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  Cyclone Ockhi: Centre denies declaring storm a 'national disaster', MET predicts moderate rain in TN in next 24 hours

  India | December 03, 2017 17:22 IST

  Cyclone Ockhi, which has caused widespread damage in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts, will not be termed a national disaster, Minister of State for Tourism K.J. Alphons said on Sunday.

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  Cyclone Ockhi: Over 500 fishermen rescued as warships step-up rescue operations, death toll mounts to 22; IMD predicts more rains

  India | December 02, 2017 23:36 IST

  The death toll in rain-related incidents in Kerala rose to nine with the recovery of two more bodies, taking the overall death toll to 22.

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  Declare J&K floods a national calamity: Congress

  Politics | September 06, 2014 15:52 IST

  New Delhi:  With the flood situation turning grim in Jammu and Kashmir and the death toll mounting to 100, Congress today demanded that it be declared a national calamity.Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha

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  Declare Assam flood as national calamity, says BJP

  Politics | July 01, 2012 19:39 IST

  Morigaon , July 1: BJP today asked the union government to declare the Assam floods as a “national calamity.”A high-level BJP national delegation led by party General Secretary Vijay Goel today visited flood affected areas