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Bridge collapses in Kolkata, several feared trapped
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Majerhat (Kolkata), Sep 4 (ANI): In a tragic incident, a section of a bridge in South Kolkata's Majerhat came crashing down, on Tuesday. While many commuters have been feared to be trapped, the number of casualties are yet to be ascertained. The State government, along with the National D
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3 dead, 8 feared trapped after landslides in U’khand village
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Buda Kedar (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): At least three people have died and eight others are feared trapped under the debris after their houses collapsed due to landslides in Uttarakhand's Kot village on Wednesday.
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4-storey building collapses in Ahmedabad, NDRF at spot
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): At least 10 people are feared trapped after a four-storey building collapsed in Ahmedabad's Odhav area on Sunday.
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Kerala floods: Rs.600cr only advance aid, clarified Centre
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday clarified that Rs.600 crore released for tackling the flood situation in Kerala was only an advance assistance, and additional funds would be released from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF)on assessment of the
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K'taka CM demands Rs 100 cr relief fund for rain-hit Kodagu
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has urged the Centre to provide Rs 100 crore relief fund for rain-ravaged state's Kodagu district.
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Centre should send funds: Parameshwara on K'taka floods
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara on Monday stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government should allocate adequate financial aid for relief efforts in the state's Kodagu district.
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Kerala floods: NDRF chief assures help, calls for calm
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General Sanjay Kumar on Sunday said that the people stranded due to the floods in Kerala should keep their calm, and assured them that help will arrive from the rescue teams deployed in the state.
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Kerala floods: Andhra IAS officers donate a day's salary for victims
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The IAS Officers Association of Andhra Pradesh (IASOA -AP) on Sunday decided to contribute one day's salary of its members to support the flood-ravaged victims of Kerala.
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Telangana Govt launches Disaster Response Force vehicles
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The Telangana Government has launched Disaster Response Force (DRF) vehicles in Hyderabad to combat situations like flash floods, heavy rains, building collapse and fire mishaps.
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Kerala floods: NDRF rescues 194 people, evacuates over 10,000 till now
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has till now rescued 194 people and evacuated around 10,467 from flood-hit Kerala.
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Kerala flood: Additional NDRF teams deployed for rescue operation
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 16 (ANI): Additional National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed in flood-hit Kerala for the rescue operation, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday.
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Kerala flood: NDRF personnel obliged as people laud him for saving child
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], Aug. 12 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescue officer Kanhaiya Kumar, who hogged the headlines for saving a child in Idukki district of flood-hit Kerala, thanked everyone for acknowledging his selfless act.
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