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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicSearch and rescue

Topic: search and rescue

Almost 1,000 climbers stranded on Tibetan side of Mt Everest after blizzard, search & rescue ops underway

Locals have joined rescue teams to clear out snow blocking access to the area, which sits at an altitude of more than 4,900 metres.

Air commandos to begin rescue operations following Afghanistan earthquake

Dozens of commando forces were being airdropped at sites where helicopters can't land, to help carry the injured to safer ground, said the head of disaster management in Kunar.

J&K authorities identify 21 bodies in aftermath of Kishtwar cloudburst

A massive flash flood triggered by a cloudburst struck a remote mountain village in Kishtwar Thursday, killing at least 46 people, including 2 CISF personnel.

Cloudburst in Jammu’s Kishtwar district, several feared dead

Taking to X, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said he spoke to Kishtwar Deputy Commissioner, and that search and rescue teams were en route.

270 bodies recovered so far from Air India crash site, 4 BJ Medical College students among those dead

In a statement, Junior Doctors’ Association of the college added that 4 family members of super speciality doctors, who were staying in adjacent ‘Atulyam’ building, also died.

Sikkim govt arranges helicopter to rescue stranded local residents from landslide-hit areas

Following several distress calls, a chopper was hired to rescue the people from Chaten in North Sikkim, where roads were damaged after the heavy rainfall.

North Sikkim landslide: Rescue efforts resume, 3 choppers engaged

63 people, mostly tourists, were evacuated Thursday, while 64 tourists in Chaten are still waiting to be rescued by the Army and local administration.

Uttarakhand avalanche toll rises to 4, 47 out of 55 trapped BRO workers rescued

Chamoli District Magistrate Sandeep Tiwari said that four choppers of the Indian Army have joined the rescue operation.

Telangana SLBC tunnel rescue ops continue, 8 trapped workers’ precise location remains unknown

The NDRF & SDRF teams have encountered severe challenges in reaching the collapsed section due to debris blocking the area.

40 teams deployed in landslide-hit Wayanad as search operation enters fourth day

Personnel from the army, NDRF, DSG, Coast Guard, Navy, and MEG along with forest officials and locals will conduct operations in six zones. Additional focus will be on the Chaliyar River.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.