disaster relief

New Delhi, March 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his condolences for the loss of lives in an explosion at an explosives factory in Nagpur, Maharashtra, and announced an ex gratia of ₹2 lakh each for the families of the deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured from the Prime...

Wayanad, February 28 – Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Member of Parliament from Wayanad and General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), criticised the Centre on Saturday for being "not very forthcoming" in providing financial assistance to survivors of the July 2024 landslides, even as...

Wayanad (Kerala), February 28 Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed pride on Saturday that all parties had made their best efforts to fulfill their promises to provide necessary help and support to the survivors of the Chooralmala-Mundakkai tragedy.Vadra was speaking on the occasion of...

Wayanad (Kerala), February 28 Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed pride on Saturday that all parties had made their best efforts to fulfill their promises of providing necessary help and support to the survivors of the Chooralmala-Mundakkai tragedy.Vadra was speaking on the occasion of...

Wayanad, February 28 – A disaster that devastated lives and landscapes in Wayanad has given rise to one of Kerala’s most ambitious rehabilitation efforts, spanning 49 hectares.On Sunday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the newly-built resettlement township near Kalpetta, a...

Brasilia, February 28 – The death toll from heavy rains in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais in Brazil has risen to 68, local authorities have said.Among all the victims, 62 were found in the city of Juiz de Fora, while six others were found in the city of Uba, officials said on Friday...

Geneva, February 26 India remains firm and uncompromising in its opposition to terrorism in all its forms, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, asserting that there can be no justification, especially when innocent lives are targeted.“Confronting terrorism requires collective resolve,”...

Wayanad, February 26 – In a significant outreach to landslide-affected families in Wayanad, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Wayanad MP, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, laid the foundation stone for 100 houses being constructed by the Congress for survivors of the...

Wayanad (Kerala), February 26 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for 100 houses to be constructed by the party for victims of the 2024 landslide here.The Congress is constructing 100 houses, each measuring 1,100 sq ft and 8 cents of land.The Leader of the...

Wayanad (Kerala), February 25 Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will arrive in Kerala on February 26 to participate in the foundation stone laying ceremony for houses to be built by the party for survivors of the Chooralmala-Mundakkai landslide.The landslides claimed over 200...

Kalpetta, February 25 – In a significant outreach to landslide-affected families in Wayanad, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will lay the foundation stone on Thursday for houses being constructed by the party for survivors of the Chooralmala Mundakkai disaster that...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 24 The Kerala government on Tuesday approved a comprehensive group insurance scheme to provide financial protection to homes damaged by natural disasters.The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, as the state seeks...

Jammu, February 24 The heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir last year resulted in 152 deaths, injured 179 people, and caused damage to nearly 21,000 structures, mostly residential houses, while 1515 livestock perished, official data revealed.Of the total fatalities, 151 were reported from the...

Wayanad (Kerala), February 23 The inauguration of the much-anticipated Wayanad township project, built for the survivors of the 2024 Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides, has been postponed from February 25 to March 1, the CMO said here on Monday."The first phase inauguration of the Wayanad...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 23 – The inauguration of the first phase of 178 houses at the Wayanad Model Township, built to rehabilitate survivors of the Mundakkai–Chooralmala disaster, originally scheduled for February 25, has been rescheduled to March 1.The office of Chief Minister Pinarayi...

Shimla, February 22 The Himachal Pradesh government has released ₹8.97 crore in rental assistance to families whose homes were completely damaged or rendered uninhabitable due to heavy monsoon rains last year, officials said on Sunday.This financial support aims to ensure that affected...

Washington, February 22 – US President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration for Washington, D.C., as the collapse and spill of a sewage line continued to pollute the Potomac River.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced in a press release that federal disaster...

Lucknow, February 21 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday announced the disbursement of ₹285 crore as crop compensation to over 2.51 lakh farmers, asserting that the government is ensuring their protection from natural calamities.Addressing a programme for the distribution...

Visakhapatnam, February 20 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has urged the international community to work together to address the increasingly complex and interconnected challenges in the maritime domain, guided by mutual respect and a spirit of cooperation.Addressing the Chiefs of Naval Staff...

Wayanad (Kerala), February 19 – The first phase of the Wayanad Model Township, built to rehabilitate survivors of the Mundakkai–Chooralmala disaster, has been completed, with 178 houses ready for handover.Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the township and distribute title deeds...