sleep in open for second day, death toll crosses 2500-mark
World | Apr 27, 2015, 06:54 AM ISTKathmandu: Shell-shocked and sleeping in the streets, tens of thousands of Nepalese braced against terrifying aftershocks Sunday while digging for survivors in the devastation wrought a day earlier by a massive earthquake that ripped across
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Govt increases compensation to Rs 6 lakh to kin of earthquake victims
National | Apr 27, 2015, 06:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Narendra Modi government today announced Rs 6 lakh compensation for kin of those killed in the country due to the earthquake.The decision was taken at a meet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra
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Government steps up efforts to rescue tourists from quake-hit Nepal
India | Apr 26, 2015, 03:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today took a slew of steps for speedy evacuation of stranded tourists in quake-hit Nepal including goodwill visas to foreigners and mobilising buses and ambulances.The decisions were taken at a high-level meeting
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NDRF DG rushes to Nepal; teams deployed
India | Apr 26, 2015, 01:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: NDRF Chief O P Singh today rushed to Nepal in order to coordinate operations of the Indian rescue forces and local authorities in the quake-hit country.Singh will be joining the seven National Disaster
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51 killed, 237 injured in quake in India
India | Apr 25, 2015, 11:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: At least 51 people were today killed and 237 injured in various parts of the country in a powerful earthquake, with epicentre in Nepal, which destroyed or damaged several houses and buildings.Bihar, Uttar
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India sends 4 aircraft with relief supplies, team to Nepal
India | Apr 25, 2015, 07:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: As many as four aircraft including a C-130 plane carrying three tonnes of relief supplies and a 40-member rescue team were today pressed into service to assist Nepal after it suffered a devastating
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100 NDRF personnel to rush to Kashmir Valley
India | Mar 30, 2015, 07:38 AM ISTNew Delhi: Two NDRF teams comprising 100 personnel will be rushed to Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow as part of contingency measures in the wake of the flood alert in the state.The two National Disaster Response