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Venkaiah Naidu urges MPs 'to contribute generously' to Kerala
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Venkaiah Naidu and Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Sumitra Mahajan on Monday issued a joint statement appealing to the Members of parliament (MPs) to contribute to the flood-ravaged Kerala.
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Kerala Floods: Sikh community provides food to victims
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Lending a helping hand, volunteers belonging to the Sikh community in Kochi are providing food to people in flood-hit Kerala. Those taking part prepare the food inside Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha and then send it to relief camps.
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Policybazaar sets up special helpline number for families affected by Kera
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (NewsVoir): India's largest online insurance marketplace and leading insurtech brand, Policybazaar.com has set up a dedicated 24x7 call center assistance to guide the families who have been affected by the nature's fury in Kerala with any kind of insurance related q
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Kerala floods: VP Naidu calls review meeting
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 20 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Monday called a review meeting to take stock of the Kerala floods with Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh, and decided to donate a month's salary for relief measures.
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Kerala floods: 1 mn people in relief camps, says Tourism Minister
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala), Aug 20 (ANI): As the rescue and relief operations continue in flood-hit Kerala, Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons on Monday said that the authorities have housed at least one million people in scores of relief camps set up by the administration across the state.
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Kerala floods: First passenger flight lands at Kochi Navy Base
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug. 20 (ANI): A day after air traffic to and from Kerala's Cochin International Airport was completely halted due to flash floods, the first commercial flight landed at Kochi Naval Air Station on Monday.
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Kerala floods: Telangana Dy CM to donate one month's salary
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali has decided to donate his one-month salary to flood-hit Kerala state.
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Kerala floods: NCMC asks to focus on food, medicine supply
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): As the massive floods have wreaked havoc in Kerala, the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) on Sunday directed the central ministries to focus on provision of emergency supplies of food, water, medicines and restoration of essential services in the
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Kerala floods: Odisha CM announces additional financial aid
Updated : 7 years, 9 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: Victim breaks down after seeing his damaged house
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Vandiperiyar (Kerala), Aug 19 (ANI): As the devastating floods in Kerala has left the people of the southern state helpless and homeless, a 65-year-old tailor from Idduki district broke down into tears after seeing his damaged house.
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Telangana hands over Rs 25 cr cheque to Kerala CM
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 19 (ANI): As the massive floods have wreaked havoc in Kerala, Telangana Home Minister, Nayani Narshimha Reddy handed over a cheque of Rs 25 crore to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday.
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Kerala floods: DGCA monitoring airfares, says Suresh Prabhu
Updated : 7 years, 9 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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