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  • At least 19 Killed As Massive Landslide Hits Kerala’s Wayanad District, Over 400 Feared Trapped |

    At least 19 individuals died in landslides that struck Kerala’s Wayanad district on Tuesday, reported Zee news TV. The fatalities included four people, one of whom was a child, in Chooralmala town, and a one-year-old child from a Nepali family in Thondernad village, according to district officials.

    A massive landslide hit various hilly regions near Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad district early Tuesday morning, leaving over 400 people feared trapped in the rubble, reported PTI.

    According to PTI, a video statement by UDF MLA T Siddique mentioned that district officials are developing plans to airlift individuals from the Mundakkai region.

    He added, “We do not yet have full details on the missing and deceased from the landslides. Several areas are inaccessible, and NDRF teams are working to reach these locations.”

    The Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Attamala, and Noolpuzha villages were among the areas affected and cut off by the landslides, authorities said.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his concerns over the matter on social media ‘X’, he wrote, “Distressed by the landslides in parts of Wayanad. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones and prayers with those injured. Rescue ops are currently underway to assist all those affected. Spoke to Kerala CM Shri @ pinarayivijayan and also assured all possible help from the Centre in the wake of the prevailing situation there.”

    According to the Chief Minister of Kerala’s office, CM Pinarayi Vijayan has directed immediate coordination of rescue efforts in Wayanad following the severe landslide. He stated that the entire government is engaged in the response, with Ministers overseeing and managing the operations.

    CM @pinarayivijayan has given directions to coordinate the rescue operations in Wayanad promptly following the devastating landslide. He announced that the entire government machinery is actively involved in the efforts, with Ministers overseeing and coordinating the operations.
    — CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) July 30, 2024

    The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has announced that Fireforce and NDRF teams are on the ground in the affected area, with another NDRF team heading to Wayanad. 

    Two teams from the Kannur Defence Security Corps have been directed to proceed to Wayanad to support the rescue operations, as stated in a KSDMA Facebook update. 

    Reports from residents indicate that many individuals may be trapped in the affected areas. Rescue operations are facing significant delays due to continuous heavy rainfall. 

    Meanwhile,the weather department has issued a red alert for Wayanad, forecasting severe rain. Additionally, an orange alert has been issued for eight other districts—Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasaragod—predicting extremely heavy rainfall in these areas. 

  • Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Vs CPI’s Annie Raja: Know Who Is Richer? |

    NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Communist Party of India’s (CPI) Annie Raja, both prominent contenders for Kerala’s Wayanad seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha Election 2024, have disclosed their financial assets, sparking interest and comparisons.

    Rahul Gandhi’s Net Worth 

    Rahul Gandhi, filing his nomination in Kerala’s Wayanad, revealed assets worth Rs 20 crore, conspicuously devoid of vehicle or residential property ownership. His movable assets stand at Rs 9.24 crore, inclusive of bank deposits, bonds, shares, mutual funds, and jewellery. Notably, Gandhi’s immovable assets, totalling Rs 11.15 crore, encompass agricultural land in Delhi and office space in Gurugram, the former co-owned with sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. His shareholdings, valued at Rs 4.3 crore, include investments in various prominent companies like Asian Paints, Infosys, and Tata Consultancy Services.

    Legal Disputes And Cases

    Gandhi’s affidavit further discloses his involvement in legal disputes, notably a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), alongside defamation complaints by BJP members and a criminal conspiracy case related to Associated Journals Limited.

    Annie Raja’s Assets

    In contrast, CPI’s Annie Raja’s declared assets amount to a modest Rs 72 lakh, with Rs 71 lakh attributed to inherited property. Her financial holdings consist mainly of minimal cash in hand, bank deposits, jewellery, and immovable property. She has declared only Rs 10,000 cash in hand, bank deposits worth Rs 62,000, jewellery worth Rs 25,000 and an inherited property worth Rs 71 lakh. Annie Raja is the general secretary of the CPI’s National Federation of Indian Women and the wife of the party’s general secretary D Raja. 

