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Kerala floods: Pinarayi Vijayan says toll would have been higher if armed forces hadn't provided timely help
Ians •The death toll in the Kerala floods would have been much higher but for the timely help provided by the military, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.
Kerala floods: Indian Navy rescued 17,000 people in deluge-hit state during 'Operation Madad'
•Indian Navy rescued a total of 16,843 people, of which 1,173 were airlifted while 15,670 were rescued by teams using Gemini boats after Kerala experienced unprecedented rainfall.
Kerala floods: Navy deploys 21 rescue and diving teams with Gemini boats on Day 7 of Operation Madad
•On the seventh day of Operation Madad to provide relief from the Kerala floods, Southern Naval Command deployed 21 rescue and diving teams with Gemini boats in flood-hit state as the monsoon has intensified.
Kerala floods: Toll rises to 41; Centre sanctions Rs 80 crore as assistance to deal with 'unprecedented rain'
•The team, headed by Rijiju and accompanied by Union Tourism Minister Alphons Kannanthanam will visit rain-affected areas in Kerala.
Crew member of Kochi merchant ship succumbs to burns; another container ship catches fire in Kolkata, all rescued
Fp Staff •A crew member of a domestic merchant ship that caught fire off the coast here, has succumbed to severe burns.
Protests mount in Kerala’s coastal villages as Cyclone Ockhi leave behind death, devastation; fisherfolk cry govt apathy
Ashraf Padanna •Anger towards the state and central govt is rising across coastal villages in Kerala as families of fishermen, who went missing after Cyclone Ockhi hit the Arabian Sea, fear an uncertain future
Cyclone Ockhi: Indian Navy deploys Dornier, advanced light helicopter with divers for search operations
•Normal life had been affected in the rain-battered south Kerala coast on Thursday under the influence of Cyclone Ockhi with four persons losing their lives.
Kerala Youth Congress members arrested for hosting beef festival ahead of Narendra Modi's Kochi visit
Ians •Police on Saturday arrested Kerala Youth Congress workers who held a beef festival ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in Kochi
Naval chief lauds his personnel in Kochi command
Fp Archives •Citations were given to eight units, including INS Sindhuvijay, the submarine deployed for operational patrol.
Navy keen to attain self reliance on military tech: Vice Admiral Soni
Fp Archives •The Southern Naval Command chief said the economic growth of the nation has to be sustained by suitable security measures.