Cuttack (Odisha) [India], Sep 2 (ANI): Teams of Odisha Fire Service, operating in Khordha and Puri district during the floods, have rescued a total of 115 persons as of September 1.
Nayagarh (Odisha) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Amid flood situation in Chamundia village for the past two days, the Nayagarh fire service team assisted in the successful delivery of a pregnant woman and then rescued her along with the newborn and shifted them to a hospital.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 19 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha Fire Services personnel, who have recovered from COVID-19, have volunteered to donate Plasma for the treatment of serious patients fighting with the virus in the state, officials said on Sa
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 9 (ANI): At least 12 fire service personnel, who returned from Kolkata after post-cyclone Amphan works have tested positive for coronavirus.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 6 (ANI): All members of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) who had been on Cyclone Amphan restoration duty in West Bengal have been sent to quarantine, on their return to State as per COVID-19 protoco
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 23 (ANI): Odisha government has decided to send 500 personnel of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRF) and Odisha Fire Services to West Bengal for assisting in restoration related activities in the aftermath of cyclone Amphan.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 19 (ANI): As Cyclone Amphan is approaching, the Odisha government has started the process to broadcast an SMS based alert system and play tower siren to evacuate people in the districts, which are expected to suffer the most due to the cyclone, said State Sp
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): In a bid to curb illegal production and sale of the firecrackers ahead of the Diwali, Cuttack Police on Saturday busted 8 illegal firecracker manufacturing units in Jagatpur area of Cuttack district and seized large quantity of explosives.
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): As operation continues to trace the miners trapped in an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, the divers of Indian Navy on Thursday spotted skeletons inside the mine through their remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROVs), said s
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Coal India Limited (CIL) till Wednesday has pumped out 2880000 litres of water as part of the ongoing operations to rescue the miners who have been trapped in a mine near East Jaintia Hills since December 13.