As the Southern state Kerala battled the fury of floods, people across the country and world came forward to provide help in every possible way they could, be it the volunteering support or the monetary and relief aid. To help streamline this outpouring of help, the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief[Read More…]
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Supreme Court judges sing to raise Kerala flood-relief fund
It was the first time in recent memory when two Supreme Court judges sang on Monday at a function, which was organised to raise funds to help the flood-affected people in Kerala. Singing for a human cause, Justice Kurian Joseph concluded the fund-raising event by singing a duet with playback singer Mohit Chauhan and sang “We shall overcome[Read More…]
Hindu Mahasabha website hacked; Spicy beef curry recipe on homepage
Team Kerala Cyber Warriors hacked the official website of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) on Friday and posted a recipe of ‘kerala Spicy Nadan Beef Curry’ to its homepage. This was done as a reaction to the ABHM chief Swami Chakrapan’s contentious comment that only those who do not eat[Read More…]
2 Kerala officials arrested for stealing relief materials
Two Kerala government officials were arrested on Friday in Wayanad district for the embezzlement of relief materials, police said. A senior police official told IANS that the arrests were made based on a complaint received from another senior government official. According to the complaint, the two accused, S. Thomas and[Read More…]
Why should centre block UAE aid, questions Kerala Finance Minister Thomas
Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Wednesday said he was surprised the Centre was blocking the UAE’s financial aid to the flood victims when it had extended only Rs 600 crore so far. “We asked for Rs 2,000 crore, they (Centre) could give us only Rs 600 crore. I don’t know why they[Read More…]
Kerala Floods: Man commits suicide after seeing damaged house
Shocked to see his flood-ravaged house, a man committed suicide near Ernakulam in Kerala, police said on Wednesday. Rocky, a casual labourer, left with his family after their house was submerged in water and took shelter in a relief camp. According to the police, he left the relief camp to clean up his[Read More…]
Indian Army goes out of way to rescue strangled in flood-hit Kerala
The unsung heroes are leaving no stone unturned to bring smiles to flood affected people in Kerala. The way Indian Army has made 13 temporary bridges to reconnect 38 remote areas, total of 3627 personnels have been rescued. Indian Army is working with 10 flood relief columns, 10 Engineer Task[Read More…]
Kerala Floods: PDP member Haseeb Drabu urges to donate Eid-money to relief fund
As the Kerala battles the fury of the flood raging across the state, state government have extended their helping hand in some or the other, and so has the Jammy and Kashmir government. The J&K government on Sunday announced Rs 2 crore financial assistance for the flood hit Kerala. Adding[Read More…]