Kerala: News

25 Aug 2018

Narendra Modi

With Kerala's death toll rising, Modi hopes for Kerala's recovery

With the death toll in Kerala rising, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his hope that the annual Onam harvest festival will give Kerala's people the strength to cope with their adversities.

25 Aug 2018

Narendra Modi

PM expresses hope that Onam gives new strength to Kerala

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed hope that the festival of Onam will give new strength to the people of Kerala to overcome the adversities in the aftermath of the floods.

24 Aug 2018

India

#TravelBytes: 5 most beautiful routes in India for cycling enthusiasts

Cycling isn't just an exercise. It's much more- the sheer joy of jumping onto your bike, and pedaling your way through beautiful surroundings is purely unmatched.

24 Aug 2018

Sushma Swaraj

#KeralaFloods: How to retrieve lost/damaged documents, Aadhaar, ID proofs

Although the situation in Kerala is reaching normalcy as rehab operations are currently underway, but the destruction of lives, property, and assets it has resulted in is tremendous, and disheartening.

24 Aug 2018

Indian Navy

#KeralaFloods: Naval commander, who airlifted pregnant-woman, talks about toughest 30-minutes

The nation was amazed by what Naval Commander Vijay Varma and his team pulled in rain-ravaged Kerala.

24 Aug 2018

Narendra Modi

#KeralaFloods: Now, UAE says it never announced Rs. 700cr aid

Amid the political slugfest, between Left-governed Kerala and BJP in Centre, over accepting foreign aid, the UAE has said it hasn't announced the aid of Rs. 700 crore for rehabilitation of the rain-ravaged state.

Sudden water-release from Tamil Nadu caused floods, Kerala tells SC

On Thursday, Kerala blamed Tamil Nadu's failure to control the release of water from the Mullaperiyar dam for the floods, which devastated the state, killing hundreds and ruining property worth thousands of crores.

23 Aug 2018

Adani Group

#KeralaReliefFund: Adani Foundation commits to donate Rs. 50 crore

Adani Foundation, the CSR arm of Adani Group, has committed to giving Rs. 50cr for relief and rehabilitation of Kerala flood victims, the group said today.

#KeralaFloods: RBI to conduct exams for Grade-B Officer posts again

The RBI will conduct Phase-I/Paper-1 examination for Grade-B Officer posts on September 2 at various centers in Kerala for those who couldn't appear for it due to flood situation.

23 Aug 2018

Alphons Kannanthanam

Why is Union Minister Alphons KJ being trolled on Twitter?

Union Minister Alphons KJ has joined the long list of leaders who were trolled on social media with the hashtag #KannanthanamSleepChallenge.

23 Aug 2018

Infosys

Kerala flood relief: Infosys' Sudha Murthy shows what humility is

With the sun finally shining on Kerala and flood waters receding, the southern state can heave a sigh of relief.

23 Aug 2018

Narendra Modi

As Centre refuses UAE-aid, Kerala leaders say they need help

The Rs. 700 crore aid offered to rain-ravaged Kerala by UAE took political undertones as the ministers of the southern state asked Narendra Modi-led Centre to accept the donation.

23 Aug 2018

Kolkata

#KeralaReliefFund: 4-year-old girl donates Rs. 14,800 of piggy bank savings

A four-year-old girl from South Kolkata yesterday donated her piggy bank savings to the Kerala relief fund set up by the CPI(M).

22 Aug 2018

Kerala Floods

Kerala floods: Congress, BJP blame Kerala government for 'man-made' calamity

With flood waters receding and the situation in Kerala having somewhat stabilized, Opposition parties in flood-ravaged Kerala have started pointing fingers at the government.

22 Aug 2018

Muslims

#KeralaFloods: When a mosque became relief camp for Hindu families

With a mosque opening its portals to distressed Hindus and Muslims cleaning temples, the murderous monsoon seems to have washed away the barriers of religious differences in the rain-ravaged Kerala.

22 Aug 2018

India

Kohli dedicates third-Test win to Kerala flood victims, thanks Anushka

Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli dedicated the win against England in the third Test to Kerala flood victims.

22 Aug 2018

India

What caused the Kerala floods? NASA reveals the reason

NASA has released a video using satellite data that provides an estimate of rainfall and shows the spread of the resulting severe flooding in Kerala.

22 Aug 2018

Narendra Modi

#KeralaFloods: India may refuse UAE's generous aid due to UPA-policy

The Indian government may not take UAE's help of Rs. 700 crore for relief after floods wreaked havoc in Kerala, following a policy formed by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

22 Aug 2018

KJ Alphons

Kerala floods: Technical assistance required as Kerala starts reconstruction

With rains having petered out and flood waters receding, Kerala's efforts have shifted towards reconstruction and rehabilitation.

22 Aug 2018

Narendra Modi

Kerala floods aftermath: Govt focuses on cleaning houses, public places

With operations to rescue stranded people from flood-affected areas nearing a close, the Kerala government today turned its attention to cleaning of houses and public places which were damaged in the unprecedented rains which ravaged the state.

