New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved a 3 per cent increase in dearness allowance and dearness relief for central government employees and pensioners, said Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 20 (ANI): The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday extended the interim relief of no coercive action to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi till December 7 in a defamation case filed against him over his alleged statement "why all thieves share the Modi surname."
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): A total of 17 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are conducting rescue and relief operations amid heavy rains in Uttarakhand, said NDRF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mohsen Shahedi on Wednesday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 20 (ANI): The Kerala Legislative Assembly paid homage to the flood victims on Wednesday and after the brief meeting, adjourned the House till October 25 so that the MLAs could participate in relief activities in their respective constituencies.
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): In a relief to farmers hit by unseasonal rains in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced the compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare for damaged crops.
Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) [India], October 19 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday inducted three Dhruv helicopters at Pantnagar district in Uttarakhand for flood relief efforts caused by heavy rainfall.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 18 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) charitable trust on Monday donated Rs 1 crore to the Kerala Chief Minister Relief Fund in the wake of heavy rains and landslides in the state.
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): The rising fuel prices in the country are not going to come down immediately. The central government is in talks with several oil-exporting countries on the issue of supply and demand of oils but there is no possibility of immediate relief in prices.
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday condoled the loss of lives due to floods in Kerala and said that the state and the Central governments are doing their best to provide relief and succour to the affected people.
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], October 17 (ANI): The Indian Army was once again at the forefront of the massive rescue and relief operations launched in aid to civil administration in Kerala's Kottayam amid a flood-like situation triggered by heavy rains in the district.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 17 (ANI): Indian Air Force medium-lift helicopters have been inducted for flood relief efforts in districts of Kerala inundated due to heavy rains.
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 16 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Chief Minister's relief fund for the kin of a man who was killed by terrorists in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.