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Assam boat accident: Rescue operations by NDRF continue
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jorhat (Assam) [India], September 9 (ANI): Rescue operations continue in Jorhat district of Assam where a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra River after a collision with another boat on Wednesday.
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Assam boat accident: Amit Shah dials CM Sarma, assures full support from C
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday spoke to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the phone and pledged full support to the state government in conducting rescue operations after a boat accident in Jorhat, according to the Assam Chief
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2 killed, 1 missing as floods hit eastern Indonesia
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Flash floods triggered by torrential rains in a village in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara early Saturday have left at least two people dead and one still missing, the country's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said.
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Karnataka floods: CM Bommai 'confident' of receiving more NDRF funds from
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 4 (ANI): Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Saturday expressed confidence that Karnataka would get the necessary assistance from the Centre under the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) funds for excessive damage caused due to floods in the state
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Formulate guidelines for COVID-19 death certificates: SC gives another cha
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday granted yet another opportunity to the Centre to formulate uniform guidelines for issuance of death certificates with regard to those who succumbed to COVID-19.
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IIT Roorkee, NDMA develop app that predicts natural disasters
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 31 (ANI): In a joint venture with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), IIT Roorkee has built an app that can predict natural disasters.
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Cabinet approves MoU between India, Bangladesh on cooperation in disaster
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): The Union Cabinet was on Wednesday apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in March this year between the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Bangladesh's Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.
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NDRF team celebrates Independence Day amid rescue, relief operations in Va
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 16 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel celebrated Independence Day on Sunday even as rescue and relief operations continued in flood-hit Varanasi.
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West Bengal: NDRF rescues pregnant woman from flood-affected village in Mi
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], August 6 (ANI): An National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team on Friday morning safely evacuated a 23-year-old pregnant woman from the flood-affected village of Dirghagram in the Ghatal region of Midnapore, said the West Bengal Police.
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NDRF has 16 battalions; 12 operational, 4 in training: MHA in RS
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has 16 battalions at present, of which 12 are operational and deployed as per the vulnerability profile of the country to provide immediate response during disasters, said Minister of State Home Affairs, Nityanand
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Maharashtra Cabinet decides to set up permanent NDRF camp at Mahad
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 29 (ANI): Maharashtra Cabinet has decided to set up a permanent National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) camp at the flood-affected Mahad area in Raigad district.
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2 million Ethiopians vulnerable to flooding during rainy season, says repo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia] July 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Around two million Ethiopians are vulnerable to flooding during the ongoing rainy season, the Ethiopia National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) disclosed on Wednesday.
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