In a heartwarming recognition of her extraordinary contributions, Julie, a six-year-old Labrador and valued member of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), has been presented with a commendation certificate for her remarkable efforts in locating and aiding the rescue of a young girl trapped beneath rubble during a devastating earthquake in Turkey. Officials made the announcement on Saturday
An on-leave NDRF jawan travelling on the Coromandel Express was perhaps the first person to alert emergency services about the train’s accident in Odisha’s Balasore before he joined initial rescue efforts, officials said.
Odisha government on Sunday clarified that it has no intention to hide the deaths in the Odisha triple train crash and the entire rescue operation was being conducted in a transparent manner.
While Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has attributed change in electronic interlocking as the reason behind the tragic train accident in Odisha, a similar incident that took place in February has now come to the fore.
Odisha Chief Secretary PK Jena on Monday said a team of doctors and forensic experts from top Central Government hospitals arrived in Balasore from Delhi to preserve the bodies through embalming and conduct post mortem.