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3 days, 11 hours ago

Businessman Boby Chemmanur taken into custody for obscene remarks against actor Honey Rose

KOCHI: Police took businessman Boby Chemmanur into custody as part of the case registered against him for making obscene remarks against actor Honey Rose on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Ernakulam Central Police registered a case against Boby charging BNS section 75 for making sexually coloured remarks and section 67 of the IT Act for publishing and transmitting obscene material in electronic …

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Centre Declares Wayanad Landslides As 'Severe Nature' Disaster; Priyanka Urges Prompt Allocation Of Funds

ABP News

Five months after landslides hit three villages in Kerala's Wayanad district, the Union government declared the landslides as a disaster of a "severe nature". In a formal communication to Kerala government, the Union Home Ministry clarified that initial financial assistance for such disasters is provided through the State Disaster Response Fund. Priyanka Gandhi Welcomes Move Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra …

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'Severe nature' disaster status granted to Wayanad landslide after five months

India Today

Five months after devastating landslides destroyed three villages in Wayanad, the Union Government has declared it a disaster of "severe nature," recognising its intensity and impact for all practical purposes, an official source said on Monday. In a communication to the Kerala government, the Union Home Ministry explained that financial aid for such severe disasters is initially provided by the …

Disaster Response Wayanad Severe Nature

Wayanad landslide victims allege lapses in rehabilitation list preparation

New Indian Express

KALPETTA: Victims of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides in Meppadi panchayat of Wayanad district have alleged gross official negligence in preparing the beneficiary list for rehabilitation. Currently living in a rented house in Munderi, Aysha revealed that despite informing authorities about her uninhabitable home, her name was excluded from the beneficiary list in the first phase. Only if they listen can we …

List Subair

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Special Cabinet meet focusses on expediting rehabilitation for Wayanad landslide survivors

The Hindu

A special Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday focussed on expediting the rehabilitation of families displaced by the devastating landslides in Wayanad. Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan presented a draft rehabilitation plan that reportedly includes proposals from the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board for the construction of 1,000-square-foot single-storey houses for the survivors from Mundakkai and Chooralmala, …

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3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court says no to Sunburn festival in landslide-hit Wayanad

India Today

The Kerala High Court has ordered the cancellation of the Sunburn music festival scheduled to be held in the landslide-hit district of Wayanad on New Year’s Eve. The court issued the order after residents of the area filed a case citing illegal construction at 'Boche 1000 Acres' in Meppadi, Wayanad. The Wayanad District Collector, who also heads the District Disaster …

Court Wayanad District Illegal Construction

1 month, 4 weeks ago

After over 3 months, Kerala landslide survivors meet at poll booths

Hindustan Times

Three-and-a-half months after landslides tore apart their villages and killed at least 250 of their friends and family members, the surviving voters of Chooralmala and Mundakkai met each other again in the polling booths for the bypoll in Wayanad parliamentary constituency on Wednesday in an atmosphere filled with tears, smiles and hugs. In April, when 24-year-old Sruthi S voted in …

Congress Wayanad Vote Poll Polling Landslide Booth

2 months ago

Worm-Infested Food Kits Supplied To Wayanad Landslide Victims, Kerala CM Orders Vigilance Probe

ABP News

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday ordered a vigilance inquiry into reports of worm-infested food kits distributed by the Meppadi Grama Panchayat to survivors of the landslides in Chooralmala-Mundakai, Wayanad district. Survivors of the landslides in Chooralmala-Mundakai have alleged that they were given worm-infested food kits by the Meppadi Grama Panchayat, leading to a protest …

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2 months ago

Kerala CM orders vigilance probe into reports of distribution of worm-infested food kits in Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday ordered a vigilance inquiry into the reports of distribution of worm-infested food kits by Meppadi Grama Panchayat to the survivors of the landslides in Chooralmala-Mundakai in Wayanad district. The CM ordered an inquiry based on the media reports on the food kits, a release issued by the CMO said. The probe was …

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Food Packets With Pics of Rahul, Priyanka, Triggers Political Row

