Tsunami news for Nagapattinam, India

Asian Tsunami Disaster 24 Jan 2005
An Indian tsunami affected Muslim woman (R) looks at a private relief worker as he ... shelter set-up in the grounds of a college in Nagapattinam, some 350kms ... Yahoo News

India resists tsunami aid, reveals new identity 24 Jan 2005
NAGAPATTINAM, India -- Sitting in his dark one-room cottage, Ganesh was adamant in voicing support for India's refusal to accept tsunami relief directly from ... Boston Globe,

World Vision Puts Special Focus on Children, Vulnerable Population ... 24 Jan 2005
Shelter programs are also continuing, with 7,000 families in the tsunami-affected districts of Cuddalore and Nagapattinam receiving fire-resistant, all-climate ... Christian Post,

Hatred For Dalits Continues In Wake Of Tsunami 24 Jan 2005
According to "The Indian Express," Dalit victims of the tsunami feel helpless. "In Nagapattinam, three relief camps we went to denied us shelter saying they ... BushCountry

Tsunami: List of the unreached is long 24 Jan 2005
...who had not yet received relief despite being affected badly by the tsunami.. ... in the Chennai and Thiruvallur district, 22 villages in Nagapattinam district and ... News Today,

Proselytising in the time of grief 24 Jan 2005
When I entered one of the rows of temporary shelters built for tsunami victims in Pattancherry village in Nagapattinam, I witnessed a minor scuffle in a corner ... Rediff,

Salvation Army teams continue relief effort 24 Jan 2005
...effort and begin the reconstruction of areas demolished by the tsunami. ... Army is providing aid in Chennai, Machillipatnam, Nellore, Divi and Nagapattinam. ... Elk Valley Times,

Aiyar asks oil majors to help Nagapattinam tsunami victims Dec 30, 2004
Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has asked public sector oil companies to rush help to the tsunami victims of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. ... Hindustan Times,

IRC offers counselling for Nagapattinam Tsunami victims Jan 8, 2005
The Indian Red Cross has been offering psychological counselling for the affected people in Nagapattinam district, which was ravaged by the Tsunami strike on ... The Hindu,

Activity after three weeks at fish market: Jan 22, 2005
...[India News]: Porayar, Jan 22 : The fish market at Nagapattinam, which wore a deserted look for the past three weeks,ever since the Tsunami struck on December ... New Kerala,

In post-tsunami India, caste lines re-emerge Jan 22, 2005
In the district of Nagapattinam, where more than 6,000 people died, untouchables from about 10 villages have openly protested what they call discrimination ... Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),

Navy took some time before mobilising its personnel for relief: Jan 22, 2005
...[India News]: Nagapattinam, Jan 22 : The Navy took some time to realise the gravity of the Tsunami before it could mobilise its personnel into action, Vice ... New Kerala,

Post-tsunami: efforts on to revive fishing industry in ... Jan 22, 2005
UNI Nagapattinam Jan 22: Efforts are on to restart fishing activities in Nagapattinam which was the worst affected district in the tsunami disaster in Tamil ... Navhind Times,

108 temporary shelters for families of fishermen: Jan 22, 2005
India News]: Nagapattinam, Jan 21 ... shelters it built at the fisheries complex in this town, to families of fishermen, whose homes were destroyed in the Tsunami. ... New Kerala,

Tsunami survivors in southern India speak to the WSWS Jan 21, 2005
Government officials claim that the number of tsunami refugee centres in Nagapattinam district has been reduced from a peak of 82, accommodating 86,000, to 40 ... World Socialist Web Site,

Tsunami camp children have chicken pox Jan 21, 2005
Sporadic cases of chicken pox have been reported among children accommodated in temporary shelters for tsunami victims in Nagapattinam, Special Commissioner ... Sify,

RSS builds 108 shelters for tsunami-hit fishermen Jan 21, 2005
Nagapattinam: The RSS Seva Barathi, Gujarat, handed over 108 temporary relief shelters it ... to families of fishermen, whose homes were destroyed in the tsunami. ... Sify,

