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Kerala floods: Chandy terms Centre's aid 'disappointing'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday said that the financial assistance sanctioned by the Centre for the devastating floods in the state was "quite disappointing."
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Kerala floods: India politely turns down international financial aid
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): In view of the whole world coming together and announcing aid for the Kerala flood victims, the Indian government has decided to stick to its long standing policy of not accepting monetary help from foreign countries.
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Centre must immediately release 2000 cr for Kerala, demands Owaisi
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday criticised Government of India for providing 500 crore of financial aid for relief and rehabilitation in Kerala and demanded the immediate release of 2000 crore r
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Andhra to provide 2000 tonnes of rice aid to Kerala
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India] August 21 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday announced that his government is extending an assistance of 2000 tonnes of rice for the aid of Kerala flood victims. He has formally flagged off three lorries.
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London court rejects Dawood aide's bail plea
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
London (United Kingdom), Aug 21 (ANI): London's Westminster Magistrate's Court on Tuesday denied bail to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's key aide, Jabir Motiwala.
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Centre exempts custom duty, IGST for Kerala relief material
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI):The Central Government is exempting basic custom duty (BCD) and Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) on aid and relief material being imported or dispatched to Kerala, informed Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday.
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Andhra to provide nearly Rs 50 cr aid to Kerala
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 20 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said that the State government has extended an assistance of nearly Rs 50 crore through all means, including financial help, to the flood-ravaged Kerala.
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Centre should send funds: Parameshwara on K'taka floods
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara on Monday stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government should allocate adequate financial aid for relief efforts in the state's Kodagu district.
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Kerala floods: Maldives stands in solidarity with India
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Male` [Maldives], August 20 (ANI): The Government of Maldives on Monday extended help to India by donating USD 50,000 for the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit southern state of Kerala.
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Kerala floods: Odisha CM announces additional financial aid
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Odisha (Bhubaneshwar) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced an additional financial assistance of Rs. 5 crores for the massive flooding in Kerala from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF). This is in addition to the 5 crores, sanctioned earlier
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Kerala floods: DGCA monitoring airfares, says Suresh Prabhu
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is constantly monitoring airfares on 32 direct routes operating to or from Trivandrum, Calicut, Coimbatore and Mangalore, and has even set up a control room - working 24x7 - to aid stranded passengers due to f
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Ghazni unsafe for aid workers: UN
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Ghazni [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) has announced that the city of Ghazni is highly unsafe for aid workers since Improvised Explosion Devices (IED) and mines are scattered on the way following the Taliban attack earlier this week.
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