Kochi : 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 rupees has been destroyed in one of the worst floods and torrential rain in recent history. The Prime Minister, who flew from […]
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Kerala floods: Modi’s aerial survey called off
Kochi : 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 officials said. Modi, who arrived in the state capital on Friday night, flew in to Kochi earlier in the morning. The Prime […]
Navy rescues over 80 people in flood-battered Kerala
Kochi : The Navy on Wednesday rescued more than 80 persons as the flood situation worsened in Kerala again, leaving a fresh trail of death and destruction. As part of its ‘Operation Madad’, the Southern Naval Command deployed 21 rescue and diving teams with Gemini boats as the situation deteriorated across the southern state where […]
Flood-hit Kerala seeks Rs 8,316 cr for relief, rehabilitation
Kochi : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday submitted a memorandum to the visiting Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking Rs 8,316 crore as a special package for dealing with the situation arising from unprecedented floods following heavy monsoon rains. The central minister had earlier conducted an aerial survey of the flood ravaged Idukki […]
Kerala situation very serious, says Rajnath Singh after aerial survey
Kochi/Idukki : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday described the situation in the flood-affected areas of Kerala as “very serious” and assured the state of all possible help from the Centre. Rajnath Singh, who arrived here on Sunday afternoon, made the statement after an aerial survey of Idukki and Ernakulam districts. He was accompanied […]
Ship rams into Indian fishing boat, 3 dead
Kochi : A ship off the coast of Kerala here rammed into an Indian fishing boat early on Tuesday along the international route, killing three fishermen, a minister said. The ship is being located. The incident took place around 28 nautical miles from the shore on the high seas around 4 a.m., Kerala Fisheries Minister […]
Police nab prime suspect in Kerala girl’s trolling case
Kochi : The Kerala Police on Saturday took into custody a person alleged to have been the key tormentor of a 19-year-old Kerala student, who was trolled on the social media for selling fish after college hours. Noorudeen Sheikh is being questioned and a First Information Report has been registered against him, a police officer […]
HC gives bail to Kerala priest accused of rape
Kochi : The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to Father Johnson V. Mathew, one of the four priests accused in a rape case of a woman parishioner. The court, however, asked the Malankara Orthodox Church priest to surrender his passport. Mathew was arrested on July 13, from near Thiruvalla by the Crime Branch […]
Audio of abused Kerala nun, cardinal reveals latter aware of issue, Church denies
Kochi : An audio clip, broadcast by a Malayalam television channel on Thursday, purpotedly revealed that the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church had lied about not knowing that a nun had been sexually abused by a bishop, but the Church argued that the conversation had been “wrongly interpreted”. The clip, aired by Mathrubhumi TV […]
Qatar Airways flight skids off runway in Kerala
Kochi : A Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Kochi skidded off the runway while landing at the Cochin International Airport early on Friday due to heavy rains, an airport official and the airline said. Airport Director A.C.K. Nair told IANS that all the passengers were safe. The airline said: “Qatar Airways flight QR516 from DOH […]