    The Electoral Duel In Wayanad

    Gandhi, the incumbent from Wayanad, faces a formidable challenge from Annie Raja and state BJP chief K Surendran in the forthcoming elections, scheduled for April 26. Kerala’s parliamentary constituencies will witness polling as part of the nationwide polls, with the nomination deadline set for April 4.

  • If Rahul Gandhi stays in Wayanad, it’s going to undergo identical destiny as Amethi did underneath him: Smriti Irani

    Through PTI

    TRIVANDRUM: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday took a dig at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi pointing out that if he stays in Wayanad, it might undergo the similar destiny as Amethi in Uttar Pradesh when he was once the MP from there.

    Gandhi was once the MP from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency sooner than his conviction and sentencing for 2 years via a Gujarat court docket in a legal defamation case.

    After inaugurating the state-level Girls Labour Conference organised via Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) Kerala right here, the Union minister stated she had the “just right fortune” of being the one that “despatched away” Gandhi from Amethi.

    “The cause of that was once that whilst he was once an MP from Amethi, 80 in keeping with cent of the folk there didn’t have electrical energy connections, there was once no District Collector’s place of work, no fireplace station, no clinical faculty, no Kendriya Vidyalaya or Sainik Faculty and the district medical institution had no dialysis centre or X-ray system. As soon as he left, these kind of amenities and infrastructure was once made conceivable there. Due to this fact, if he stays in Wayanad, it too shall undergo the similar destiny as Amethi. So, you (folks) have to make sure he does no longer stay right here,” the Union Minister for Girls and Kid Building stated.

    She additional stated that anyplace she is, be it in Delhi or Amethi, she worries so much about Wayanad and subsequently, determined to transform 250 anganwadis there into ‘saksham’ (succesful) anganwadis.

    A saksham anganwadi is a centrally subsidized scheme underneath which anganwadis in states and Union Territories supply a bundle of six products and services — supplementary diet, pre-school non-formal schooling, diet and well being schooling, immunisation, well being check-up and referral products and services — to all eligible beneficiaries.

    Irani additionally spoke concerning the quite a lot of central govt schemes, tasks or insurance policies carried out in Kerala for girls protection, monetary safety of the folk and social welfare of the electorate of the state.

    At the factor of the alleged loss of ladies’s protection within the state, the minister referred to the hot killing of a tender physician — Vandana Das — in a taluk medical institution within the state and stated it was once sudden such an incident passed off regardless of the presence of cops there.

    She puzzled why regardless of quite a lot of central govt tasks, like coaching body of workers to lend a hand sufferers of cybercrime, distributing forensic kits and facilitating putting in place of extra fast-track courts, and the monetary make stronger being supplied to improve the regulation and order device in Kerala, there was once a “loss of purpose” at the a part of the management to make sure ladies protection.

    “So when one hears of crimes in opposition to ladies within the state, one is pressured to invite why regardless of all this central lend a hand, together with monetary make stronger, to improve the techniques, there’s a loss of purpose at the a part of the state governments to make sure ladies protection,” the minister stated.

    Union Minister of State for Exterior Affairs V Muraleedharan, who additionally spoke on the match, expressed a identical view at the factor of girls protection, particularly of their offices.

    He stated that having ‘night time walks’ the place ladies in massive numbers take to the streets does no longer point out or make sure their protection as in fact they regularly have to go back house overdue from paintings all by myself.

    Irani, in her speech, additionally contended that whilst the ruling Left entrance within the state makes claims of running for the welfare of the deficient, it was once the Centre which was once making an attempt to make sure financial justice and monetary safety to the folk of Kerala.

    “The Left simplest makes claims,” she alleged.

    She additional alleged that the Left entrance was once simplest identified for moves and labored for their very own political building.

