Govt assures all help in dealing with Assam floods

Last Updated: Friday, June 29, 2012, 14:04

Centre assured all help to Assam in dealing with the flood situation in the state and promised to send more teams of NDRF.

54 people died in fire incidents in UP this summer

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 14:18

Fifty four persons have died and six others were injured, while 4,012 houses were gutted in various incidents of fire in Uttar Pradesh this summer.

Punjab to get one more NDRF battalion

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 20:19

Punjab will soon get another permanent battalion of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

US donates vehicles, tents to Pakistan

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 22:39

The donation was part of a US government programme to assist women police across Pakistan.

Set up National Disaster Intelligence Network: Par panel

Last Updated: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 18:53

A Parliamentary committee on Thursday recommended establishment of National Disaster Intelligence Network to so that future disasters are handled in a better way.

Declare flood situation as national disaster: Yeddyurappa to PM

Last Updated: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 00:02

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today asked the Centre to declare the "unprecedented" rainfall and flood situation in Karnataka as a "national disaster" and release Rs 10,000 crore for relief measures.