PM Modi's day-long visit rekindles hope amid despair in landslide-ravaged Wayanad (Roundup)

IANS | August 10, 2024 8:06 PM

New Delhi/Wayanad, Aug 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday returned to Delhi after visiting the landslide-struck Wayanad in Kerala where he took stock of the overall situation in the aftermath of the disaster, met and interacted with survivors, besides holding crucial meetings with top officials , including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

PM Modi chairs special review meeting in Wayanad, assures full assistance

IANS | August 10, 2024 6:45 PM

Wayanad, Aug 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his day-long visit to landslide-ravaged Wayanad with a special review meeting at the makeshift PMO in the Collectorate office here on Saturday.

Wayanad landslides: How Centre helped disaster-hit region in relief, rescue and rehab ops

IANS | August 10, 2024 4:33 PM

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) As disaster-struck Wayanad struggles to return to normalcy, the Kerala government and the Centre are working hand in hand to provide relief to the victims, helping them rehabilitate to safer locations.

PM Modi undertakes aerial survey of landslide-hit Wayanad

IANS | August 10, 2024 2:12 PM

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook an aerial survey of the disaster-hit areas of Kerala’s Wayanad on Saturday and took stock of the devastation caused by landslides that claimed hundreds of lives.

Congress-led UPA drew the line: No national disaster status for natural calamities (Ld)

IANS | August 10, 2024 12:42 PM

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Amid the repeated demands by Congress leaders led by Rahul Gandhi and the Kerala government to declare the Wayanad landslides a national disaster, it has emerged that there exists no such legal provision to declare the same, as per Central government rules. The same was outlined by the Congress-led UPA government in 2013.

PM Modi lands in Kannur, heads to Wayanad

IANS | August 10, 2024 11:34 AM

Kannur, Aug 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed at Kannur airport in Kerala, on Saturday morning. He is heading to landslide-ravaged Wayanad.

Wayanad landslide sparks calls for national disaster tag, but rules say otherwise

IANS | August 10, 2024 10:58 AM

Wayanad, Aug 10 (IANS) After the devastating landslides hit Wayanad on July 30, there have been repeated calls from the Congress party and Kerala government to declare it a natural disaster.

Underground sounds heard in parts of Wayanad, Kozhikode and Palakkad

IANS | August 9, 2024 3:42 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) Even as the people of Wayanad are slowly recovering from the devastating July 30 landslides which left 413 people dead and 152 still missing, there was tension and fear in certain areas of Wayanad, Palakkad, and Kozhikode after locals heard sounds coming from under the ground on Friday, though seismic experts have ruled out any cause for worry.

13-yr-old TN girl performs Bharatanatyam for 3 hours, raises fund for Wayanad

IANS | August 9, 2024 3:26 PM

Chennai, Aug 9 (IANS) In a moving gesture, thirteen-year-old Harini Sri from Tamil Nadu performed Bharatanatyam continuously for three hours to raise fund for the victims of the landslide in Kerala's Wayanad.

Day 11 of Wayanad disaster: Search continues for 152 missing

IANS | August 9, 2024 10:43 AM

Wayanad, Aug 9 (IANS) Search operations for the missing 152 people continued on Friday, the 11th day of Kerala’s worst-ever natural calamity in Waynand in which 413 casualties have taken place so far.

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PM Modi's day-long visit rekindles hope amid despair in landslide-ravaged Wayanad (Roundup)

PM Modi chairs special review meeting in Wayanad, assures full assistance

Wayanad landslides: How Centre helped disaster-hit region in relief, rescue and rehab ops

PM Modi undertakes aerial survey of landslide-hit Wayanad

Congress-led UPA drew the line: No national disaster status for natural calamities (Ld)

PM Modi lands in Kannur, heads to Wayanad

Wayanad landslide sparks calls for national disaster tag, but rules say otherwise

Underground sounds heard in parts of Wayanad, Kozhikode and Palakkad

13-yr-old TN girl performs Bharatanatyam for 3 hours, raises fund for Wayanad

Day 11 of Wayanad disaster: Search continues for 152 missing

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