Congress general secretary (communication) Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on Sunday (January 5, 2025) termed the Great Nicobar Island infrastructure project a “recipe for ecological and humanitarian disaster” and said the Prime Minister should immediately order a pause and set up an independent panel to review it. Congress general secretary Jairam … Read more
The Minister says the Kerala government will expedite the land acquisition for the rehabilitation of Wayanad landslide victims. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The inordinate delay by the Centre in declaring the landslides in Wayanad as a disaster of extreme severity, 154 days after the natural disaster wiped out two villages in the district, might … Read more
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress candidate for the byelection to the Lok Sabha from the Wayanad constituency, waves to her supporters during a roadshow in Wayanad. | Photo Credit: ANI Stepping up her attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress leader and United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha byelection, … Read more
Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam has directed officials to deploy teams of the State disaster response force to areas vulnerable to flooding before the onset of the northeast monsoon. The Chief Secretary, who chaired a meeting on Saturday to prepare the State machinery for the monsoon, stressed the need to issue area-wise weather reports. “Equipment, water … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the Chooralmala area in Wayanad district, Kerala, where a deadly landslide occurred, killing over 400 people and injuring many others. The Prime Minister conducted an aerial survey and visited relief camps housing survivors and those receiving treatment at a hospital. After the inspection, PM Modi said that the … Read more
The Tainted Blood campaign group chairman, Andy Evans, who was infected with HIV and hepatitis C as a child through his haemophilia treatment, said publication of the report would be a “defining” moment after decades of campaigning. “This is where we pin our hopes, really – we don’t have anywhere else to go after this,” … Read more
File photo of Director General of Telangana Vigilance and Enforcement department Rajiv Ratan, who passed away on April 09, 2024. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Director General of Telangana Vigilance and Enforcement department Rajiv Ratan, whose sudden demise on Tuesday shocked the police fraternity and his well wishers, was in the limelight of late due … Read more
National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday asked the government to rethink a project for motorable roads up to the Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir. Meanwhile, the BJP has welcomed the move. “In the green belts of Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Pahalgam, no one is allowed to even repair or make additions to structures … Read more
Developed in India and consisting of a set of “mini-cubes” which can be airlifted and deployed on any terrain, the “world’s first portable disaster hospital” is now ready to be shared with the world. “This easy-to-use, mobile medical facility can be swiftly deployed to save lives in the most challenging circumstances. It can provide critical … Read more
Amizmiz (Morocco), At least 2,122 people have been killed and 2,421 injured since a massive earthquake struck central Morocco on Friday night, according to the latest update from the Moroccan Interior Ministry. The deaths include 1,351 people reported in the Al Haouz Province, 492 in Taroudant Province, 201 in Chichaoua, and 17 in Marrakesh, added … Read more