22 Aug 2018

Indian Air Force

#KeralaFloods: No outbreak of communicable disease reported, says Nadda

Union Health Minister JP Nadda yesterday said no outbreak of communicable disease has been reported from the flood-ravaged districts of Kerala so far.

21 Aug 2018

Indian Navy

#Keralafloods: Let's talk about Kerala's unsung heroes, the fishermen

Yesterday Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan announced that 90% of rescue operations in the state has been completed, thanks to NGOs, government agencies like NDRF, the Indian Navy, et al, and of course individuals.

21 Aug 2018

Kerala Floods

Kerala: 373 dead, 87 injured due to rains, floods, landslides

Rains, floods, and landslides in Kerala have killed 373 people since May 30, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said today.

21 Aug 2018

IIT-Delhi

Kerala floods: Experts say flood damages could have been reduced

Kerala has been ravaged by floods since August 8, leading to 357 people losing their lives, and over Rs. 20,000cr worth of property being damaged.

20 Aug 2018

Rescue Operation

Kerala floods: 90% of rescue operations completed

In what can be seen as a silver lining in an otherwise bleak situation, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan announced a while back that 90% of rescue operations in the state had been completed.

20 Aug 2018

Tamil Nadu

Kerala flood relief: Puducherry govt employees donate one day salary

The government employees in Puducherry, the Union Territory neighboring Tamil Nadu, have decided to contribute their one day salary to the Kerala flood relief fund.

20 Aug 2018

Kerala Floods

#KeralaFloods: 19-year-old commits suicide as rains destroy Class- 12 certificates

In a heartbreaking incident, a 19-year-old Kerala boy took his life after the rains destroyed his Class-12 certificates which were kept at his Karanthur home in Kozhikode district.

20 Aug 2018

Facebook

Kerala man loses Gulf-job for insensitive comment on flood victims

Rahul Cheru Palayattu, an expat from Kerala, who worked at gulf firm Lulu Group International was sacked for posting an insensitive comment about the floods, which have brought the southern state of India to a standstill.

19 Aug 2018

Tamil Nadu

#KeralaFloods: TN devotees end Sabarimala pilgrimage in local Ayyappa temples

With heavy rains and floods making the famous hill shrine of Sabarimala in Kerala out of bounds, several Ayyappa devotees from Tamil Nadu chose to end their pilgrimage at local temples in Chennai and elsewhere in the state.

19 Aug 2018

Andhra Pradesh

#KeralaFloods: Andhra IAS officers donate one-day salary to flood-hit victims

To provide aid to flood-hit victims, the IAS Officers' Association of Andhra Pradesh (IASOA-AP) today announced that it will contribute one-day salary of its members to CM Relief Funds of Kerala.

19 Aug 2018

Monsoon

#KeralaFloods: India Inc extends relief measures to victims through donations

With heavy rains continuing to wreak havoc in Kerala, India Inc has extended relief measures to the victims by offering donations.

19 Aug 2018

Indian Air Force

Kerala floods: IAF saves baby in dramatic rescue operation

In a heroic and dramatic rescue operation, Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel saved a toddler and his mother from a rooftop in the flood-ravaged district of Alappuzha in Kerala.

19 Aug 2018

Goa

Ecologist, who predicted Kerala-floods in 2011, says Goa next

Ecologist Madhav Gadgil has said Goa may face a similar deluge like Kerala if precautions aren't taken.

19 Aug 2018

India

Horrified to see loss of life, destruction by Kerala-floods: Krishnamoorthi

A top Indian-American Congressman, Raja Krishnamoorthi, said he is "horrified" by the destruction and loss of life caused by the severe floods in Kerala, saying the "unimaginable" human cost of the tragedy is felt by families across India and world.

19 Aug 2018

Monsoon

Kerala: Commercial flight operations from Kochi Naval Base from tomorrow

The Center yesterday said Kerala's Kochi Naval Base will be thrown open for commercial flight operations from the morning of August 20, bringing a huge relief to people awaiting the resumption of air service from Kochi.

19 Aug 2018

Mumbai

#KeralaFloods: This Mumbai-based NGO is collecting food, clothes for victims

A Mumbai-based NGO has started a campaign to collect food and other items to help the flood victims in Kerala.

19 Aug 2018

Narendra Modi

Willing to fly planes to Kerala voluntarily, without payment: Pilots

The Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing its willingness to fly planes to Kerala on a "voluntary basis" in the larger interest of the affected people in the state.

19 Aug 2018

Narendra Modi

#KeralaFloods: No red-alert issued but heavy rainfall predicted

For the first time since August 9, no red alert was issued for any of Kerala's 14 districts, but the IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in the districts of Ernakulam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha.

18 Aug 2018

Paytm

India's youngest billionaire slammed for Rs. 10,000 donation for flood-victims

With several avenues now open for providing financial help to flood victims in Kerala, several industrialists, politicians, celebrities, and the like, along with normal citizens, have started contributing.

18 Aug 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

AAP ministers to donate one month salary to flood-hit Kerala

All AAP MPs, MLAs, and ministers will donate one-month salary for the relief work in flood-ravaged Kerala, where 194 people have died.