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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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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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WB Panchayat polls: SC allows 30 days to file election petitions
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 24 (ANI): In a big relief to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, the Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Calcutta High Court order which permitted e-filing of nominations in West Bengal Panchayat polls, through mediums such as e-mail and What
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Kerala floods: Rs.600cr only advance aid, clarified Centre
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday clarified that Rs.600 crore released for tackling the flood situation in Kerala was only an advance assistance, and additional funds would be released from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF)on assessment of the
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Kodagu floods: Temple, Church, Madrasa become makeshift relief camps
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): A small town between Madikeri and Kushalnagar in Karnataka, brought together a Church, temple and a Madrasa to provide shelter to those affected by the floods, proving that even in trying times of misery and devastation, humanity transcends all ba
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Kerala Floods: IAF airlifts relief material
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): In a bid to lessen the suffering of the people of Kerala and to provide them timely relief, Headquarters Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force at Nagpur took an initiative under the leadership of Air Marshal Hemant Sharma AVSM VSM, Air Offic
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Siddaramaiah demands relief funds for Kodagu from PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kodagu (Karnataka) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday visited rain and landslide affected area in Kodagu district of the state and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide relief to the victims.
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Adani Foundation donates Rs 50 cr to Kerala CM's Distress Relief Fund
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Adani Foundation the CSR, sustainability and community outreach arm of the Adani Group, has committed for giving Rs 50 crore to the Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund in an order to support people affected by the devastating floods in the
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Kerala floods: Goa offers financial aid of Rs 5 crore
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Panaji/New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday sanctioned a financial aid of Rs. 5 crore as a contribution of his government towards the Kerala Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) for flood relief operations.
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Aster Volunteers helping flood-ravaged Kerala round the clock
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug 23 (Businesswire-India): With lakhs of Keralites displaced, and over 350 losing their lives due to floods caused by rains and landslides, relief and rescue operations are underway at war-footing across the state to restore normalcy.
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