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NSG, bomb disposal team: How Ahmedabad is prepping for the India-Pakistan cricket World Cup clash
Fp Explainers •The much-awaited India-Pakistan World Cup match will take place in Gujarat on 14 October. High-level security measures have been put in place in wake of concerns about a potential attack on the Narendra Modi Stadium. Over 11,000 personnel of NSG, RAF, home guards, Gujarat Police have been deployed
Raigad landslide: 15 feared dead as NDRF conducts rescue operation
Ayndrila Banerjee •So far, over 2,200 people have been evacuated from the rain-affected area. Heavy downpours have also resulted in damage to at least 125 homes in the district
Centre launches Rs 5,000 cr scheme for modernisation of fire services in states
Fp Staff •An amount of Rs 500 crore, out of the total outlay, has been kept for incentivising the states based on their legal and infrastructure-based reforms.
Not just smart diplomacy, HADR to Turkey & Syria reflects India’s inevitable rise as a great power with a difference
Sreemoy Talukdar •The impetus for amplifying India’s HADR capacities has grown under Narendra Modi, a leader who has his roots in the ‘sewa bhav’ culture of the RSS
Morbi in 1979 to Turkey in 2023: Narendra Modi, the humanitarian, has always been there for people in India & the world
Siddhartha R •Prime Minister Narendra Modi aptly underlined the age-old Indian aphorism of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’
No bath for 10 days, leaving newborns at home: Challenges galore for India's rescue team in earthquake-hit Turkey
•The 152-member National Disaster Response Force teams and six canines entered Turkey's earthquake-struck zone quickly and exited in a ‘moving and emotional’ manner. After the difficult mission, they returned to India with a part of their hearts still wondering if they could have saved more lives
Operation Dost reaffirms PM Narendra Modi’s steadfast commitment to the ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
Tuhin •Having witnessed the Kutch disaster closely, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was deeply impacted when he learnt of the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria on 6 February. He knew about the critical importance of time in saving lives
Paw-some Rescue: How India's dogs, Romeo and Julie, found 6-year-old girl in Turkey quake rubble
•Where machines failed, Romeo and Julie succeeded. The dog were critical in locating the six-year-old girl beneath tonnes of rubble. The little girl would not have survived without their assistance
A Dost Indeed: How India is going above and beyond to help earthquake-hit Turkey
Fp Explainers •The search and rescue teams deployed by India are winning hearts in Turkey and at home. The rescue of a six-year-old girl by NDRF personnel in Gaziantep city and the picture of a Turkish survivor kissing the cheek of a woman officer give hope amid all doom and despair
Watch: The moment NDRF team rescued a 6-year-old girl from debris in quake-hit Turkey
•The NDRF is working to extricate live victims from under the rubble and providing first-aid to the injured, before handing them over to medical response authorities