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"Preventive measures are required...": Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wayan
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday claimed that over 200 people have lost their lives in the Wayanad landslides incident, adding that preventive measures are required and the focus should be on rescuing the people.
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Reliance Jio enhances network capacity to assist relief efforts in Wayanad
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Telecom major Reliance Jio has installed a second dedicated tower to provide reliable connectivity in the devastating landslides area following a request from the State Disaster Management Authority.
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"100 bodies recovered...overall body count is much more": Major General VT
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Major General VT Mathew, General Officer Commanding, Karnataka and Kerala Sub Area on Thursday said that more than 100 bodies have been recovered after multiple devastating landslides struck Wayanad in Kerala, adding that over 500 Army personnel are engaged in the search and rescue operat
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Union Minister Amit Shah to introduce bill to amend Disaster Management Ac
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move the statutory resolution regarding Section 8A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
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ASDMA to retrofit Flood Shelter Schools, install Material Banks for Circle
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
As part of the Assam Integrated River Basin Management Programme (AIRBMP), Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) is going to convert 30 schools being used as flood shelters in Baksa, Barpeta, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Majuli.
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"Kerala paying price of state govt's casual approach": BJP's Muraleedharan
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
"The village of Mundakkai, which has now been affected by the landslide, was identified as one of the 18 landslide prone places in the district disaster management plan. But the state government did not pay heed to it and now Kerala is paying the price because of the casual approach of the s
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National Disaster Management Authority issues 'red alert' for several Utta
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a 'red alert' for Uttarakhand. It predicted extremely heavy rainfall in several districts like Dehradun, Champawat, Haridwar, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, Tehri Garhwal and Udham Singh Nagar. The National Disaster Management Authori
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CM Siddaramaiah condoles Wayanad landslide, announces Rs 5 lakh each for d
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday expressed his condolences to the lives lost in the landslide in Kerala's Wayanad and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the deceased Kannadigas.
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Gautam Adani extends Rs 5 crore financial aid to Kerala following Wayanad
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Gautam Adani, Chairman and founder of the Adani group of companies on Wednesday expressed his condolences for the lives lost in the Wayanad landslide and said that he will provide financial assistance of Rs 5 crore to support relief efforts in Kerala.
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UP government allocates Rs 175 crores for disaster relief
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
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.
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"Rescue coordinated; have sufficient forces": Kerala Disaster Management A
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Kerala Revenue Minister's office informed that the death toll has increased to 84 in the Wayanad landslide incident and a total of 116 injuries have been reported so far.
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Uttarakhand: Ganga water level in Rishikesh rises due to heavy rainfall
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The water level of the Ganga in Rishikesh has been increasing due to continuous heavy rains in the hilly areas of the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand.
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