Page 5 - Kerala Floods

Kerala to explore legal options to avail of foreign aid: CM Vijayan

His statement assumes significance in the wake of a row over the Centre's refusal to accept the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) reported offer of Rs 7 billion to the flood-hit state

Govt should help build houses, will pressure it for relief: Rahul in Kerala

Gandhi also reminded people, as the Congress party is not in power both in Delhi and Kerala, they can't do 'big things'

I-T department extends deadline for filing returns in Kerala due to floods

P Radhakrishnan will visit Kerala on Wednesday and review the relief measures

Kerala flood relief: State govt releases second tranche of Rs 2.30 billion

He added that the first installment of Rs 38 billion had already been released a week ago

After Kerala deluge, Cochin airport set to resume operations from Wednesday

Budget carrier Indigo also said it will resume services from 1400 hrs tomorrow from the Kochi, the airline said in a tweet

Due date of filing income tax return for Kerala extended to Sept 15: CBDT

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had earlier extended the 'Due Date' for filing of Income Tax Returns from July 31 to August 31, this year for salaried employees

Kerala floods LIVE: Rahul Gandhi meets flood-affected people in Chengannur

Murderous monsoon continues to wreak havoc across Kerala. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take aerial survey today. Track LIVE updates on Kerala weather at Business Standard

Kerala flood: Justice Kurian Joseph sings at event in Delhi to raise funds

The programme was attended by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and many other top court and Delhi High Court judges

Kerala floods: CBSE students who lost certificates to get digital copies

The students can download their documents from the Parinam Manjusha website, using their respective login-id and password provided at the time of declaration of results on their registered mobile numb

Kerala flood shaves off 2.2% of GSDP, pushes up fiscal deficit: Report

Agro-based industries and plantation industries such as rubber, tea, paper, textiles, food processing etc are likely to suffer losses of over Rs 12 billion

The Gadgil dilemma: Kerala floods a result of governance failures?

The notable ecologist correctly ascribed the disaster to governance failures, but his own panel's recommendations may not have been the right solution

GST Council yet to receive formal cess proposal from flood-hit Kerala

Thomas Isaac, the state's finance minister, had said he would be doing so, with a request for permission to levy one on the State GST

Flood-ravaged Kerala's wait for full central aid package could be long

According to the existing guidelines on disaster relief funds, the central govtt's contribution to the SDRF is 75% for general category states

The great flood of 1924: When Mahatma Gandhi mobilised Rs 6,000 for Kerala

Gandhi, through a series of articles in his publications 'Young India' and 'Navajivan', had urged people of the country to generously contribute for the relief of the flood-hit' Malabar'

Kerala floods: Experts raise questions on preventive steps, dam management

Since many of the dams are inter-connected, experts believe that mismanaging just one of them can cause a disproportionate ripple effect

Kerala floods: Meet M A Yusuff Ali, tycoon who sparked talk of UAE's aid

No sooner had Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced UAE's offer, the Centre said 'thanks, but no thanks'

Kereala floods: Row over Nirmala Sitharaman's itinerary persists

Hitting back at the defence minister, Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara said state governments derive their powers from the Constitution, not from the Centre

Kerala floods: Gold demand to see big dent, old jewellery sales may rise

In flood-hit areas, the first priority of people is rehabilitation and gold could be the first asset they en-cash

Kerala flood less intense than deluge of 1924, so why was damage as great?

Gadgil committee's recommendations, which were rejected, included restrictions on mining and quarrying, use of land for non-forest purposes and no construction of high-rises

Kerala celebrates sombre Onam, with 265 killed by flood, 800,000 in camps

The doors of the mosque were opened to accommodate people of all religions on August 18, a mosque committee official said