In an effort to provide relief to those affected by various disasters, the Yogi government on Tuesday has allocated over Rs 175 crores from the State Disaster Relief Fund, based on district requests.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami took stock of the arrangements made for the affected at the temporary relief camp Government Inter College Vinak Khal in Tehri on Tuesday.
Hours after massive landslide hit Kerala's Wayanad and Kozhikode Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has left for Kozhikode by Indian Air Force aircraft, and later on Wednesday morning he will visit severely affected Wayanad.
Banna Gupta, Jharkhand's Minister of Health, Medical Education, and Family Welfare, extended his condolences to the families affected by the train derailment and said that Chief Minister Hemant Soren has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for each bereaved family.
The European Union has approved Euro 2.4 million in humanitarian aid to help the most affected population in the recent floods in India, northern Bangladesh and the Philippines.
Kerala Electricity Minister K Krishnankutty has directed that power connections in Wayanad's Chooralmala and Mundakkai landslide-affected areas be restored as soon as possible, the office of the Minister of Electricity said on Tuesday.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appealed for a comprehensive action plan to address the "growing frequency of natural calamities" in ecologically fragile regions in the backdrop of landslides in Kerala's Wayanad that claimed over 80 lives
CM Sai discussed in detail issues related to agriculture and rural development, mainly Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana in naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh, and exemption from the Aadhar-based payment system (ABPS) for naxal-affected regions under MGNREGA
Under the instructions of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Commissioner of Garhwal Division Vinay Shankar Pandey on Monday inspected disaster relief camps and disaster-affected areas in Tehri district.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the plea, noting that it was filed by a lawyer and not a candidate who was personally affected by the cancellation of the June exam.
During a run-chase of target of 78 runs in a rain-affected game, Jaiswal smacked a quickfire 30 in just 15 balls, with three fours and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 200.00.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed the District Magistrate of Tehri to immediately identify the sensitive villages in the affected areas and shift people to a safer place.