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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicKerala floods

Topic: Kerala floods

At least 373 dead in Kerala due to rains, floods & landslides

More than 54.11 lakh people have been affected in the floods since 30 May.

Sharing WhatsApp photo to ferrying people and food: How ‘God’s own army’ saved Kerala

The 700-odd boats manned by Kerala's fishermen are estimated to have rescued around 35 per cent of the flood-affected people in the state.

Kerala needs doctors and skilled workers to rebuild lives: Tourism minister Alphons

Union tourism minister K.J. Alphons in a series of tweets appealed to skilled workers to help the state regain normalcy.

Superstition about Kerala floods: Rule of faith or lack of rationalism in 21st century India?

The Supreme Court recently said the ban on entry of women of menstruating age in Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple is “patriarchal”. Many Twitter users, including RSS...

Defence forces to Kerala’s rescue, and the furore over a hug

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

80 years before Kerala floods, Mahatma Gandhi blamed caste system for natural disasters

Kerala is better equipped to rise anew from the calamity than any other part of India.

In Kerala flood war room, clockwork efficiency is the order of the day

Officials at the state’s disaster management cell tackle the crisis with a calmness and efficiency that belies the severity of the task.

Flood-hit Kerala races to avert disease outbreak as waters recede

Devastating floods have claimed hundreds of lives and thousands have taken shelter at rescue camps since the monsoon arrived in June.

Story of the Mullaperiyar dam caught in the Kerala flood controversy

Last week, Kerala argued that the more than 100-year-old dam might collapse if excess water is not reduced, Tamil Nadu said it’s safe for now.

Supreme Court justices rise up to Kerala’s call for a helping hand

From CJI Dipak Misra's donation announcement to Kurian Joseph-led collection drive, the higher judiciary pitches in for the battered state.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.