CPI(M) demands cyclone Phailin be declared a national calamity

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 18:31

With Odisha incurring huge loss due to cyclone Phailin and floods, CPI(M) demanded declaration of the situation as a national calamity besides waiver of agricultural loan for the year 2013-14.

Declare Uttarakhand flood disaster a national calamity: BJP

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 23:01

BJP`s Uma Bharti after visiting flood-affected Uttarakhand suggested that tragedy be declared national calamity and President`s Rule imposed in state as government "failed" to deal with the crisis.

Declare U’khand tragedy a national calamity: BJP

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 20:31

The BJP on Saturday asked the government to declare the Uttarakhand flood tragedy as a national calamity or at least as "rarest of the rare" calamity.

Philippine Prez declares state of national calamity

Last Updated: Saturday, December 8, 2012, 18:19

Philippine President Benigno S Aquino III has declared a state of national calamity following the devastation brought by Typhoon Bopha (local name Pablo) in Southern Philippines.

Declare Assam flood a national calamity: AIUDF

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 17:41

AIUDF asked Centre to declare flood in the state, a national calamity and also sought a financial package of Rs 10,000 crore for the affected people.

Declare Assam flood as national calamity: BJP

Last Updated: Sunday, July 1, 2012, 23:02

BJP on Subday asked the union government to declare the Assam floods as a national calamity.

Declare national calamity on crop loss: CPI to Centre

Last Updated: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 18:42

The CPI asked the Centre to declare as national calamity the unseasonal rain that washed out the crops of farmers in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

CPI (M) wants floods be declared a national calamity

Last Updated: Monday, October 12, 2009, 15:18

The politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has demanded that the floods in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka be declared a national calamity.

BJP appeals PM to declare AP floods as national calamity

Last Updated: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 22:37

The Andhra Pradesh BJP on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to declare recent floods, which caused widespread destruction in the state, as a "national calamity".

Declare floods in AP, Karnataka as national calamity: BJP

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 21:13

BJP on Tuesday asked the Centre to declare the floods, that wreaked havoc in some parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, as a "national calamity" and demanded the relief package of Rs 5,000-crore each to these states.