AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi criticised the Centre for not taking steps to prevent frequent train derailments and said such incidents are causing loss of lives and railway property. He also said that the landslide in Kerala's Wayanad was a natural calamity.
All India Congress Committee AICC Secretary and AICC Observer for Mandi Sanjay Dutt slammed BJP's Mandi Lok Sabha seat candidate Kangana Ranaut for "not helping" people of Himachal Pradesh while the state faced biggest ever natural calamity last year and now projecting herself as "daughter"
The 7.4 magnitude quake has killed four people and injured more than 700 others, according to NFA. Of those injured, 132 are in Hualien County, near the epicentre of the quake, the agency added.
Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh on Tuesday said that Kangana Ranaut was nowhere to be seen during the natural calamity which had occured in the Himachal Pradesh last year.
In view of the natural calamity in Sikkim, the Government of Meghalaya has activated helpline number 1800-345-3644 for its residents who may require assistance due to the natural calamity.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urging him to declare the natural calamity triggered due to the floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh as a National Disaster.
"The Central Government should not discriminate between the States on party lines. It becomes the duty of the Union Government to provide aid in such circumstances, analyzing the impact of the disaster. The Center should declare such a massive catastrophe as a 'National Disaster' and should
Himachal Pradesh governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has praised Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu government's efforts in tackling the situation caused by heavy rains and landslides in the state.
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced this decision, attributing it to the ongoing natural calamity concerns. As per these directives, no formal honoring or felicitation ceremonies will take place in government functions until the October 31, 2023.
The Karnataka government has provided Rs 15 crore towards the State Disaster Relief Fund to address the damage caused by heavy rains, floods, and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, the government informed through an official statement.