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Army personnel rescue flood affected people in Ernakulam district of Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

Votebank politics result in step-motherly treatment for India’s states in dire need

Rahul Gandhi’s promise to uplift the huge migrant population of artisans, carpenters, plumbers and weavers has been looked at with a jaundiced eye.

27 Aug 2018 12:10 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted aerial survey of flood-hit Kerala where 324 people have died in last nine days. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

We need maturity over foreign aid in disasters

The Union government must display alacrity and large-heartedness in putting Kerala back on its feet.

27 Aug 2018 12:00 AM

Known for making controversial statements, the BJP MLA had last month said if he was the home minister, he would have the intellectuals shot dead as they worked for the human rights of terrorists and not the soldiers who laid down their lives to protect the country. (Photo: File/ANI)

Kerala floods happened due to open slaughter of cows: K'taka BJP MLA

The BJP MLA was apparently referring to an incident in Kerala last year, where a group of men slaughtered a cow in the open.

26 Aug 2018 6:44 PM

PM Modi said loss of lives cannot be compensated, but he assures the grief-stricken families that in this moment of suffering, every Indian stands by them shoulder to shoulder. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

PM Modi hails humanitarian assistance rendered for Kerala floods

Modi appreciated for the role rendered by the Army, Air Force, Navy, NDRF, BSF, CISF and the RAF in relief and rescue operations.

26 Aug 2018 3:24 PM

Flood-ravaged Kerala, for which tourism is the mainstay of its economy, is staring at 4 to 5 per cent decline in footfalls if the sector does not pick up from October, a senior tourism official has said. (Photo: PTI)

Kerala fears 4 to 5 pc decline in tourist arrivals due to floods

The state is reeling under devastating floods, the worst since the 1924 deluge.

26 Aug 2018 2:45 PM

Torrential downpours began hammering Kerala on August 8, setting off devastating floods that left more than 200 people dead and sent more than 800,000 fleeing for dry land. (Photo: AP)

Flood-ravaged Kerala's wait for full financial aid from Centre could be long

An official said the whole exercise normally takes 3 to 6 months and hence the final package comes late.

26 Aug 2018 12:46 PM

An artist dresses up as Mahabali King Maveli shakes hands with a child during Onam celebrations at a flood relief camp in Kochi. (Photo: PTI)

Muted Onam festivities in Kerala’s relief camps

In worst-hit Alappuzha district, Onam was celebrated at a mosque, which has been turned into a relief camp.

26 Aug 2018 5:59 AM

A search and rescue operation was underway for more than 30 people who have been swept away by flash floods in the fishing village of Anungan. (Photo: AFP)

Denying foreign aid to Kerala is cruelty

The Kerala government says that the United Arab Emirates has offered Rs 700 crore which the government in Delhi said it would not accept.

26 Aug 2018 5:46 AM

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

Blamegame on Kerala floods is escapism

Kerala’s woes have been doubled as it has suffered both ways after 40-plus overflowing rivers inundated large swathes of the state.

26 Aug 2018 5:32 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: File)

May Onam strengthen people of Kerala, says Modi

Heavy rains and flooding have claimed 231 lives since August 8 in the second spell of the monsoon.

26 Aug 2018 5:13 AM

Army personnel evacuate local residents in Aluva, Kochi. (Photo: Arun Chandrabose)

Death by water: Anatomy of a disater

The contention of ecologists, including myself, is that damages to ecology will exacerbate the fallout from natural disasters.

26 Aug 2018 4:34 AM

The otherwise busy streets and shops sport a deserted look on Uthradom day. (Photos: Vinod Karimatt)

An austere festival time

The recent Kerala floods have put a damper on Onam festivities and business.

26 Aug 2018 12:46 AM

Army personnel on rescue and evacuation operations in a flood-affected region of Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

Balancing act at work

The balancing act of nature that contains all the things including what life forms create is unremitting.

26 Aug 2018 12:20 AM

Onam feast was prepared in schools, colleges, convention halls, mosques and churches which are serving as relief camps in various districts. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Sombre mood, low-key celebrations on Onam in flood-hit Kerala

The devastating deluge has taken the sheen out of the state's most awaited harvest festival - Thiru Onam.

25 Aug 2018 4:29 PM

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 flood-hit Kerala

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

25 Aug 2018 10:23 AM

In Kerala, all 35 of the state's major reservoirs were brimming with rain water by August 10, forcing local authorities to open the sluice gates on the Idukki Dam for the first time in 26 years. (Photo: PTI)

Kerala floods match climate change predictions, worse to come

'If we continue with current levels of emissions - which is not unlikely - we will have unmanageable risks,' says scientist.

25 Aug 2018 9:03 AM

So much to learn from ‘God’s own country’

Kerala proved to the watching world what it is capable of during disasters like floods on such an intense scale.

25 Aug 2018 5:25 AM

Mullaperiyar Dam. (Photo: Asian Age/File)

Supreme Court fixes Mullaperiyar water level

Supreme Court tells Tamil Nadu government to maintain reservoir level at 139 feet.

25 Aug 2018 4:25 AM

Bollywood pitches in for Kerala

Long ago, Bollywood stars used to come out in open trucks and raise funds.

25 Aug 2018 1:08 AM

The chief minister said the state was facing the biggest calamity in 100 years and preliminary estimate of losses comes around Rs 20,000 crore. (Photo: File | PTI)

Treat Kerala on different yardstick for flood relief aid: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

In support, he said the state was densely populated and had good infrastructure facilities like roads, communication network and hospitals.

24 Aug 2018 5:01 PM

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