New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (IANS) The Ministry of Finance on Saturday mandated the public sector insurance companies, including the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to extend all possible support to the victims of the Wayanad tragedy by expeditiously settling all insurance claims.
Shimla, Aug 3 (IANS) It is an uphill task in the calamity-hit mountains with a swollen rivulet as hope flickers for 33 missing flashflood victims, mostly of an extended family, on the third day after the monsoon mayhem in the interiors of upper Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Indian Army has intensified its ongoing Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in Himachal Pradesh by mobilising several resources following the cloudburst and landslides in Shimla and Mandi districts.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday announced that the state government is getting a rehabilitation package ready for those who have been affected by the recent landslides and floods in Wayanad.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Uttarakhand Police Headquarters in Dehradun reported on Saturday that heavy rainfall on Wednesday night in Kedarnath has caused significant damage to several routes.
Wayanad, Aug 3 (IANS) As rescue operations entered the fifth day on Saturday, the toll in Kerala’s worst natural calamity touched 344 with 206 people still missing after the massive landslides and floods at Wayanad.
Shimla, Aug 2 (IANS) Rescuers on Friday resumed the search operation in Himachal Pradesh on the second day to trace 49 people who went missing after cloudbursts and heavy rain triggered massive landslides and flash floods.
Wayanad, Aug 2 (IANS) The death toll in the Wayanad landslide disaster on Friday reached 297, said officials, adding that 206 people continue to be missing.
Wayanad, Aug 1 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, after visiting landslide-hit Wayanad in Kerala on Thursday, said that he experienced emotions similar to those he felt when his father -- late former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi -- had died.
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been closely monitoring the situation in Himachal Pradesh in the wake of heavy rains and a cloudburst, sources said on Thursday.
