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Centre sanctions Rs 1,292 cr to Odisha, Tripura for cyclone, flood relief
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): A high-level committee chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday approved additional assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) of Rs 1023.59 crore to Odisha and Rs 268.63 crore to Tripura, on account of relief work to be undertak
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Strict action will be taken against illegal miners: Meghalaya CM
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya), [India], Dec 14 (ANI): After 13 miners got trapped in an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills yesterday, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday asserted that strict action will be taken against the illegal miners at the right time, however, the initiativ
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SCO countries hold preparatory meeting for joint exercise on urban earthqu
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): The two-day long preparatory meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Joint Exercise on Urban Earthquake Search & Rescue- 2019 began on Thursday. This marks the first phase of the main exercise scheduled for 21-24 February, 2019 in Delhi by Indi
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Cyclone Titli: Centre to release Rs. 229.05 crore for affected people
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday approved the release of Rs. 229 crore from State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to Andhra Pradesh to help the state in providing relief measures to the people affected by Cyclone Titli.
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Karnataka seeks Rs 2,434 cr for drought relief from Centre
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): The Karnataka government headed by H. D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the Centre seeking financial assistance amounting to Rs 2,434 crore under the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for drought relief measures.
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32 NDRF teams deployed in Assam, Arunachal following flood threat
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 32 teams in various districts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh following the threat of sudden flood from a temporary lake.
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UP makes man-animal conflict a 'State Declared Disaster'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government has announced that man-animal conflicts will now be considered a 'State Declared Disaster', thereby bringing all such cases under the ambit of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
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Cyclone Titli: Pradhan meets Rajnath, expresses gratitude for NDRF assista
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday met with Home Minister Rajnath singh and expressed gratitude for role played by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) during the cyclone Titli in Odisha.
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Red alert declared in 3 districts of Kerala
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Oct 03 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that red alert has been declared in three districts - Idukki, Palakkad, and Thrissur on October 7.
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Pune NDRF constable goes missing, FIR filed
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 14 (ANI): Sukhdev Singh, a head constable of the 5th battalion of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) unit, in Pune has been missing since September 8.
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Centre approves additional assistance for UP, Maharashtra
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 12 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday approved an additional assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) of Rs 157.23 crore for the state of Uttar Pradesh and Rs 60.76 crore for the state of Maharashtra.
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Majerhat bridge collapse: Death toll rises to 3
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Another body has been recovered from the site of Kolkata's Majerhat bridge collapse on Thursday, taking the death toll to three.
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