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A total of 40 workers, who are trapped in the Uttarkashi tunnel in Uttarakhand for over 48 hours, are reportedly safe according to authorities, and are being provided with food, water, and oxygen. The rescue teams have been working nonstop since the collapse on early Sunday morning.
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Another batch of over 250 stranded Indians was evacuated from conflict-ridden Sudan by Indian Air Force under 'Operation Kaveri' as the 72-hour ceasefire has been agreed by the two warring factions on Tuesday (Apr 25).
In consideration of the site of the open borewell , a case has been registered against the farm owner in whose farmland the eight-year-old boy, Tanmay Sahu, fell into the open borewell and died, the police said.
Rescue operation in Betul to save an eight-year-old boy who remains stuck at 55-feet of a 400-feet deep borewell in Mandavi village of Madhya Pradesh, has now surpassed 38 hours. "We have a target to reach 45 feet and then dig a tunnel," said Betul ADM
After visiting the Morbi bridge collapse site, PM Narendra Modi chaired a high level meeting in Morbi, Gujarat to review the situation in the wake of the unfortunate bridge mishap killing at least 135 people.
The search operation that was recently launched by the Indian Army to find two missing mountaineers from an expedition team of Arunachal Pradesh, including one from the state's Tapi Mra, continued on Sunday (Sept 4).
Two more of the 19 labourers who went missing on Jul 13 from Arunachal Pradesh have been rescued on Sunday (Jul 24), taking the number of total rescued labourers to 10, informed Deputy Commissioner Nighee Bengia.
Rescue Operation involved Garud Commandos of Indian Air Force, Indo Tibetan Border Police Constables and National Disaster Response Force Personnel.
IAF has reportedly utilized two Mi-17V5, one Mi-17, one Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and one Cheetah to fly more than 26 hours towards this effort.
A massive fire broke out in the Kullu Valley of Himachal Pradesh burning at least 15 wooden houses in Malana. The fire started at around 1.30 a.m. and the highly inflammable wooden houses and stored dry grass caught the fire, in which more than a dozen houses were gutted affecting 150 people. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief for the families affected due to the fire tragedy in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh.
Lost their way due to heavy snowfall and stormy weather at Lamkhaga Pass, five trekkers were found dead on Friday. These were a total of 17 trekkers including tourists, porters who had lost their way on October 18. The Indian Air Force had responded to the SOS call and started their rescue operations immediately. The Lamkhaga Pass is considered to be one of the toughest passes connecting Kinnaur district with Harshil in Uttrakhand.
ITBP has rescued 11 people stranded at the high mountain range at approximately 18,000 feet in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court remanded to police custody three persons arrested by Mumbai Police earlier today in connection with the Barge P305 drowning incident during Cyclone Tauktae this May
In a life-saving operation, personnel of 19th Battalion ITBP rescued an injured trekker from 18,570 feet on the Shrikhand Mahadev route in Himachal Pradesh
Days after barge P305 sank in the Arabian Sea, the Mumbai Police on Friday registered a case of negligence in the mishap against the captain of barge P305.
Rescue and relief operations are in full progress in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand where a glacier burst, led to the massive flood and caused large-scale devastation.
In order to save the 3-year-old as soon as possible who fell into an open borewell at Setupura village in Niwari district on Wednesday, Section 144 has been imposed here while the rescue operation is still underway.
Amid night hours, floating dangerous debris, and unfavorable weather conditions, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) undertook a valiant operation to rescue 12 crew members from the sinking cargo vessel MSV Krishna Sudama in the Arabian Sea, about 18 kilometers from Okha on the coast of Gujarat.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has recused 20 people while carrying out the operations in the Bhiwandi building collapse in Maharashtra.
Amid the heavy rainfalls here, the Indian Army troops of the Indian Army conducted rescue operations on Saturday following heavy rains in the region, informed the Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG PI), IHQ of MoD (Army).
As the situation deepens in flood hit areas, the disaster management team works hard to save lives by taking them to safer places and relief camps. While the situation in Assam has come under control, the state of Bihar still reels under the dark spell of flood. Taking cognizance of the situation it has been noted that the condition in upper Assam has started improving due to the receding of water but the situation in Lower Assam remains unchanged. 18 persons, so far, have lost their lives due to flood and
Drooling under the water waves of flood, there is no respite seen in Assam because of the incessant rains and new areas been undated. Nearly 26 lakh people are affected in the current wave of flood in 103 revenue circles in 28 districts of Assam. Coming to people’s rescue the NDRF, SDRF and local authorities evacuated around 9 thousand people on Sunday.
The men in camouflage set yet another inspiring example for posterity on Thursday. The Champamati river in Chirang district of Assam started overflowing earlier today due to incessant rains. This caused a flood like situation in 2-3 villages on the eastern bank of the Champamati near Ranikhata and the villagers were left worried as flood has a tendency to swallow entire communities up in the valleys of Assam.