    TRIVANDRUM: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday took a dig at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi pointing out that if he stays in Wayanad, it might undergo the similar destiny as Amethi in Uttar Pradesh when he was once the MP from there.

    Gandhi was once the MP from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency sooner than his conviction and sentencing for 2 years via a Gujarat court docket in a legal defamation case.

    After inaugurating the state-level Girls Labour Conference organised via Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) Kerala right here, the Union minister stated she had the “just right fortune” of being the one that “despatched away” Gandhi from Amethi.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “The cause of that was once that whilst he was once an MP from Amethi, 80 in keeping with cent of the folk there didn’t have electrical energy connections, there was once no District Collector’s place of work, no fireplace station, no clinical faculty, no Kendriya Vidyalaya or Sainik Faculty and the district medical institution had no dialysis centre or X-ray system. As soon as he left, these kind of amenities and infrastructure was once made conceivable there. Due to this fact, if he stays in Wayanad, it too shall undergo the similar destiny as Amethi. So, you (folks) have to make sure he does no longer stay right here,” the Union Minister for Girls and Kid Building stated.

    She additional stated that anyplace she is, be it in Delhi or Amethi, she worries so much about Wayanad and subsequently, determined to transform 250 anganwadis there into ‘saksham’ (succesful) anganwadis.

    A saksham anganwadi is a centrally subsidized scheme underneath which anganwadis in states and Union Territories supply a bundle of six products and services — supplementary diet, pre-school non-formal schooling, diet and well being schooling, immunisation, well being check-up and referral products and services — to all eligible beneficiaries.

    Irani additionally spoke concerning the quite a lot of central govt schemes, tasks or insurance policies carried out in Kerala for girls protection, monetary safety of the folk and social welfare of the electorate of the state.

    At the factor of the alleged loss of ladies’s protection within the state, the minister referred to the hot killing of a tender physician — Vandana Das — in a taluk medical institution within the state and stated it was once sudden such an incident passed off regardless of the presence of cops there.

    She puzzled why regardless of quite a lot of central govt tasks, like coaching body of workers to lend a hand sufferers of cybercrime, distributing forensic kits and facilitating putting in place of extra fast-track courts, and the monetary make stronger being supplied to improve the regulation and order device in Kerala, there was once a “loss of purpose” at the a part of the management to make sure ladies protection.

    “So when one hears of crimes in opposition to ladies within the state, one is pressured to invite why regardless of all this central lend a hand, together with monetary make stronger, to improve the techniques, there’s a loss of purpose at the a part of the state governments to make sure ladies protection,” the minister stated.

    Union Minister of State for Exterior Affairs V Muraleedharan, who additionally spoke on the match, expressed a identical view at the factor of girls protection, particularly of their offices.

    He stated that having ‘night time walks’ the place ladies in massive numbers take to the streets does no longer point out or make sure their protection as in fact they regularly have to go back house overdue from paintings all by myself.

    Irani, in her speech, additionally contended that whilst the ruling Left entrance within the state makes claims of running for the welfare of the deficient, it was once the Centre which was once making an attempt to make sure financial justice and monetary safety to the folk of Kerala.

    “The Left simplest makes claims,” she alleged.

    She additional alleged that the Left entrance was once simplest identified for moves and labored for their very own political building.

  • PM can not exchange my habits through making me take a seat in ED place of job for 5 days, says Rahul

    Through PTI

    WAYANAD: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who not too long ago confronted an ED probe within the Nationwide Usher in case, on Friday took a dig on the Top Minister, alleging Narendra Modi followed this sort of measure because of ‘confusion’ however didn’t know there could be no exchange within the Wayanad MP’s habits through making him take a seat within the central company’s place of job for 5 days.

    Gandhi used to be quizzed through the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Delhi for 5 days final month in reference to the Nationwide Usher in cash laundering case.