A debilitating despair Jan 21, 2005
...camp on the outskirts of Nagapattinam and explained he hasn't been able to sleep since his 6-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter were ... in the tsunami. ... Rocky Mountain News,

Sporadic cases of chicken pox reported in Nagapattinam Jan 21, 2005
Sporadic cases of chicken pox have been reported among children accomodated in temporary shelters for the tsunami-affected in the district, Special ... Hindustan Times,

Sporadic cases of chicken pox reported from Nagapattinam: Jan 21, 2005
...[India News]: Nagapattinam, Jan 21 : Sporadic cases of chicken pox have been reported among children accomodated in temporary shelters for the tsunami-affected ... New Kerala,

MISUSE OF FOODGRAINS IN TSUNAMI HIT AREAS! Jan 22, 2005
...is sending its volunteers in batches to villages in and around Nagapattinam. ... ram residence yesterday, Karthik regretted that even the tsunami victims have to ... Star of Mysore,

The French come to Pondy’s aid Jan 22, 2005
...came to India immediately after the disaster and camped in Nagapattinam for about a ... of the World — Pondicherry, to help the children affected by the tsunami. ... Mid-Day Mumbai,

'Untouchable' caste find themselves deprived of tsunami aid Jan 21, 2005
...higher Meenavar caste, the community in mainland India hit worst by the tsunami. ... of this happening in Vanagri and Tranquear, both in Nagapattinam district, and ... Independent,

CARE" Provides Housing Facility to the Tsunami Affected Families Jan 22, 2005
...an international NGO, provided temporary housing facility to the Tsunami affected families ... Mr. GP Yadav, the officer on special duty at Nagapattinam and other ... I-Newswire.com (press release)

Jamia Hamdard convocation Jan 23, 2005
Villages of India, which had already identified 400 families for the rehabilitation in the Tsunami-affected area of Kanyakumari, Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and ... Times of India,

Danish fort in Nagapattinam escapes tsunami's wrath : Jan 16, 2005
India News > Tranquebar (Tamil Nadu), Jan 16 : A Danish fort in Nagapattinam had a miraculous escape on the day the tsunami struck across South and South East ... 123Bharath.com,

Indian minorities await help that fishermen get Jan 23, 2005
...labourers, construction workers - that have been passed by in Nagapattinam district, India ... of non-fishing communities, it appears as if the tsunami hit only ... Daily Times,

Men drink more to drown their tsunami sorrow Jan 20, 2005
..."All businesses in Nagapattinam were closed for several days after the tsunami but these fellows went to the district administrator and demanded liquor shops ... Indian Express,

1.8 crore allotted for crop damage Jan 21, 2005
Meanwhile, the tsunami toll rose to 7,993 with some more bodies being washed ashore during the last one week. Nagapattinam accounted for 6,063 deaths. Newindpress,

When tsunami struck, they had no cover Jan 17, 2005
...of the affluent fishermen of Nagapattinam, has been reduced to penury. His deep-sea trawlers are damaged beyond repair and grounded by the Tsunami that struck ... Sify,

'Punjabi delicacies' for tsunami victims: Jan 18, 2005
...part of a 300-member team from the North Indian state, who are providing "punjabi delicacies" to the victims of the tsunami ravaged Nagapattinam district of ... New Kerala,

Indian Red Cross mobilizing local resources to meet tsunami ... Jan 17, 2005
It is now more than a fortnight since the tsunami struck. Vaikali, 42, is lying on a hospital bed in Nagapattinam in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu ... I-Newswire.com (press release)

Mental health care for tsunami survivors mooted Jan 19, 2005
..."We have requested the Tamil Nadu government to submit a proposal to the Centre seeking urgent inclusion of tsunami-hit districts like Nagapattinam in the ... Chennai Online,

Punjabi delicacies for tsunami victims Jan 18, 2005
...sent 80 chefs, part of a 300-member team from Punjab, who are providing "punjabi delicacies" to the victims of the tsunami-ravaged Nagapattinam district of ... India Daily,

