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Kerala floods: NCMC asks to focus on food, medicine supply
Updated : 7 years, 7 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: DGCA monitoring airfares, says Suresh Prabhu
Updated : 7 years, 7 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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With love from Kochi: Volunteers extend help for deluge-hit people
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug. 19 (ANI): Extending their support towards deluge-hit Kerala, a team of volunteers from Kochi has established collection centres for relief materials. The volunteer group is named 'Anbodu Kochi' which means 'with love from Kochi'.
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Indian Navy's Operation Madad scaled up in flood-hit Kerala
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Indian Navy's Operation Madad has been further scaled up to meet the increasing requests for rescue from more parts of flood-hit Kerala.
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Air India to carry rescue operations from Kochi Naval Base
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 18 (ANI): As the Kochi airport is closed due to floods in Kerala, National Carrier Air India has planned to operate from Kochi Naval Base to evacuate stranded people from flood-affected areas.
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BPCL ensures fuel supply in Kerala for rescue operations
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is taking all the necessary steps round-the-clock to make petroleum fuels available without any interruption in the flood-hit Kerala, especially for the rescue and relief operations.
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Kerala Floods: PM Modi conducts aerial survey, announces financial aid
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug. 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected Kerala. He announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh per person to the next kin of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 to those seriously injured, from PM's National Relief Fund
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Kerala floods: Indian Navy deploys 21 teams for rescue operation
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): On the seventh day of Operation Madad, Southern Naval Command deployed 21 rescue and diving teams with Gemini boats in flood-hit Kerala as the monsoon has intensified in the state.
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Sexual assault case: Bail granted to accused Kerala priest
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 25 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted conditional bail to Malankara Orthodox Church priest Father Job Mathew, who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman.
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Kochi airport runway lights damaged
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Cochin (Kerala) [India], Jul 13 (ANI): Few runway lights at the Cochin International Airport (CIAL) were damaged after a Qatar Airways flight veered off the runway earlier on Friday. However, all passengers and crew on board were safe.
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Zakir Naik won't be spared: Hansraj Ahir
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Jul 6 (ANI): After the Malaysian Government refused to deport Zakir Naik to India; Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir said the controversial Islamic preacher will not be spared.
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Defence forces celebrate International Yoga Day from Ladakh to Bay of Beng
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 21 (ANI): As the fourth edition of the International Yoga Day kicked off today, armed forces did their bit by organising yoga sessions across the country.
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