    “The Executive of India. The Top Minister thinks that through making me take a seat within the ED (place of job) for 5 days, I will be able to exchange my behaviour. It is a confusion within the thoughts of the Top Minister,” the Gandhi instructed a UDF Bahujana Sangamam organised in Sulthan Bathery right here towards the Eco-Delicate Zone coverage of the BJP-ruled Centre and the CPI(M)-led state govt.

    Alleging that each the BJP and the CPI(M) imagine in violence and that it used to be deep-rooted of their ideology, he stated each assume that through the manner of violence and through threatening they may be able to form other folks’s behaviour.

    “They each assume, through appearing violently they may be able to threaten folks. It is a very deep confusion of their thoughts. As a result of they lack braveness. They suspect violence can form other folks’s behaviour. That isn’t the case. As a result of there are lots of folks whose behaviour can’t be formed through the violence and through threats,” the Congress chief stated.

    Relating to the SFI activists’ assault on his place of job in Kalpetta final week, Gandhi stated the CPI(M) additionally believed that through destructive his place of job he would exchange his behaviour.

    “My behaviour is formed through my affection for the folk of my nation. It’s formed through the love for the toiling lots of this nation. It may by no means be formed through my warring parties or my enemies,” Gandhi added.

  • Rahul Gandhi asks PM Modi to handle issues of the ones suffering from SC order on ESZs in Wayanad

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has written to High Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to assist cope with the troubles of the ones suffering from the Ultimate Courtroom order on repairs of Eco-Delicate Zones (ESZ) round nationwide parks and natural world sanctuaries.

    The Wayanad MP, sharing his letter to the top minister in a Fb submit, stated he has drawn his consideration to the plight of the native communities of Kerala’s Wayanad whose livelihoods will likely be adversely suffering from the new Ultimate Courtroom order.

    “The state and the union governments can assist by way of soliciting for dilution of a minimal width of an ESZ to the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) and the Ministry of Setting, Woodland and Local weather Exchange (MoEF&CC). The Ultimate Courtroom judgment considers suggestions made by way of the CEC and the MoEF&CC,” he stated in his Fb submit.

    In his letter to the top minister, Gandhi stated he has additionally despatched a missive to the Kerala leader minister at the factor.

    “I request the Union govt to handle those issues within the higher public pastime and reiterate our shared dedication to balancing conservation objectives with our other people’s authentic developmental wishes,” Gandhi stated within the letter to Modi.

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    Recalling the new judgement of the Ultimate Courtroom within the T N Godavarman Thirumulpad as opposed to Union of India and others case, Gandhi stated it mandates repairs of an Eco-Delicate Zone ( ESZ ) of 1 km round nationwide parks and natural world sanctuaries which has ended in in style protests round Wayanad parliamentary constituency.

    “Native communities, nonetheless reeling underneath the affect of the Covid pandemic, have expressed grave issues in regards to the implications of this judgment on their lives and livelihoods. The Tips for Declaration of Eco-Delicate Zones round Nationwide Parks and Flora and fauna Sanctuaries dated February 9, 2011, in addition to the above-mentioned judgement limit sure actions within the ESZ. The ESZ Tips additionally control a number of actions, together with, the alternate of agriculture techniques, coverage of hill slopes, and erection {of electrical} cables,” he stated.

    The judgement, he famous, states that no everlasting construction will be authorised to come back up for in any way function throughout the ESZ.

    “As one of the vital densely populated areas within the Western Ghats, such restrictions abate the facility of native communities to reinforce their way of life.

    “The judgement supplies for the dilution of the minimal width of the ESZ in ‘overwhelming’ public pastime and lets in the State govt to manner the Central Empowered Committee and the Ministry of Setting, Woodland and Local weather Exchange in regards to the identical, and states that the suggestions of the CEC and MoEF & CC could be thought to be by way of the Ultimate Courtroom,” Gandhi stated in his letter looking for PM’s intervention.