Will not be able to forget death, devastation in U’khand: NDRF team

Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 13:22

For Inspector Gopal Singh Meena, the scenes of death and destruction in Uttarakhand will always be etched in his memory.

U’khand floods: 900 still to be evacuated from Badrinath, grim task of pulling out the dead

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 16:57

Fifteen days after the Uttarakhand disaster, 900 stranded pilgrims and locals in Badrinath were on Sunday left to be evacuated and 3,000 people remained missing, as authorities grappled with the grim task of extricating dead bodies from under heaps of debris and disposing them.

Poor roads, logistical bottlenecks affected our movement: NDRF

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 00:43

Poor roads and logistical bottlenecks hampered the movement of a NDRF battalion which had left from Punjab for search and rescue operation in Uttarakhand`s Rudraprayag district.

Uttarakhand floods: Rescue operations on, 200 evacuated from Badrinath

Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 09:12

After an initial delay due to unfavourable weather conditions, rescue work in Badrinath area of flood-hit Uttarakhand resumed and nearly 200 pilgrims have so far been evacuated from the shrine, officials said.

Kedarnath cremation delayed as turf war erupts

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 15:20

The mass cremation of Uttarakhand flash floods victims is likely to be delayed with central forces refusing to assist the state government in performing the same.

Krishna Chaudhary appointed NDRF chief

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 19:48

Senior IPS officer Krishna Chaudhary was on Tuesday appointed Director General, National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence.

Next two days crucial for rescue: NDRF

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 21:43

The next two days are very crucial in terms of rescuing the maximum number of pilgrims and tourists stranded in rain-hit Uttarakhand as heavy showers may come anytime, a senior official Friday said.

Government sanctions two new NDRF battalions

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 18:31

Two new battalions of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), to be based in Haridwar and Mysore, have been sanctioned by the central government.

Bihar: Toll in boat capsize incident mounts to seventeen

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 18:13

The National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) and local divers fished out ten bodies from the river near Dhauri Bhuia ghat.

Hope fades for Meghalaya`s trapped `rat-hole` miners

Last Updated: Friday, July 13, 2012, 14:28

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team Friday called off the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped in a flooded coal pit in Meghalaya since July 6, an official said.