PM to conduct aerial survey of flood-hit Andhra Pradesh todayOctober 8th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will conduct an aerial survey of the flood-ravaged areas of Andhra Pradesh today.
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.
Rescue efforts on as flood toll claims 240 lives in Karnataka, APOctober 6th, 2009 HYDERABAD/KARNATAKA/BANGALORE - Heavy rains and floods over the past week have spread havoc across Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra, and so far have claimed over 240 lives. Floodwaters from the Krishna River have cut the town of Vijaywada off from the rest of Andhra Pradesh.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PM, Sonia assure Andhra support to tackle floodsOctober 2nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi Friday night assured full support to Andhra Pradesh in tackling the flood situation that has turned alarming. Both Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi spoke to Chief Minister K.
Report: Dozens more die in south Indian floods, death toll rises to 102October 2nd, 2009 Report: Toll in south India floods rises to 102NEW DELHI — At least 35 more people died Friday after flash floods washed away thousands of homes in southern India, pushing the death toll from this week's heavy rains to 102, officials and media said. In worst-hit Karnataka state, floods have destroyed at least 26,000 houses, submerged roads and snapped communication links in many areas.
Heavy rain kills 61 in Karnataka, Andhra (Third Lead)October 1st, 2009 BANGALORE/HYDERABAD - At least 46 people have been killed in Karnataka and 15 in Andhra Pradesh due to heavy rains, officials said Thursday. The downpour has inundated several villages, damaged crops and disrupted communication and transport links.
Miscreants attack video games parlour in Karnataka townSeptember 21st, 2009 BANGALORE - A video games parlour in a north Karnataka town was attacked Monday by members of the Jaya Karnataka Association, set up by a former underworld don Muthappa Rai, police said. "About 10 members of Rai's association barged into the games parlour near the old bus stand in Gadag, some 500 km from here and smashed a dozen video machines and furniture, including chairs," Superintendent of police B.S.
Karnataka man held with four deer skinsSeptember 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A man from Karnataka was Saturday arrested here with four deer skins, Delhi Police said. The special investigation team (SIT) arrested Vishal from Rohini in northwest Delhi.
Railway exam disrupted by pro-Kannada in KarnatakaJuly 5th, 2009 BANGALORE - Activists of the Kannada Protection Force (KPF) in Karnataka Sunday stormed into exam centres and disrupted railway recruitment examinations in protest against the appearance of north Indian candidates, especially from Bihar, in large numbers. Police arrested 65 KPF activists who were part of the groups that disrupted the exams being conducted in the Karnataka capital, Mysore and Hubli.
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