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Defence Ministry clarifies Sitharaman's spat with K'taka min
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman-led Defence Ministry on Saturday issued a clarification over the former's spat with a Karnataka minister during her visit to the flood-hit Kodagu district of Karnataka yesterday.
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Kerala floods: Govt expedites restoration work
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): With water starting to recede in some of the flooded parts of Kerala, restoration process has been expedited in the state.
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Kerala floods: Emirates to carry 175 tonnes of relief cargo
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Dubai [United Arab Emirates], Aug 25 (ANI): Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo will carry flood relief cargo of more than 175 tons to the southern Indian state of Kerala, which is reeling under the flood fury from the past couple of weeks.
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K'taka demands 2000 cr from Centre to start rehabilitation after floods
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing for a financial aid of INR 2000 crore to carry out relief and rehabilitation process in the flood affected area of the state.
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Sushant Singh Rajput calls flood relief workers the real 'heroes'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai, (Maharashtra) [India] Aug 24 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput appreciated the relief workers for their efforts in flood-hit Kerala and Karnataka's Kodagu district and labelled them as the real heroes.
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Kerala floods: Delhi police contributes Rs 1 Cr
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Friday announced that it would contribute Rs 1 crore to the flood-ravaged Kerala.
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Gates Foundation makes emergency grant to UNICEF for Kerala
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (NewsVoir): The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is making a USD 600,000 (Rs. 4.20 crore approx.) grant to UNICEF to help strengthen relief and rehabilitation efforts in the southern Indian state of Kerala, which has been ravaged by the worst floods in almost
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Kerala floods: Health Ministry approves additional Rs. 18.71cr grant
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 24 (ANI): The Health Ministry, led by Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Friday, approved an additional grant of Rs. 18.71 crore under the National Rural Health Mission (NHM) to flood-devastated Kerala. The amount will be disbursed to the village health, sanitation and nutrition
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Reconstructing Kerala: Banks, Fintechs, NGOs pitch in
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Out of a total population of about 3.48 crore, more than 54 lakh or one sixth of the population of Kerala, had been directly affected by the floods.
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Mullaperiyar water has not caused flooding in Kerala: Tamil Nadu
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami on Friday rejected Kerala's allegation that water released from Mullaperiyar dam caused flooding in the southern state and termed the claim "false and baseless".
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Maintain level of Mullaperiyar dam water at 139.99 feet: SC
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday said the water level in Kerala's Mullaperiyar dam should be maintained at 139.99 feet till August 31.
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K'taka floods: Defence Minister announces Rs. 1 crore aid
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kodagu (Karnataka), Aug 24 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced a financial aid of Rs. 1 crore from her Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme for the flood-hit districts of Karnataka.
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