New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Even when they are offline, Kerala flood victims can use their Android smartphones or tablets to generate and share the plus code of their exact location, which can pinpoint their…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 18 (IANS) The death toll due to the floods across Kerala increased to 180 on Saturday with rescue operations continuing at several locations in the rain-ravaged state, authorities said. The toll rose with…
Lucknow, Aug 18 (IANS) A 55-year-old woman and her 27-year-old son have been hacked to death in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district, police said on Saturday. The villagers, on Saturday, woke up to discover the twin…
Kochi, Aug 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced Rs 500 crore financial assistance for flood-ravaged Kerala where hundreds of people have died, lakhs have been rendered homeless and property worth millions of…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 18 (IANS) The Odisha government on Saturday sent a 240-member fire services team to carry out rescue operations in flood-ravaged Kerala. The team along with 75 power boats was airlifted by the Indian…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately declare the floods in Kerala as a national disaster. “Dear PM (Prime Minister), please declare #Kerala floods…
Kochi, Aug 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday began his aerial survey of the massive loss and destruction triggered by the torrential rains in Kerala, after it was initially called off due to…
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) The State Bank of India (SBI) has donated Rs 2 crore for the Kerala flood victims and initiated several other ground-level measures in the deluged state, an official said on Saturday….
Lucknow, Aug 18 (IANS) Forty Nepalese pilgrims were injured in a road accident in Varanasi, police said on Saturday. The pilgrims from Viratnagar Dubhi of Sunsari district, were on board a private bus hired from…
Kochi, Aug 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aerial survey to witness the massive loss and destruction triggered by the torrential rains in Kerala was called off on Saturday due to bad weather, state government…
Kochi, Aug 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took off in a helicopter from here to survey the massive loss and destruction triggered by the torrential rains in Kerala. Overflowing rivers and a…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 18 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is saddened by the loss of lives and the destruction due to the Kerala floods and the world organisation is following the situation…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Friday night to see for himself the rain-battered Kerala and also survey the relief and rescue operations. Torrential rains, overflowing rivers and a series…
Bengaluru, Aug 17 (IANS) Indian Army troops and Navy divers joined the national and state disaster relief forces to rescue hundreds of people marooned in Karnataka’s flood-hit Kodagu district, said an official statement on Friday….
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) A 27-year-old armed man got into a scuffle with CISF personnel at the airport here on Friday, following which he was arrested, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGIA) Sanjay…
Hyderabad, Aug 17 (IANS) The Telangana government on Friday announced Rs 25 crore financial assistance to the flood-hit Kerala. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao directed Chief Secretary S.K. Joshi to ensure that this amount reached…
Panaji, Aug 17 (IANS) In the wake of massive floods in Kerala, in a public appeal to Catholics in the state, the Roman Catholic Church in Goa on Friday urged its flock to offer prayers…
Bengaluru, Aug 17 (IANS) Indian Army troops and Navy divers joined the national and state disaster relief forces to rescue hundreds of people marooned in Karnataka’s flood-hit Kodagu district, said an official statement on Friday….
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 (IANS) The death toll in rain-battered Kerala touched 174 on Friday as a red alert continued in 12 districts, with various agencies continuing the rescue operations after rains subsided to evacuate over…
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Aug 17 (IANS) A ruckus was witnessed in an Aurangabad Municipal Corporation general body meeting on Friday when a dozen-odd BJP corporators assaulted an AIMIM member who opposed a condolence resolution on former…