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Kerala govt withdraws payment order for Pinarayi Vijayan’s chopper ride from disaster fund

Kerala's disaster management department on Monday issued an order sanctioning Rs8 lakh for Pinarayi Vijayan's helicopter ride, which was strongly criticised by opposition leaders

1 min read10 Jan 2018
Politics

Cyclone Ockhi: How cash-starved Kerala raised a Rs120-crore relief fund

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan's government has put together Rs120 crore, as per the finance department, compared to Rs133 crore given by the centre

2 min read29 Dec 2017
Politics

Govt team visits Cyclone Ockhi-hit areas in Tamil Nadu, Kerala to assess damage

The team, headed by home ministry official Vipin Mallik, will visit fishing villages in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in three groups to assess damage caused by Cyclone Ockhi

2 min read27 Dec 2017
Opinion

Will the next disaster too catch us by surprise?

Times of risk bring out some of the highest complexities of human behaviour. The more we understand those complexities, the better we will manage the next disaster that we face

4 min read21 Dec 2017
Politics

Kerala government suspends DGP Jacob Thomas

Jacob Thomas's suspension comes nearly a fortnight after he criticised the Pinarayi Vijayan government's response to Cyclone Ockhi

1 min read20 Dec 2017
Politics

Cyclone Ockhi: Kerala, Tamil Nadu urge PM Modi for Rs16,642 crore aid

The central government said Rs325 crore has been sanctioned on priority for relief work in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep

1 min read20 Dec 2017
Politics

Over 600 fishermen of Tamil Nadu, Kerala still missing after Cyclone Ockhi

A home ministry official says as many as 433 fishermen from Tamil Nadu and 186 from Kerala are missing after Cyclone Ockhi

1 min read14 Dec 2017
Politics

Cyclone Ockhi: Protests in Tamil Nadu over missing fishermen

Search operations are on full swing and it will continue till the last fisherman is rescued, says Tamil Nadu fisheries minister D. Jayakumar

2 min read13 Dec 2017
Politics

Cyclone Ockhi: death toll at 42 as thousands march for missing fishermen

Fishermen took out a march demanding a coordinated search operation to trace their colleagues and a visit by PM Narendra Modi to Cyclone Ockhi-hit areas

1 min read11 Dec 2017
Politics

Cyclone Ockhi: Kerala govt doubles compensation for victims

Kerala govt announces relief package for the victims of Cyclone Ockhi, raising Rs10 lakh exgratia amount for the kins of the deceased to Rs20 lakh

2 min read7 Dec 2017
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