Relief operations in Ganjam hit due to rains

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 18:06

Relief operations in the flood-ravaged Ganjam district was affected as rains continued to lash the district, even as authorities announced that schools in the district would remain closed till October 30, officials said on Sunday.

A month later, Uttarakhand relief down to a trickle

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 18:45

The initial rush of relief material for Uttarakhand has come down to a trickle more than a month after the rain-flood tragedy, leaving NGOs wondering how to provide for thousands of locals stranded in the remote villages.

Uttarakhand floods: Rs 4.4 crore for distributing solar lanterns

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 20:57

Seeking to lighten up the houses in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, the Centre on Monday allocated Rs 4.4 crore for distributing 20,000 solar lanterns in the state.

Over 800 from Karnataka rescued in Uttarakhand

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 19:59

Over 800 out of the over 1,300 people from Karnataka stranded in Uttarakhand have been rescued so far, an official statement said on Tuesday.

Modi wants to become a "Rambo", Cong on Guj CM`s role in U`khand flood relief

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 21:04

As politics played out over Uttarakhand floods, Congress on Sunday targeted Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi saying he wants to become a "Rambo", dismissing reports he had helped in evacuation of 15,000 stranded people.

SGPC dispatches vehicles for rescue ops in U`khand

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 17:48

Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), apex body of Sikhs, on Saturday dispatched two dozen vehicles, including ambulances, to Dehradun to assist the ongoing rescue operations in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand calamity a national tragedy: Narendra Modi

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 23:52

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the natural calamity that struck Uttarakhand has the proportions of a national tragedy.

Orissa gears up post-relief ops, flood toll 40

Last Updated: Thursday, September 29, 2011, 20:01

With water receding in all rivers, Orissa govt said it has stepped up post- relief operation to restore normalcy in flood-affected areas.

Orissa flood: Toll 38, relief operation begins

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 19:22

With 11 more deaths, the toll in the second spell of Orissa flood mounted to 38 on Wednesday.

Orissa flood: 27 dead, relief operations intensify

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 16:30

The people in the marooned villages will be given cooked food till water completely recedes from their villages, Naveen Patnaik said.

Train derailment: IAF copters join rescue and relief operation

Last Updated: Friday, May 28, 2010, 21:54

Joining rescue operations, IAF today pressed a Chetak and two medium-lift MI-17 helicopters from Kalikunda air base to assist relief work at the site of the train derailment in Jhargram in West Bengal.