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Rahul Gandhi urges Centre to help flood-ravaged Kerala
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Malappuram [Kerala], Aug 11 (ANI): Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday urged the Centre to help the state in dealing with the natural calamity.
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Tejashwi urges Centre to declare Bihar floods as national calamity; seeks
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 20 (ANI): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government to declare Bihar floods as a national calamity and sought the financial assistance of Rs 10,000 crore for the state.
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JDU MP gives Zero Hour Notice to declare Bihar floods as national calamity
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Janta Dal-United MP Ram Nath Thakur on Friday gave Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha to 'declare Bihar floods as national calamity'.
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Bihar floods: JD (U) MP faces wrath of villagers over 'negligence'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Madhubani (Bihar) [India], July 15 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) MP from Jhanjharpur constituency, RP Mandal, who went to Bihar's Madhubani to take stock of the flood situation in Naruar village, faced the wrath of villagers for allegedly showing negligence and laid back attitude towards the pe
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Cyclone Idai one of Africa's worst disasters: UN
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 21 (ANI): Cyclone Idai is one of the worst disasters to hit southern Africa in living memory, according to the United Nations.
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24 dead, 40 missing after cyclone ravages Zimbabwe
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], Mar 17 (ANI): A tropical cyclone left a trail of destruction in eastern Zimbabwe, with flash floods sweeping away houses and destroying trees and crops, killing 24 people and injuring hundreds of others. At least 40 people are also missing in the calamity, authorities said
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GoM on GST permits 1% calamity cess on value products for Kerala: Thomas I
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 7 (ANI): Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Monday said that the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Goods and Services Tax (GST) has agreed for one per cent calamity cess on the value of products and services, either on selected commodities or across the board for 2 years
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J-K govt declares November snowfall as 'Special Natural Calamity'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Nov 10 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government has declared the heavy snowfall in the Valley last week as state-specific 'Special Natural Calamity'.
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Indonesia quake-tsunami: Death toll rises to 1,558
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Sulawesi [Indonesia], Oct 5 (ANI): Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed that the death toll in the earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia's Sulawesi islands rose to 1,558 on Friday.
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Operation Samudra Maitri launched to assist calamity-hit Indonesia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 03 (ANI): India has launched 'Operation Samudra Maitri' to assist victims of earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi Province of the Republic of Indonesia.
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India dispatches relief material to calamity-hit Indonesia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Three Indian Navy ships, namely Tir, Sujata and Shardul, were dispatched with relief material to calamity-hit Indonesia, according to the Indian Navy spokesperson.
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Andhra govt seconds Kerala's calamity cess proposal
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh on Friday announced to support any decision taken by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council to help Kerala, which is recovering from the recent floods and torrential rains.
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