Deccan Chronicle

Thiruvananthapuram: The seizure of food kits featuring images of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, who is also a candidate, in Thirunelli, Wayanad, has sparked major controversy. Congress MLA T. Siddique has defended Priyanka Gandhi, stating that she does not require the distribution of food kits to win elections. Worm-infested food grains distributed among affected families In a related …

Congress Election Wayanad Cpm Distribution Food Kits

4 months ago

Bhopal-based firm wins contract for Anakkampoyil-Meppadi tunnel road project

The Hindu

Amid the growing opposition to the Anakkampoyil-Meppadi tunnel road project in the aftermath of the recent landslides at Meppadi, the State government is firm on its decision to go ahead with the project. Bhopal-based Dilip Buildcon Limited has won the ₹1,341-crore contract for the construction of the tunnel road as bids were opened on Thursday, while Kolkata-based Royal Infra Construct …

Wayanad Project State Road Tunnel Meppadi

4 months ago

Wayanad landslides: Forum demands intensified search for missing persons

The Hindu

A meeting convened by the affected individuals in the aftermath of the Mundakkai and Chooralmala landslides has called for urgent and intensified search efforts in the Chaliyar area, particularly from the Sentinal rock water falls, to locate those still missing. They urged the government to provide adequate compensation for the injured, take responsibility for ongoing medical treatment, and compensate those …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala to hold Post Disaster Needs Assessment in Wayanad

The Hindu

Kerala is all set to begin Post Disaster Needs Assessment in the landslides-affected areas in Meppadi grama panchayat in Wayanad from Monday. The State will frame a detailed report after a week-long assessment and submit it to the National Disaster Management Authority, which, in turn, will forward it to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. The MHA normally took a …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala landslips: Was Vilangad in Kozhikode ignored when all eyes were on Wayanad?

The Hindu

The clamour for a comprehensive rehabilitation package for Vilangad in Kozhikode district is growing louder with each passing day, following the devastating landslips that struck the mofussil towns and villages in Vanimal and Narippatta grama panchayats early on July 30. Around seven bridges, both minor and major, including the one in Vilangad town, lie either in ruins or buried beneath …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: 401 body parts tested for DNA so far

Deccan Chronicle

DNA testing of 401 bodies and limbs recovered from the July 30 landslide-hit areas in Wayanad completed on Tuesday.The search operation carried out by the Army, Special Operations Group, Fire and Rescue Services, and the Forest Department including several volunteers recovered 349 body parts that belonged to 248 people, including 121 men and 127 women.As many as 52 of the …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Wayanad landslide: Kerala govt announces Rs 6 lakh financial assistance to families of deceased

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government has announced Rs 6 lakh financial assistance to each of the families of the deceased in the twin landslides at Mundakkai and Chooralmala in Wayanad. Announcing a detailed plan for rehabilitation and financial support for the survivors and the families of the deceased, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also said that Rs 75,000 will be given to …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Search mission continues in disaster zone; special drive on to retrieve survivors’ documents

The Hindu

A special camp to retrieve official documents of the landslide survivors who lost everything, was launched on Monday in the disaster-hit regions of Wayanad, Kerala, where a search mission to locate missing people continued. The camps are being held in select schools at Meppadi as part of the certificate/document retrieval campaign jointly carried out by the Local Self-Government department, district …

Wayanad Zone Special

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala Police seeks blood samples of missing Odia doctor

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: Kerala Police has requested Odisha DGP Arun Kumar Sarangi to direct authorities in the state to collect the blood samples of the parents of Dr Swadhin Panda, who went missing after Wayanad district was struck by devastating landslides last month. In a letter to Sarangi, Wayanad Crime Branch DSP Sureshkumar MK informed several unidentified bodies and body parts were …

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5 months ago

Kerala govt envisages 3-phase project to rehabilitate survivors of Wayanad landslide

New Indian Express

CHOORALMALA / KOZHIKODE: The Kerala government is facing a formidable task in rehabilitating the survivors of the Wayanad landslide, who are currently sheltered in 16 camps around Meppadi. The government has to find temporary houses, preferably in Wayanad itself, for a total of 2,225 people from 648 families. A project with the help of the local bodies has been prepared …

