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Rat Fever Scare In Flood-Wrecked Kerala, Number Of Dead Rises To 15
A woman on Sunday died of leptospirosis (rat fever) in the flood-battered Kerala, taking the death toll due to the disease to 15. Health Minister K.K. Shailaja has assured that
31% flood-hit houses cleaned; 23 lakh electricity connections restored
Over one million people are now sheltered in 3,274 relief camps in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday, even as rains that killed 387 people, have finally abated
Kerala floods: IMD data shows it sent prior warnings about heavy rain, refutes Pinarayi Vijayan’s claim
Even as Kerala is trying to gauge the magnitude of the losses it suffered nearly a week after the unprecedented floods and landslides unleashed a trail of destruction in the
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Pune division of Railways sends 4 tonnes of relief material to Thiruvanathapuram
Continuing its efforts to help flood-affected Kerala, Pune Division of the Indian Railways on Tuesday sent four tonnes of relief material, including food, clothes and medicines, to Thiruvananthapuram. Last week, the
Hike central aid to Rs 2,000 crore: Sitaram Yechury to PM Modi
Arguing that the flood relief of Rs 500 crore announced by the Centre for Kerala was “grossly inadequate”, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday wrote to PM Narendra Modi
Pinarayi Vijayan seeks Rs 2,600 crore special package; Centre likely to turn down UAE offer
Pinarayi Vijayan seeks Rs 2,600 crore special package; Centre likely to turn down UAE offer With rescue operations almost coming to an end in Kerala, the state government is now
Paytm boss got trolled for donating Rs 10K. Now that’s over Rs 30 crore
hey say little drops make the mighty ocean. That is what Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma was likely trying to do when he tweeted that he had donated
State seeks Rs 2,600 cr special package from Centre as death toll nears 400
Over one million people are now sheltered in 3,274 relief camps in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday, even as rains that killed 373 people, have finally abated.
Assam Government To Provide Rs. 3 Crore Aid For Flood-Hit Kerala
“The Government of Assam would extend financial aid of Rs. 3 crore to Kerala government in view of the devastating flood in the southern state,” an official release said quoting the chief
Red Alert Withdrawn From All Districts, Relief And Rescue Continue
In some respite from Kerala, red alert has been withdrawn from all the districts of Kerala. Eleven districts are on orange alert. The centre and states have pledged to contribute
The CM Relief Fund receives around Rs 49.6 crore
CM Pinarayi Vijayan has released a list of cheques, running to eight pages, received in the relief fund account till August 20, 2018. The list gives detail of the name of individual
Kerala floods LIVE: UAE to contribute Rs 700 crore for relief fund, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Kerala rains and floods LIVE UPDATES: The Centre has exempted relief material headed to Kerala from basic customs duty and IGST, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said. Meanwhile, the Centre declared
Bengaluru extends a helping hand to flood-affected Kodagu and Kerala
BENGALURU: As Kodagu and Kerala are reeling under nature’s fury, Bengalureans are mobilising money and material to help the victims of the floods and everyone is contributing with an open
