Sex workers donate for Karnataka's flood victims' reliefOctober 12th, 2009 BANGALORE - A group of sex workers in Karnataka Monday donated Rs.50,000 to help north Karnataka flood victims, a move that prompted Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to say the gesture is worth Rs.50 crore (Rs.500 million).
Karnataka CM says all flood hit villages to be relocatedOctober 12th, 2009 BANGALORE - Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has said that all villages that were marooned in the recent floods in Karnataka would be relocated to safer places. Talking to reporters here on Sunday, Yediyurappa said: "We are going to acquire about 5,000 acres of land for relocating the villages.
No discrimination against Karnataka, says PMOctober 9th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday he would never discriminate against any state including Karnataka while providing help to battle natural calamities. When it comes to human tragedy of such nature, as long as I am the prime minister, we will not discriminate between one state and another depending on the political complexion of the government," he said while speaking about flood relief measures.
Flood abates, people return to their homes in Karnataka villageOctober 8th, 2009 GAURUR VILLAGE - Flood-hit people have started returning to their homes in Gaurur village, which falls in Karnataka's Gulbarga district. Villagers came back only to see their washed away homes.
Railways to send relief to flood-hit states free of costOctober 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Railways Wednesday said it would transport for free relief material to flood ravaged places in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The railway minister (Mamata Banerjee) has taken this major humanitarian gesture as a special case with a view to facilitate movement of relief material to flood affected areas for the benefit of millions of people marooned by the recent floods in these two states, the Indian Railways said in a statement.
Armed forces rescue over 2,000 from flood hit statesOctober 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The armed forces have rescued over 2,000 people from the flood ravaged states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, officials said Tuesday. The rescue efforts have been intensified with the armed forces continuing to deploy more personnel for the mission.
Floods displace over a million people in Karnataka, AP, and MaharashtraOctober 5th, 2009 BANGALORE/ HYDERABAD - Heavy rains and floods over the past week have wreaked havoc in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and claimed over 230 lives and displaced over a million people. On Monday, the Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will undertake an aerial survey of the flood-ravaged states to assess the damage.
Will give all help to deal with floods: CongressOctober 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Monday said that all possible steps are being taken to deal with the flood situation in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Every possible effort is being undertaken at the centre and the state level to deal with the flood situation, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singvi told reporters here.
Krishna to meet PM Wednesday on more aid to flood-hit KarnatakaOctober 5th, 2009 BANGALORE - External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Monday he would prevail upon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi to grant more relief to flood-hit Karnataka from the National Calamity Contingency Fund.
Armed forces rescue hundreds in flood-hit statesOctober 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Undertaking one of the biggest relief and rescue operations in the flood-ravaged states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the armed forces have rescued hundreds of marooned people so far. "1,336 people have been rescued so far by the armed forces in the flood-ravaged states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Armed Forces launch war-like effort to rescue flood affected in Andhra Pradesh, KarnatakaOctober 3rd, 2009 BANGALORE - The Armed Forces on Saturday intensified the search, rescue and relief operations for people in the flood ravaged states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The Army, Air Force and the Navy are working in tandem to rescue affected people and provide food in the affected areas.
Rescue efforts on as flood toll in Karnataka rises to over 130October 3rd, 2009 BANGALORE - Rescue and rehabilitation efforts for the flood-hit in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have acquired an urgency after the death toll from incessant rains crossed to over 130. The Army, Navy and Air Force have been called out for rescue and relief operations.
Food packets flown from Bangalore for flood-hit north KarnatakaOctober 3rd, 2009 BANGALORE - Over 10,000 food packets, mainly consisting of bread, biscuits and water, were flown from Bangalore Saturday for distribution among the hundreds of people marooned in the flood-hit north Karnataka districts. The death toll in the rain and floods since Wednesday in Bijapur, Raichur, Belgaum, Bidar, Gulbarga, Koppal, Bellary, Davangere and Chikballapur districts was officially put at 101.
Karnataka rain, flood toll rises to 156October 3rd, 2009 BANGALORE - Rain and floods in Karnataka, mainly in northern parts, since Wednesday have killed 156 people so far, an official statement said Saturday. Bijapur district remained the worst affected with 30 deaths.
Fed examiners stepping up oversight of commercial real-estate loans at smaller banksSeptember 16th, 2009 Fed tightens review of commercial real-estate riskWASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is stepping up its scrutiny of commercial real-estate lending at smaller banks, according to a Fed official. Instead of reviewing only individual banks, Fed examiners also are comparing results across the industry to better assess broader risks, the official says.
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