Kerala Shelters

The NHRC has issued notices to the Kerala government and the state's police chief over reports that nine girls have gone missing from a shelter home at Kottyam in Kerala, officials said on Wednesday.

BJP on Tuesday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, calling him a "migrant leader" who has taken "shelter" in Kerala after being rejected by people of Amethi, once a stronghold of his family.

When you think of a bus waiting shelter, you think of a dusty, concrete shed with a couple of seats. Seldom are bus shelters synonymous to great facilities or entertainment. But one such shelter in Kerala's Kochi boasts of a number of facilities otherwise not very common in the country.

A group of migrant workers sheltered in a camp staged a protest on Sunday demanding that they be sent back to their home states and indulged in stone throwing, injuring a circle inspector, police said.

A Catholic priest addressed Muslim brothers in a mosque to express his gratitude for their selfless service in feeding the flood victims who had taken shelter at his church.

The Kerala government is contemplating interest-free loans for families whose homes have been destroyed by the floods in the state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. These loans, which can go up to Rs 1 lakh, may be provided to the female head of the family and the government will pay for the interest, Mr Vijayan said. Kerala has been devas...

At least 10 lakh people are currently taking shelter at relief camps across Kerala, which has been ravaged by floods following torrential rains in the state.

Sending a message of communal amity, a mosque in Kerala's Malappuram district has provided shelter and food to several Hindu families displaced by the massive floods, while groups of Muslim men have assisted in cleaning two Hindu temples affected by the deluge.

More than one million people have swarmed relief camps in Kerala to escape devastating monsoon floods that have killed more than 400 people, officials said as a huge international aid operation gathered pace.

Around a hundred people in Kerala's Alapuzzha owe their lives to a group of fishermen, who worked from dawn to dusk in the area over the last three days. Floods in the area started last week, forcing thousands to leave their homes and seek shelter in the relief camps.

Delhi's Kerala Bhawan has turned into a war room where contributions from all over Delhi are pouring in to help the flood-affected people in Kerala. Through the last week, around 1 million people have been forced to leave homes and seek shelter at the relief camps as floodwaters entered their homes and consumed their life's possessions.

After the UAE, Qatar has come out in support of flood-hit Kerala by announcing a financial aid of Rs 34.89 crore to help provide shelter to those who lost their homes as a result of the humanitarian crisis, a media report said on Sunday.

Rain has finally eased in Kerala hit by the worst floods in nearly a century that has killed more than 160 people since August 8. Over 300 people have died in the southern state this monsoon that has suffered damages over Rs 20,000 crore. Thousands of people are still feared stranded, awaiting relief and rescue. As the state and centre turn towards...

Even as Kerala battles the worst flooding in 96 years, a young couple taking shelter in a relief camp in Malappuram district got married on Sunday - cheered by others also sheltering with them.

Rain eased this morning and the flood water started receding from some areas of Kerala. The red alert that was in place for days, was withdrawn and the met office said rainfall will decrease further over the next five days. Rescue efforts continued round-the-clock as thousands remained marooned on rooftops. At least 164 people died since August 8 i...

The NHRC has issued notices to the Kerala government and the state's police chief over reports that nine girls have gone missing from a shelter home at Kottyam in Kerala, officials said on Wednesday.

BJP on Tuesday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, calling him a "migrant leader" who has taken "shelter" in Kerala after being rejected by people of Amethi, once a stronghold of his family.

When you think of a bus waiting shelter, you think of a dusty, concrete shed with a couple of seats. Seldom are bus shelters synonymous to great facilities or entertainment. But one such shelter in Kerala's Kochi boasts of a number of facilities otherwise not very common in the country.

A group of migrant workers sheltered in a camp staged a protest on Sunday demanding that they be sent back to their home states and indulged in stone throwing, injuring a circle inspector, police said.

A Catholic priest addressed Muslim brothers in a mosque to express his gratitude for their selfless service in feeding the flood victims who had taken shelter at his church.

The Kerala government is contemplating interest-free loans for families whose homes have been destroyed by the floods in the state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. These loans, which can go up to Rs 1 lakh, may be provided to the female head of the family and the government will pay for the interest, Mr Vijayan said. Kerala has been devas...

At least 10 lakh people are currently taking shelter at relief camps across Kerala, which has been ravaged by floods following torrential rains in the state.

Sending a message of communal amity, a mosque in Kerala's Malappuram district has provided shelter and food to several Hindu families displaced by the massive floods, while groups of Muslim men have assisted in cleaning two Hindu temples affected by the deluge.

More than one million people have swarmed relief camps in Kerala to escape devastating monsoon floods that have killed more than 400 people, officials said as a huge international aid operation gathered pace.

Around a hundred people in Kerala's Alapuzzha owe their lives to a group of fishermen, who worked from dawn to dusk in the area over the last three days. Floods in the area started last week, forcing thousands to leave their homes and seek shelter in the relief camps.

Delhi's Kerala Bhawan has turned into a war room where contributions from all over Delhi are pouring in to help the flood-affected people in Kerala. Through the last week, around 1 million people have been forced to leave homes and seek shelter at the relief camps as floodwaters entered their homes and consumed their life's possessions.

After the UAE, Qatar has come out in support of flood-hit Kerala by announcing a financial aid of Rs 34.89 crore to help provide shelter to those who lost their homes as a result of the humanitarian crisis, a media report said on Sunday.

Rain has finally eased in Kerala hit by the worst floods in nearly a century that has killed more than 160 people since August 8. Over 300 people have died in the southern state this monsoon that has suffered damages over Rs 20,000 crore. Thousands of people are still feared stranded, awaiting relief and rescue. As the state and centre turn towards...

Even as Kerala battles the worst flooding in 96 years, a young couple taking shelter in a relief camp in Malappuram district got married on Sunday - cheered by others also sheltering with them.

Rain eased this morning and the flood water started receding from some areas of Kerala. The red alert that was in place for days, was withdrawn and the met office said rainfall will decrease further over the next five days. Rescue efforts continued round-the-clock as thousands remained marooned on rooftops. At least 164 people died since August 8 i...