High-level committee approves Rs 1604 cr to 5 states for expansion, modernisation of fire servicesA high-level committee approved projects worth Rs 1,604.39 crore for five states for expansion and modernization of fire services. Addition...
28 Mar, 2025, 04.34 PM IST
Centre approves 3,027 crores for disaster mitigation projects across statesA High-Level Committee led by Home Minister Amit Shah has sanctioned Rs 3,027.86 crore for disaster mitigation in several states. This fund...
29 Jan, 2025, 10.28 PM IST
Wayanad landslides: Banks have taken steps to financially help survivors, says Kerala CM Pinarayi VijayanVjiayan had on Monday expressed the government's strong displeasure over banks deducting monthly installments of loans from the accounts of...
21 Aug, 2024, 09.46 AM IST
Road less travelled: As Wayanad shows, India’s off-roading community is fast emerging as a bankable support base in disaster reliefIn late July, landslides in Wayanad prompted a unique rescue effort involving off-road drivers and their 4x4 vehicles. Niyas, from Kozhikod...
17 Aug, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
PM Modi's visit gives hope to Wayanad landslide survivorModi, who visited the landslides-hit areas met with select inmates in the relief camps and doctors and enquired about the condition of the ...
10 Aug, 2024, 05.54 PM IST
Reliance foundation announces on-ground relief for landslide-hit communities of WayanadIn coordination with the government authorities and the disaster management teams in the district, Reliance Foundation is on the field in c...
06 Aug, 2024, 12.32 PM IST
Kerala landslides: River Chaliyar's serene waters turned deadlyThe Chaliyar River in Kerala has become a symbol of destruction after landslides ravaged Wayanad on July 30. The river, which has nourished...
04 Aug, 2024, 10.52 AM IST
Saturdays to be 'working days' now in KeralaKerala had reported on Monday a total of 15,058 new COVID-19 cases and 99 deaths which pushed the total infections to 43,90,489 and the dea...
14 Sep, 2021, 01.20 PM IST
Covid-19 : Kerala Govt employees to give one month salary to CM FundThe state of Kerala is going through a fiscal crisis as the tax collections have fallen drastically and remittances from expatriates have a...
22 Apr, 2020, 10.31 PM IST
Scarred by consecutive floods, how Kerala is helping survivorsConsecutive floods in Kerala not only washed away lives and livelihoods, it also left psychological scars.
07 Sep, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
Rahul writes to Vijayan, Munda for reconstruction steps in flood-hit areas in KeralaThe former Congress president said during his recent visit, many tribal families appealed for early payment of monetary compensation and a ...
03 Sep, 2019, 03.08 PM IST
After 2018 floods, Keralites want climate change to drive poll narrativeThe residents now want the political parties to take up climate change as one of the main issues in the upcoming general election.
26 Mar, 2019, 01.04 PM IST
RackBank to set up Rs 1000 crore data park at InfoparkThe MoU on the project, which comes in tandem with the digital summit #Future held last year, was signed on Tuesday.
19 Feb, 2019, 08.21 PM IST
High Court seeks clarification from Kerala government on plan to set up separate fund for flood reliefThe government informed the court that the money collected in the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) would not be diverted for a...
29 Aug, 2018, 08.46 PM IST
Kerala floods: Focus on cleaning houses and public placesAccording to the Disaster Management State Control room, 231 people have lost their lives and 32 are missing in flood-related incidents sin...
22 Aug, 2018, 12.24 PM IST
Cyclone Ockhi: Naval ships searched over 4.5 lakh sq milesIn what has been termed as unprecedented in the last three decades, the weather system rapidly developed into a cyclone and thereafter into...
28 Jan, 2018, 01.03 PM IST
Kerala declared drought-hit: Govt to approach Centre for aidAccording to IMD figures, there has been a sharp decrease in rainfall to the tune of 34 per cent during the South-West monsoon. There has a...
31 Oct, 2016, 03.44 PM IST