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Planning board for Budget tweak to boost flood relief

The Board has also stressed on the need for the Union government to increase the fiscal deficit limit to 4.5 per cent...

27 Aug 2018 12:44 AM IST

The airline said over a dozen flights will transport the relief goods, which have been donated by various UAE-based businesses and organisations, to Thiruvananthapuram - the nearest online Emirates station to the areas most affected by the flood. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Blankets, food: UAE airline Emirates to fly 175 tonne aid for...

Emirates SkyCargo will carry flood relief of over 175 tonnes to Kerala, joining UAE community in their support of...

25 Aug 2018 10:03 AM IST

An aerial view of Aluva town following a flash flood after heavy rains, in Kochi. (Photo: PTI)

Kerala: Onam loses fizz after flood fury

People are busy buying essentials and handing it over to relief camps.

25 Aug 2018 5:53 AM IST

Thomas Mar Athanasios body was shifted to Ernakulam General Hospital for autopsy. (Photo: Facebook Screengrab/ St Marys Indian Orthodox Church Sydney)

Metropolitan Thomas Mar Athanasios falls from moving train, dies

Police suspect the priest fell after being hit by door of compartment as he was preparing to alight at Ernakulam...

24 Aug 2018 11:38 AM IST

Kanippayyur, a revered astrologer, has reportedly admitted his mistake but said it was not astrology but humans that go wrong.

Astrologer had predicted dry spell in Kerala hills

The astrologer, however, was short on facts on this count, too, as hydel power meets less than 30 per cent of the...

23 Aug 2018 1:31 AM IST

Kochi airport was shut down after it was flooded due to incessant rains. (Photos by ARUN CHANDRABOSE)

Kochi airport to reopen on August 29, Navy ends rescue operations in...

CIAL extended the date since 90 pc of the airport staffers were badly hit due to the devastating floods in the region.

22 Aug 2018 8:17 PM IST

An aerial view of the floods in Aluva after heavy rains, in Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

India not accepting foreign aid for Kerala, confirms Thailand envoy

According to some reports, even the previous UPA-2 government had declined foreign aid in 2013 when floods struck...

22 Aug 2018 7:09 PM IST

The biggest heroes are fishermen, they came in 600 boats and rescued people, said Tourism Minister KJ Alphons. (Photo: AP)

Local boatmen the heroes of flood rescues in rain-battered Kerala

Rescue officials and flood victims said the unsung heroes of the massive relief operation were fishermen and local...

22 Aug 2018 3:50 PM IST

24-year-old Sajan Prakash became the first swimmer to reach last weekends 200 metres butterfly final despite the knowledge that five relatives had not been found and his family home in Kerala had been destroyed by floodwater. (Photo: Twitter | @swim_sajan)

Sigh of relief for Asiad swimmer Sajan Prakash, family found in...

Prakash's mother initially kept news of the disaster from her son so he could concentrate on his performances at the...

22 Aug 2018 2:34 PM IST

Earlier, the union food ministry had issued a letter to the state civil supplies departmentthat the central rice will not be free.

Big loss to rice mills, plywood industry

Rs 250 crore loss to the plywood sector, Rs 110 cr casualty to rice mills.

22 Aug 2018 4:14 AM IST

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel conducting relief operations in Cyclone Vardah hit Chennai city on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

NDRF personnel stranded at railway stations now

The personnel first approached Thrissur station and were directed to take up the matter with top railway officials.

22 Aug 2018 4:12 AM IST

Kerala to urge banks for sops

The government is also expected to raise the issue with the Union Finance Ministry.

22 Aug 2018 4:10 AM IST