Wayanad Phase

5 months ago

Wayanad landslide survivors recall scary experiences

The Hindu

Avanthika is in deep sleep at the orthopaedics ward of Dr. Moopen’s Medical College Hospital, Wayanad, near Meppadi. “Please don’t wake my child now, she will start asking for her parents and brother,” Avanthika’s grandmother Lakshmi implores a nurse passing by. Avanthika lost her father Prashob, an autorickshaw driver, mother Vijayalakshmi, a tea estate worker at Harrisons Malayalam Plantation, and …

Odisha Lakshmi Wayanad Landslide Mundakkai

5 months ago

Over 1,000 Personnel Intensify Rescue and Search Operation

Deccan Chronicle

Thiruvananthapuram: The search for persons missing in the Churalmala and Mundakai landslides entered the ninth day on Wednesday. As many as 1,026 personnel from various units across six zones are actively involved in the search efforts. These include members from the Kerala Police, NDRF, Army, NDMA Rescue Team, Delta Squad, SOG, as well as the Kerala and Tamil Nadu Fire …

Search Rescue Teams

5 months ago

Plan norms for Meppadi panchayat in Wayanad relaxed to take up post-landslide relief works

The Hindu

The Local Self-Government department has allowed relaxations in the annual Plan for Meppadi grama panchayat to allow it to spend more on post-landslide relief efforts. The Meppadi panchayat can now amend its annual Plan and utilise funds for priority projects in light of the landslides that have ravaged large areas which are part of the panchayat. The department has also …

Plan Panchayat Funds Meppadi Development Fund

5 months ago

Teary eyes struggle to identify loved ones in Wayanad

New Indian Express

MEPPADI : Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Community Hall in Meppadi is now a sombre place of reflection and sorrow. As of Monday morning, the hall housed 24 bodies and three body parts recovered from the recent devastating landslide, all of which remained unidentified. “It took six days to identify the first body,” said Jayesh, a volunteer. Among the faces on …

5 months ago

Over 800 people in 8 relief camps; rehabilitation next major challenge in Wayanad

New Indian Express

CHOORALMALA : With the search operations in Chooralmala and Mundakkai villages in the final phase, rehabilitation of those affected by the catastrophic landslides is the major challenge ahead for the authorities. Though the state government has announced plans to establish a township in a secure area for those affected, identifying suitable land for the purpose could well prove to be …

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Businessman Boby Chemmanur taken into custody for obscene remarks against actor Honey Rose

Centre Declares Wayanad Landslides As 'Severe Nature' Disaster; Priyanka Urges Prompt Allocation Of Funds

'Severe nature' disaster status granted to Wayanad landslide after five months

Wayanad landslide victims allege lapses in rehabilitation list preparation

Special Cabinet meet focusses on expediting rehabilitation for Wayanad landslide survivors

Kerala High Court says no to Sunburn festival in landslide-hit Wayanad

After over 3 months, Kerala landslide survivors meet at poll booths

Worm-Infested Food Kits Supplied To Wayanad Landslide Victims, Kerala CM Orders Vigilance Probe

Kerala CM orders vigilance probe into reports of distribution of worm-infested food kits in Wayanad

Food Packets With Pics of Rahul, Priyanka, Triggers Political Row

Bhopal-based firm wins contract for Anakkampoyil-Meppadi tunnel road project

Wayanad landslides: Forum demands intensified search for missing persons

Kerala to hold Post Disaster Needs Assessment in Wayanad

Kerala landslips: Was Vilangad in Kozhikode ignored when all eyes were on Wayanad?

Wayanad landslides: 401 body parts tested for DNA so far

Wayanad landslide: Kerala govt announces Rs 6 lakh financial assistance to families of deceased

Wayanad landslides: Search mission continues in disaster zone; special drive on to retrieve survivors’ documents

Kerala Police seeks blood samples of missing Odia doctor

Kerala govt envisages 3-phase project to rehabilitate survivors of Wayanad landslide

Wayanad landslide survivors recall scary experiences

Over 1,000 Personnel Intensify Rescue and Search Operation

Plan norms for Meppadi panchayat in Wayanad relaxed to take up post-landslide relief works

Teary eyes struggle to identify loved ones in Wayanad

Over 800 people in 8 relief camps; rehabilitation next major challenge in Wayanad