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Mathura/Chandigarh, April 10 A boat carrying tourists, primarily from Punjab, capsized in the Yamuna in Vrindavan on Friday afternoon, resulting in at least 10 deaths, 22 injuries, and five missing, officials said.The accident occurred near Kesi Ghat when the boat carrying over two dozen...

Ujjain, April 10 A two-and-a-half-year-old boy who fell into a borewell in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district was rescued on Friday after nearly 23 hours of rescue operations and taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead after examination, officials said.The toddler...

Mathura (UP), April 10 A boat carrying tourists, primarily from Punjab, capsized in the Yamuna River in Vrindavan on Friday afternoon, resulting in at least 10 deaths and several others missing, officials said.The accident occurred near Kesi Ghat when the boat, carrying over two dozen...

April 10, New Delhi: A disaster management mock exercise was conducted at the ASG Navi Mumbai Cargo Complex, led by the Central Industrial Security Force.The exercise brought together multiple agencies, including the National Disaster Response Force, to assess emergency preparedness and...

Mathura (UP), April 10 A boat carrying tourists capsized in the Yamuna River in Vrindavan on Friday afternoon, resulting in at least six deaths and several others missing, officials said.District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh confirmed the fatalities, stating that all the tourists on board...

Bhopal/Kotma, April 5: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has announced financial assistance for the families of the victims of the building collapse incident in Kotma. This assistance includes Rs 4 lakh from the Chief Minister's Discretionary Fund, Rs 4 lakh under the Sambal Scheme, and...

Itanagar, April 4 The body of a young man who went missing after being swept away by the strong currents of the Tissa River in the Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh was recovered on Saturday, following a joint search and rescue operation by the NDRF, SDRF, and local authorities.Laichat...

Thane, April 4 The administration in Thane district of Maharashtra has launched a two-week-long disaster preparedness exercise in collaboration with national and state response forces to strengthen emergency response mechanisms, officials said on Saturday.The 'Familiarisation Exercise...

Gorakhpur (UP), April 3 Four minors drowned in the Rapti River reportedly while attempting to record videos, prompting a search operation that lasted two days, officials said on Friday.The incident occurred on Wednesday near the Mirzapur ghat in the Khorabar area of Gorakhpur, where a group of...

Patna, March 25 – A tragic incident marred the Chhath celebrations in Patna on Wednesday, where three young men drowned while taking a dip in the Ganga at Damrahi Ghat, under the jurisdiction of the Malsalami police station.According to police, a large number of devotees had gathered at the...

Prayagraj, March 19 Holding that there was ample time to rescue Noida techie Yuvraj Mehta before he drowned in a water-filled trench in January, the Allahabad High Court has asked the NDRF and the SDRF to inform it about the steps taken by their teams to save him, which had reached the spot.A...

Shimla, March 19 The 14th Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force conducted large-scale mobilization drills across several districts of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday to strengthen rapid response capabilities and ensure resource readiness, officials said.The exercise was conducted...

New Delhi, March 17 Despite increasing operational responsibilities, no additional battalion of the National Disaster Response Force has been raised in the last three years, a parliamentary panel has noted.In its report presented in both houses of Parliament, the Parliamentary Standing...

New Delhi, March 17 Emotions ran high after the collapse of a widely used 60-foot bridge in north Delhi's Roop Nagar area, which killed a woman, with local residents confronting political leaders who arrived at the scene on Tuesday.Among the visiting leaders were Model Town MLA Ashok Goel and...

New Delhi, March 17 Hundreds of students on their way to school had crossed the 60-foot bridge over a drain in north Delhi's Roop Nagar on Tuesday morning shortly before it collapsed, killing one woman, locals said.The tragedy could have been much worse, they said. The bridge, which served as...

Guwahati, March 17 – In an effort to strengthen preparedness ahead of the monsoon season, the Indian Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conducted a joint flood relief training exercise, "Jal Raksha," in Assam's Rupai area, officials said on Tuesday.The two-day exercise, held...

New Delhi, March 17 Hundreds of students on their way to school had crossed the 60-foot iron bridge over a drain in north Delhi's Roop Nagar on Tuesday morning, shortly before it collapsed, killing one woman, locals said.The tragedy could have been much bigger, they said. The bridge, which...

New Delhi, March 17 Following the death of a woman after the collapse of a 60-foot iron bridge over a drain in the Roop Nagar area of north Delhi, locals said the tragedy could have been much worse, as the route is used by hundreds of students to access at least four government schools...

New Delhi, March 17 A 60-foot iron bridge over a drain collapsed in north Delhi's Roop Nagar area on Tuesday morning, killing a woman, officials said.Police said the bridge had been declared unsafe and was closed for public movement with barricades. Locals reported that the woman, who appeared...

New Delhi, March 17 A 60-foot iron overbridge over a 'nala' (drain) collapsed in north Delhi's Roop Nagar area on Tuesday morning, killing a woman, according to a Delhi Fire Service (DFS) official.The woman, who was reportedly around 50 years old and a beggar, died when the structure collapsed...