Siddaramaiah instructed the officers to identify the distressed villages and the implementation of permanent relief measures. He directed for immediate settlement of compensation as per SDRF norms for those whose houses and crops were damaged due to rain this year was also mandated.
Maharashtra Assembly Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar on Saturday raised an objection over the announcement of a substantial cash reward to the Indian cricket team by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and said that the cash money should have been better given to the distressed farmers.
This initiative is organised in partnership with Ultra International Limited and CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow. The training program is designed to empower distressed women from Manipur by equipping them with skill sets that help them look at self-employment avenues and become entrepreneurs in their s
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief and condoled the loss of lives in a massive fire at a game zone in Gujarat's Rajkot in which 20 people, including children, were charred to death on Saturday.
Referring to the significant deployment of Indian Navy ships to secure the shipping routes amid Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday stressed that 21 Indian Navy ships have been deployed in the distressed region and are protecting the International
According to the villagers, the farmers, who had been guarding the mango plantations day and night since last year, were distressed by the destruction of the trees, causing damage and financial losses to them.
Vowing further naval interventions to secure distressed shipping assets on the high seas, Navy Chief, Admiral R Hari Kumar on Saturday flagged concerns over the resurfacing of piracy as an 'industry' to gain from 'disorder in the region'.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that she is "saddened" after a five-storey under-construction building collapsed in South Kolkata's Metiabruz area, adding that the rescue operation is underway.
The Indian Navy thwarted the piracy attempt on MV Ruen, which was under the control of Somalian pirates since last December, by safely evacuating 17 crew members and coercing 35 pirates to surrender.
The Indian warship INS Kolkata successfully cornered and coerced all 35 pirates to surrender on Saturday, ensuring the safe evacuation of 17 crew members from the pirate vessel without any injury, the Indian Navy said in an official statement.