-The New Indian Express The state urgently requires Rs 706.74 crore to clear the liabilities including Rs 290.74 crore charged by the Centre. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Indian Air Force has asked the state government to pay Rs 290.74 crore as aircraft charge for holding rescue operations during mid-August flood and for supplying ration materials. Making the statement in the Assembly, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) has a sum...
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22 dead in Kerala after heavy rain, landslides
-PTI At least 22 people have died in Kerala due to heavy rains and landslides, the Home Ministry said on Thursday. According to Kerala State Emergency Operations Centre, 22 people have lost their lives due to the heavy rains and landslides on Wednesday night. According to a home ministry spokesperson, of the total deaths, 11 people died in Idukki district, five in Malappuram district, three in Wayanad, two in Kannur and one...
More »A vote of no confidence from the farmers -Yogendra Yadav & Avik Saha
-The Hindu There is enough evidence to show that the government has failed farmers and agricultural labourers in a big way As the Lok Sabha debates the vote of no confidence today, representatives of farmers from across the country will be marching outside Parliament under the banner of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), an umbrella body of 201 farmer organisations. Farmers have already passed a vote of no confidence against...
More »46 killed as massive landslip buries vehicles in Himachal Pradesh -Kanwar Yogendra
-The Hindu Most of the victims were travelling on two Himachal Pradesh roadways buses Shimla: At least 46 people have been killed and many more injured in a massive landslip at Kotrupi on the Mandi-Pathankot National Highway near Jogindernagar in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday morning. Two Himachal Pradesh roadways buses and some light vehicles were buried, when the disaster struck around 1 a.m. The vehicles were halting for a break at a place...
More »Rain fury: 9 dead in Gujarat, Assam toll mounts to 60; flash floods in Odisha
-PTI NEW DELHI: Rain fury continued across the country claiming nine lives in Gujarat and causing flash floods in Odisha, while in Assam the death toll touched 60 on Sunday though the flood situation there has eased. At least nine people have died and over 400 rescued by the National Disaster Response Force and the Indian Air Force as heavy rain lashed many parts of Gujarat in the past two days, leading...
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