Rolling up their sleeves, ever ready to recue people from hardships, the Indian Army has been rightly rewarded as a saviour. Demonstrating their dedication towards mother India, the soldiers have also exemplified their duty perfectly towards the citizens. In a latest, the Indian Army rescued some 81 tourists who were stranded near Siachen’s Shyok.
After eight days of rigorous attempts, the Indian Air Force was successful in finding the missing AN-32 transport aircraft. After enabling the details of the aircraft, the Indian Air Force focussed attention on finding the possible survivors as the transport aircraft was spotted in hilly terrain in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday. Intensifying the rescue mission, the IAF was successful in air dropping 8-10 personnel near the crash site of the An-32 aircraft through two helicopter sorties.
A more than 100 rescuers of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) continue to save a two year old chap in Punjab’s Sangrur district after they reached close to the boy who has been trapped in a 150 foot deep abandoned borewell for over 5 days now.
Despite inclement weather conditions in the mountainous Mechuka, Arunachal Pradesh, the massive day-night search for AN-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force continues on its fourth day. The aircraft with 13 people on board lost contact on Monday afternoon after taking off from Johrat in Assam.
Cyclone Fani made heavy destruction in Puri and Chilka districts of Odisha state on Friday. In the wake of heavy rains in the eastern coastal area of the country due to the cyclone, the Indian Navy has intensified rescue operations in the state. Eastern Naval Command intensified Rescue Operations in the worst affected areas of Chilka and Puri. Additional relief material and medical teams have been augmented to Odisha from Visakhapatnam.
Rigorous efforts to rescue miners trapped in Meghalaya coal mine, a platoon of soldiers on Monday joined the search and rescue operations in Meghalaya where the fate of 13 miners remains unknown inside an illegal 370 feet deep coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district.
Informing the Supreme Court on the latest development on rescue operation, Meghalaya government asserts that the state would not abandon the mission and continue their efforts. Almost more than a month, 15 miners are trapped inside an illegal rat-hole mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills and the rescue mission continues in full swing.
As the rescue operation in the snowy land of Jammu and Kashmir intensifies, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik expressed grief over the loss of lives due to an avalanche in Ladakh region on Friday. The governor has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the next of the kin of those killed in the avalanche.
Once again showcasing their sense of responsibility, Indian Army rescued more than 2500 civilians stuck in hundreds of vehicles around Nathula near Gangtok in Sikkim due to heavy snowfall, last night. The civilians were carefully provided with food, shelter and medical facilities by the army on Friday night.
At least 50 are feared killed after a train ran into dozens of people standing on a railway track in Amritsar, watching the burning of Ravan's effigy this evening.
Situation turned severe when a boat in the Brahmaputra river capsized carrying 50 passengers 3 people were killed and at least 11 were missing after a bhut-bhuti - a country-made boat fitted with an engine. The rescue team has saved 20 people until now and the rescue mission is underway.
“Seva Bharati” a social service organization sponsored by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has saved the lives of 75,600 flood affected people in the state of Kerala by carrying legendary rescue operation maybe first in the world history.
Incessant rainfall and flash floods in Kerala has changed the entire spectrum of Kerala living an impact of the worst nightmare they would have ever seen. As the entire nation gears up to stand by Kerala during this time of crisis, the common man has also donated generously to the people of God’s own country.
With Kerala brimming under heavy rainfall and brimming flood, rescue operations in the state continues to tackle the situation. The Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan appealed to all for supporting state measures in dealing with the flood situation in the state as he reviewed the condition of the flood hit regions in Kerala.
Continuing to save humanity and lives, the Indian Navy on Tuesday rescued two crew members stranded inside an Indonesian floating dock which got grounded off at Thottappally beach in Kerala’s Alappuzha district. Notably, the floating dry dock, Al Fattan, coming from Sabang in Indonesia was heading to Abu Dhabi, unfortunately, got grounded off in Thottappally beach on Sunday. After getting a request for assistance from Coastguards, Indian navy launched the rescue operation and saved two crew members stranded
A small brave heart boy overturns death! Notably, a 10-year-old boy named Ranbir managed to alert the Himachal administration about his school bus falling into a gorge in Nurpur city of Kangra district. Notably, in this unfortunate accident, at least 23 children including 12 boys and 11 girls besides four adults lost their lives.
In an unfortunate incident, at least 20 students were killed while 25 others were injured after a school bus fell down into a deep gorge Nurpur in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has expressed his condolences and monitoring the situation personally.
While Arunachal Pradesh has been cuddling under the white blanket of snow; India Army has rescued around 680 people stuck due to heavy snowfall in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