Tsunami tragedy stirs caste bias in India Jan 19, 2005
A senior bureaucrat looking after relief operations in Nagapattinam district acknowledged some problems with supplies not reaching the untouchables ... 26 tsunami. ... Seattle Times,

Students step up for tsunami relief Jan 16, 2005
...fishermen in Nagapattinam, India, a Christian village in the southeast of the subcontinent. "At least some of the people affected by (the tsunami) will get a ... MetroWest Daily News,

Giving them homes the tsunami took away: Jan 16, 2005
...a hamlet with more than 2,000 people, was one of the severely affected villages on the Nagapattinam coast. Today, the children of the tsunami-affected villages ... New Kerala,

Tsunami Opens Fault Lines in Old Caste System Jan 17, 2005
Many of the children who survived the tsunami returned to school on Monday in ... In the district of Nagapattinam, where more than 6,000 people died, untouchables ... Washington Post,

'Hysteria' among the wave-hit Jan 21, 2005
...of centre, said the symptom was particularly high among those in Nagapattinam and Cuddalore. ... Also, the fear of another tsunami was high thus fuelling the fear ... News Today,

UN finishes disaster relief pact Jan 21, 2005
Indian laborers shift a lamp post with the help of bamboo and rope in the tsunami hit fishing village of Nagapattinam, around 325km south of Madras, yesterday. ... Taipei Times,

Tsunami affected Nagore-Nagai train line to be ready by Jan 20: Jan 17, 2005
...[India News]: Chennai, Jan 17 : The Nagore-Nagapattinam railway track, which was affected by December 26 Tsunami, is likely to be thrown open for traffic from ... New Kerala,

Tsunami orphans shun adoption Jan 17, 2005
S. Suryakala, head of Nagapattinam's social welfare department, said authorities were only considering allowing adoption. of tsunami orphans by families in the ... swissinfo,

Train track ravaged by tsunami opens again: Jan 19, 2005
As the Nagore-Nagapattinam track reopened to traffic, the little brown train had to be ... The signals along this bit of track, destroyed by the tsunami, have been ... New Kerala,

Kumbakonam kids' parents contribute to tsunami rel Jan 18, 2005
...of Tamil Nadu, have made contributions to the tsunami relief fund. They met Public Works Department Minister O Panneer Selvam at Nagapattinam on Monday and ... Rediff,

400 tsunami-hit families now part of Sahara Pariwar: Jan 18, 2005
Tuesday announced a permanent rehabilitation programme for 400 tsunami-affected fishermen's ... hit families in the coastal districts of Nagapattinam and Cuddalore ... New Kerala,

Railway workers have providential escape from tsunami over a cup ... Jan 17, 2005
...another train. But for the railway staff here, it is the life saviour when the tsunami wrecked the Nagapattinam coast on December 26. ... New Kerala,

Trees save coastal village in Kameshwaram: Jan 21, 2005
...which stands from the rest is that of a village in Kameshwaram in the state's Nagapattinam district, as nature itself helped the village escape tsunami's wrath ... New Kerala,

'India's Tsunami' Jan 19, 2005
Left to fend for themselves as their world collapsed in the tsunami of 26 ... These domestic or community pets in Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam, the worst-hit ... New Humanist,

India, Tsunami orphans shun adoption Jan 18, 2005
...[India News]: NAGAPATTINAM, India : - Fourteen ... in tears as her uncle begins to register her and her three sisters at a government centre for tsunami orphans in ... Keralanext,

Sahara for tsunami families Jan 20, 2005
...permanent rehabilitation programme for the families affected by the tsunami tragedy. ... families in coastal areas of Tamil Nadu in Nagapattinam and Cuddalore. Financial Express,

Minorities await help that fishermen get Jan 21, 2005
26 tsunami in India, and have been the focus of a relief ... pullers, labourers, construction workers -- that have been passed by in Nagapattinam district, India's ... India Daily,

