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After HM's aerial survey, Rs 4 lakh compensation to Assam flood victims
India | July 30, 2016 19:31 ISTFacing the grim consequences of floods, the victims in Assam have been given a compensation of Rs 4 lakh by the state government, after the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh made an aerial survey of
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Heavy rains,floods,landslides devastate Uttarakhand
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Floods cause havoc in Madhya Pradesh; 35 people killed, thousands stranded
India | July 17, 2016 18:15 ISTBhopal: Reeling over the massive destructions caused by heavy floods is the state of Madhya Pradesh. As heavy monsoon rains created havoc in the state, at least thirty-five persons have died, nine are missing and
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Paris: After reaching 35-year high during floods, river Seine water level comes down
World | June 04, 2016 17:01 ISTParis: The water level of the Seine river in Paris started to decrease today after reaching its peak overnight, French authorities said. The authorities further said the river is expected to take ten days to
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Assam: Pre-monsoon floods strike, over 40,000 affected
India | April 24, 2016 20:33 ISTGuwahati: Over 40,000 people have been affected and 1,000 hectares of crop land inundated by flood waters following pre-monsoon rains for the past one week in Assam, officials said today. Four districts -- Lakhimpur, Jorhat,
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MEA to give passports free of cost to those who lost them in floods
India | December 07, 2015 19:09 ISTNew Delhi: Government will issue fresh passports free of cost to those people in Chennai whose travel document was either lost or damaged in the devastating floods in the city.The External Affairs Ministry, which issues
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Chennai rain: NDRF sends 20 more teams; rescues 10,000
India | December 04, 2015 18:21 ISTNew Delhi: The NDRF today intensified its relief and rescue operations in the rain and flood-battered Chennai and its adjoining areas as it added 20 more teams for the job and rescued over 10,000 people
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IRCTC to dispatch one lakh Rail Neer bottles to Chennai
India | December 03, 2015 22:17 ISTNew Delhi: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will dispatch one lakh bottles of Rail Neer to Chennai, which is currently reeling under devastating floods."In the first lot, we have dispatched 60,000 one-litre Rail
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Chennai flood situation "very alarming": Rajnath Singh
Politics | December 03, 2015 17:20 ISTNew Delhi: Terming the situation in flood-hit Chennai as "very alarming", Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said in the Lok Sabha that the Centre will extend all possible assistance to the state governments in dealing
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PM Modi discusses TN flood with Singh, Jaitley, Naidu
Politics | December 02, 2015 18:29 ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took stock of the flood situation in Tamil Nadu and discussed it with his cabinet colleagues, including the Home and Finance Ministers."I want to inform the House that
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B-Town prays for Chennai flood victims
Bollywood | December 02, 2015 14:07 ISTMumbai: Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar are praying for the safety of people in Chennai, which is affected by non-stop torrential rains.Amitabh took to Twitter to praise the relief work
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Myanmar flood toll rises to 96
World | August 09, 2015 12:47 ISTYangon: The toll from severe floods in Myanmar has risen to 96, the ministry of social welfare, relief and resettlement said on Sunday.Rising river water is threatening to inundate Ayeyawaddy region, Xinhua reported.The residents in
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India to dispatch relief material to flood-hit Myanmar
India | August 06, 2015 1:44 ISTNew Delhi: India is rushing relief supplies, including 10,000 packets of noodles, to Myanmar which was hit by massive floods."On the request of the government of Myanmar, India has rushed relief supplies to Myanmar which
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Political colour not to influence flood relief: Partha Chatterjee
Politics | August 04, 2015 14:59 ISTKrishnagar (WB): Political affiliations will not come in the way of distributing flood relief in the state, Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee said even as disgruntled locals today stopped his convoy in Nadia district
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Pakistan floods kill 116, affect over 7.5 lakh
World | August 04, 2015 6:47 ISTIslamabad: At least 116 people have died and more than 7.5 lakh affected across Pakistan due to devastating floods triggered by monsoon rains, as authorities struggled to reach thousands stranded by swollen rivers.National Disaster Management
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Govt signs peace accord with NSCN-IM, 180 killed in floods: Top 5 News Headlines
India | August 03, 2015 21:41 ISTGovernment signs landmark peace accord with NSCN (IM), PM calls it 'historic'New Delhi: With an aim of ending insurgency in Nagaland, the government on Monday signed a peace accord with key Naga outfit The Nationalist
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Rain triggers flash floods in Pakistan
World | July 20, 2015 18:39 ISTIslamabad: Heavy rains over the weekend have triggered flash floods in various parts of Pakistan, a media report said on Monday.The Chitral valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was the worst-affected as the floods snapped most
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Defence Ministry raises Rs 500 crore bill for flood assistance to J-K
India | June 30, 2015 0:11 ISTSrinagar: The Defence Ministry has raised a bill of Rs 500 crore for its assistance to Jammu and Kashmir government for carrying out relief and rescue operations during the floods that battered the valley last
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Flash floods, landslides kill 21 in Bangladesh
World | June 29, 2015 7:25 ISTDhaka: At least 21 people have died in devastating flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains that lashed southeastern hilly districts of Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday.Tens of thousands of people were marooned on
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Choppers flown to rain-hit districts of Uttarakhand
India | June 26, 2015 16:35 ISTDehradun: With the very first spell of monsoon showers damaging nearly half a dozen roads and bridges in Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts, choppers were today flown to the affected areas with a team of senior
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