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  Punjab battles worst floods in decades; CM urges PM Modi to release Rs 60,000 crore in relief funds

  India | September 01, 2025 0:11 IST

  Villages worst-affected by the floods were in Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur and Amritsar districts.

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  Tripura floods: CM Manik Saha announces additional Rs 10 crore for affected people

  Tripura | September 04, 2024 7:57 IST

  Tripura floods: PM Modi has also sanctioned an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives in the recent flood in the northeastern state. The PM also approved Rs 50,000 each for those who were injured in the flood that wreaked havoc in Tripura.

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  Tamil Nadu CM Stalin urges PM Modi for Rs 2,000 crore interim relief amid flood crisis

  December 20, 2023 14:58 IST

  Tamil Nadu CM stressed the importance of early allocation of funds to address the damage caused by Cyclone Michaung in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, and Tiruvallur districts.

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  COVID-19 lockdown: Manipur to provide Rs 2,000 each to residents stranded in other states

  India | April 07, 2020 21:09 IST

  The Manipur government has decided to provide financial assistance of Rs 2,000 each to the residents who are stranded in other parts of the country due to the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, sources in the CMO said on Tuesday.

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  COVID-19 relief: X-men star James McAvoy donates 275,000 pounds to NHS

  March 30, 2020 18:30 IST

  The funds will be spent on important Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as masks, visors, gloves, etc for healthcare workers struggling with shortage of supplies during the ongoing health crisis. McAvoy took to Instagram and highlighted the importance of donating to the NHS.

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  Assam floods: Here is how you can donate to those in need

  India | October 19, 2019 21:35 IST

  To help people reeling under the massive flood, the Chief Minister Relief Fund in collaboration with Milaap has become a bridge between the donators and the flood victims. The fundraisers have collected around Rs 321,198 so far and they need more to provide basic reliefs to those whose lives have been devastated by the floods. Here are the ways you can help the people who are affected by the floods in Assam.

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  Hong Kong grants over 7 million dollars for cyclone Fani victims

  World | July 06, 2019 8:11 IST

  Cyclone Fani: Three grants totalling 7.032 million Hong Kong dollars (about $902,278) from Hong Kong's Disaster Relief Fund have been approved for cyclone Fani victims in Odisha, the Special Administrative Region (SAR) government said in Hong Kong.

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  BJP workers not allowing relief funds collection in Tripura: CPI-M

  Politics | August 28, 2018 18:30 IST

  It said that its senior leaders and elected representatives like MLAs Badal Chowdhury and Sudhan Das and ex-MLA Basudeb Majumder were among those who were "prevented by BJP men in the presence of the police".  

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  SC judges will contribute to Kerala flood relief fund, says CJI

  India | August 20, 2018 14:28 IST

  "Judges of this court are also making contribution for the flood relief fund," the bench said. The observation came after Attorney General K K Venugopal referred to the "grave tragedy" that has struck Kerala rendering 10 million people homeless.

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  After helping drought-struck farmers, Akshay Kumar donates Rs. 1 crore for Chennai flood victims

  Bollywood | December 15, 2015 16:44 IST

  Chennai: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has extended a helping hand to the rain ravaged people of the city by donating Rs.1 crore for relief work."After seeing the shocking visuals of rain affected Chennai, Akshay wanted

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  Punjab sets up relief fund for farmers' families

  Politics | July 21, 2015 20:40 IST

  Chandigarh: To give relief to distressed families of farmers in the state committing suicide, the Punjab government on Tuesday announced the creation of a “revolving fund” to provide assistance to them.“Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal

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  Rs 13 crore released from CM relief fund for Uttarakhand farmers

  India | April 17, 2015 16:02 IST

  Dehradun: Harish Rawat has released Rs 13 crore from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for payment to farmers in all districts as compensation or grants on account of losses to their crops by unseasonal rains.Giving

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  Govt to pay Rs 25 lakh to next of kin of pipeline fire victims

  India | June 27, 2014 22:47 IST

  New Delhi: The government today announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs 25 lakh for the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the gas pipeline fire at a village in Andhra Pradesh.Oil

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  Beneficiaries of PM Relief Fund cannot be disclosed, says CIC

  India | August 14, 2013 6:21 IST

  New Delhi:The Central Information Commission has allowed the PMO to withhold information on beneficiaries of Prime Minister's Relief Fund saying assistance given out of this fund cannot be classified as subsidy which needs to be