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Sep 14, 2018
West Bengal govt identifies seven bridges in Kolkata as 'most vulnerable'; restriction on goods-carrying vehicles to be imposed
The seven bridges are out of the 20, which, the PWD has classified as "distressed" structures. The seven bridges in Kolkata labelled as "most vulnerable" are Bijon setu, Gouribari Aurobindo Setu, Belgachhia bridge, Tollygunge Circular Road bridge, Dhakuria bridge, Tallah bridge and Santragachi bridge, the PWD official said. -
Sep 04, 2018
Kolkata bridge collapse: One dead, several injured in Majerhat mishap; Mamata Banerjee orders high-level investigation
A portion of the arterial Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata's Alipore area collapsed on Tuesday evening. killing at least one, and injuring 19 people. -
Sep 04, 2018
Kolkata bridge collapse updates: Rajnath Singh calls Majerhat incident 'extremely tragic', CAPF reaches spot
Kolkata bridge collapse LIVE updates: In wake of the bridge collapse in Kolkata, Home Minister Rajnath Singh took to Twitter to update about the incident. "Four NDRF teams have already reached the spot. One more team is on the way. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured," he said in a tweet. -
Aug 27, 2018
Kodagu floods: Amid row over itinerary, HD Kumaraswamy praises Nirmala Sitharaman for help extended to Karnataka
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lost her cool with Karnataka minister Sa Ra Mahesh during her visit to flood-affected regions in Kodagu district on 24 August. -
Aug 23, 2018
Kerala, After the Flood: Pinarayi Vijayan to conduct in-person review of relief camps across state from today
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday will conduct an in-person review of the functioning of relief camps in Chengannur, Kozhencherry, Alappuzha, North Paravoor and Chalakudy. -
Aug 21, 2018
Kerala, After The Flood: Displaced migrant workers heading home will adversely affect rehabilitation efforts
Around four million migrant labourers, displaced in the Kerala floods, work in nearly all sectors in the state, keeping the wheels of the economy moving. -
Aug 21, 2018
Centre declares Kerala floods ‘Level-3’ calamity; demand to call it ‘national disaster’ either ignorance or mischief
A Level-3 tag for the Kerala floods means that the Centre must help the state with its personnel and funds, which the Narendra Modi government has already begun to do. -
Aug 21, 2018
Toll in Kerala floods rises to 373; 12 lakh in relief camps; disinfectants handed out to prevent diseases
Kerala received rainfall more than 40 percent greater than normal for the monsoon, and torrential rain in the last 10 days led to severe floods across the state. -
Aug 20, 2018
Kerala floods: Call for religion-centric donations amid disaster absurd, disservice to people in distress
Amid the Kerala floods, a section of people has been calling for donations for Hindus, claiming that Muslims and Christians have enough help. Such messages on social media have been widely decried. -
Aug 20, 2018
For Kerala, rehabilitation likely the biggest challenge post floods, health issues another looming danger
During the Kerala floods, most of the people moved to relief camps are the poor who cannot afford the huge expense of clearing and sanitising their homes before returning to them.
