Tag: Aid
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Centre clears Rs 5,908 cr aid to 7 disaster-hit states
The states were affected by floods, landslides and cloudburst during south west monsoon 2019.
January 7, 2020 -
Trump will ‘go to great lengths’ to stop Pakistan aid: Nikki Haley
US President Donald Trump will go all out to cut off aid to Pakistan if it continues to back terrorists, US Permanent Representative Nikki Haley has warned. “The President is willing to go to great lengths to stop all funding for Pakistan if they continue to harbour terrorism,” she told reporters here on Tuesday. “The …
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January 3, 2018 -
Donald Trump tweets: Pakistan loses aid, aide
In one of the most sharpest critique of United States policy of providing aid to Pakistan, President Donald Trump slammed the south-Asian country saying, that they have given us nothing but “lies and deceit”. Trump in a tweet on Monday, said that US “The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars …
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January 1, 2018 -
Centre does not aid Bengal like other states : Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the Narendra Modi-led Central government of not aiding her state the way it aids the others as her government opposes its policies. “The Central government does not provide necessary monitory support to Bengal, rather they take the money away. We are still paying Rs 40,000 crore …
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December 11, 2017 -
Mamata announces aid for kin of man hacked in Rajasthan
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced aid to the family of a labourer, Afrajul Khan (48) from Bengal, who was brutally hacked to death and later burned in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand region. The accused, Shambunath Raigar, had hacked Afrajul to death and later set him afire, and filmed the whole incident and warned ‘love-jihadis’ of a similar fate. …
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December 8, 2017 -
Puerto Rico asks US for more aid
The Puerto Rican government, citing an “unprecedented catastrophe”, has asked the US for a significant new influx of money as the island sits on the brink of “a massive liquidity crisis”, a media report said. In a three-page letter sent to US congressional leaders on Sunday, Governor Ricardo Rossello requested more than $4 billion from …
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October 9, 2017 -
Myanmar mob tries to block Rohingya aid boat
A Buddhist mob in Myanmar threw petrol bombs in a bid to block a boat carrying aid for Rohingya Muslims in conflict-hit Rakhine state before police fired warning shots to disperse them, a media report said. The incident happened on Wednesday when the boat was being loaded with relief supplies from the International Committee of …
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September 21, 2017 -
China to provide aid for Rakhine state
China will donate $147,000 to help restore peace and stability in Myanmar’s Rakhine state where a military offensive has led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas, a Muslim minority community. China’s Ambassador to Myanmar Hong Liang said Beijing will continue to support Myanmar in the peace process in Rakhine, reported the state-run …
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September 21, 2017 -
Seoul insists on sending Pyongyang humanitarian aid
The South Korean government reiterated on Monday the need to send humanitarian aid to North Korea despite the increased sanctions on the regime for its increased nuclear tests. Unification Ministry spokesperson Baik Tae-hyun said that aid shipments “should be continued regardless of the political situation”, reports Efe news. Baik also said that a majority of …
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September 18, 2017 -
Plan panel’s abolition: Tripura losing Rs 2,000 crore annually, says CM
Following the abolition of the Planning Commission and the adoption of a new policy at the Centre, Tripura has been losing around Rs 2000 crore per year, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has said. “With the abolition of the Planning Commission, the central government led by the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) has stopped various central aid …
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September 12, 2017 -
Texas Governor hails Senate’s aid of $15 bn for Harvey funding
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has hailed the US Senate’s approval of a $15.25 billion hurricane Harvey fund to the state. “The response by the federal government has been swift and effective, and the passage of a bill allocating an initial down payment for recovery and rebuilding is a continuation of their assurances to stand firm …
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September 8, 2017 -
Britain pledges £200 m to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram
Britain will give Nigeria aid worth £200 million over five years to help it cope with the brutal insurgency being waged by Boko Haram jihadists, the foreign ministry in London has said. Foreign Minister Boris Johnson visited Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria’s northeast Borno State and epicentre of the Boko Haram organisation, to meet some …
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August 31, 2017 -
Bangladesh offers Myanmar army aid against Rohingyas
Bangladesh has proposed joint military operations with Myanmar against Rohingya militants fighting in Rakhine state, as the UN raised fears over reports of civilians killed during fresh violence in recent days. An upsurge in fighting in Rakhine, an impoverished state neighbouring Bangladesh, has been raging since Friday when Rohingya militants staged coordinated ambushes against Myanmar’s …
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August 29, 2017 -
Australia to help Sri Lanka fight worst-ever dengue outbreak
Australia is contributing funds to help Sri Lanka combat its worst outbreak of dengue fever, which has claimed 250 lives and infected nearly 100,000 people so far in 2017 in the Indian Ocean island nation. Visiting Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said last night that Australia is giving $377,000 to the World Health Organization to implement …
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July 20, 2017 -
US Congress considering tougher riders on aid to Pakistan
A key Congressional panel is set to consider a proposal that could impose tougher riders on US' civil and military aid to Pakistan and make such assistance conditional to Islamabad showing satisfactory progress in the fight against terrorism. The tougher language on Pakistan forms part of the 2018 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations draft bill …
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July 13, 2017 -
Walk the talk on aiding Africa, Modi urges G20
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the G20 nations to walk the talk on aiding Africa technically and financially. Participating in a working session on "Partnership with Africa, Migration and Health" at the 12th G20 Summit here, Modi said that G20 must walk the talk to facilitate technical and financial infusion in Africa, according …
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July 8, 2017 -
Centre to bring marriage aid scheme for minority girls: Naqvi
The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has decided to introduce a scheme to offer a financial assistance of Rs 51,000 towards the marriage of girls, who availed the ministry's scholarship for education. “We decided in a meeting day before yesterday, like 'Shadi Mubarak' in Telangana, the girl child who does graduation by availing our scholarship, …
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July 8, 2017