The National Disaster Response Force is an Indian specialized force constituted "for the purpose of special response to a threatening disaster situation or disaster" under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Read More
The death toll in the Lahori Gate building collapse has risen to three with Delhi Police registering a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against unknown people, police said on Monday even as rescue operations continue. ...
Heavy snowfall lashed several areas in Dharchula town in Pithoragarh district, leaving up to two feet of snow in the upper areas and blocking key roads near the Nepal border on Sunday, officials said. ...
One person was killed and fourteen people have been rescued while five are still missing after a tractor-trolley carrying 24 people fell into the Garra river in Hardoi on Saturday, said police. ...
In the last 24 hours, SDERF and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) together have rescued over 400 people from floods/excess rain in the state. ...
Seventy people were rescued after their boat was washed away near the mouth of the sea due to the strong current in the Mahanadi river in Kendrapara district on Saturday. ...