TSUNAMI ANIMAL RESCUE SITUATION REPORT 17 JAN Jan 17, 2005
AHD in Nagapattinam has offered Blue Cross the use of its government vet hospital. ... A Tsunami Animal Relief Task Force has been established as a central body of ... Scoop.co.nz (press release),

Students into relief work Jan 21, 2005
...by the tsunami,' he said. Fr Muthumalai says, students in six groups are already engaged in extensive relief work in Kanyakumari, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and ... News Today,

Fishermen's Panchayat aids tsunami victims Jan 16, 2005
His aged fingers try to repair them as life limps back to normal in tsunami-ravaged Nagapattinam. There are 1,100 other fishermen ... NDTV.com,

Managing waste in tsumani-hit areas Jan 21, 2005
The Department of Health in association with Exnora has taken up a project - zero waste management in the tsunami-affected areas in Nagapattinam. ... News Today,

Train services on Nagapattinam-Nagore section from tomorrow: Jan 19, 2005
...services between Nagapattinam and Nagore, which were cancelled after the railway track between the two stations were washed away by the tsunami on December 26 ... New Kerala,

Protecting animals in times of calamity Jan 22, 2005
...were taken from Chennai by Blue Cross and distributed in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam. ... Association for taking up relief measures in the tsunami-affected areas ... News Today,

EFICOR's Tsunami relief activities - an update Jan 17, 2005
Nagapattinam Construction of 100 temporary houses made of wooden pole structures and tar ... With the boat owners losing their boats in the tsunami tidal wave and ... Reuters AlertNet,

Collector takes stock of relief work Jan 21, 2005
2: The Nagapattinam collector, J Radhakrishnan, visited five coastal villages in Vedaranyam taluk and inspected relief work for those affected by the tsunami. ... Chennai Online,

TSUNAMI IMPACT: The Sea Siren Beckons But Fishermen Only Hear ... Jan 17, 2005
The bulk of the vessels used in the four tsunami-hit districts of Chennai, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Kanyakumari are either lost or completely damaged beyond ... Inter Press Service (subscription),

Environmental destruction opened the door for tsunami Jan 16, 2005
In the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, a state in the southern part of ... tract of mangrove forests was left, the region did withstand the tsunami better. ... Workers World

Tsunami reconstruction: WB, ADB to offer assistance on fast track Jan 17, 2005
Nagapattinam, Jan 17 (UNI) Assuring assistance on a fast track mode for the massive reconstruction and rehabilitation programme in the tsunami-ravaged areas ... Deepika,

Tsunami rehab package on subsidised rates Jan 17, 2005
Nagapattinam, Jan 17: Senior officials of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank today visited the worst tsunami-affected villages in the district and ... Chennai Online,

World Bank, ADB assure TN Govt of assistance in tsunami relief Jan 18, 2005
...in the reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes in the Tsunami affected areas of ... some of the affected villages in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts and ... Deepika,

Oxfam Tsunami Emergency Appeal: Situation Update Jan 17, 2005
In Nagapattinam this week, Oxfam has distributed food to 72 families from the ‘forgotten ... If they were not directly hit by the tsunami they were not eligible ... Scoop.co.nz (press release),

Tsunami-hit girls to get free education Jan 18, 2005
Nagapattinam: Adolescent girls who had lost their parents in the recent tsunami attack will be given free education and accomodation upto higher secondary level ... Sify,

Child trafficking rears ugly head in tsunami aftermath Jan 17, 2005
Nagapattinam – More than 14,000 people perished when the tidal waves ravaged the south and southeastern coastal regions of India, and of these more than half ... ChristianToday,

Radhakrishnan posted DC of Tsunami hit Nagapattinam District: Jan 10, 2005
...known for his deft handling of crisis situations, has been posted as District Collector of Nagapattinam, which was severely hit by the December 26 Tsunami. ... New Kerala,

Nagapattinam tourism hit by tsunami: Jan 15, 2005
...[India News]: Vailankanni (Tamil Nadu), Jan 15 : Tourism in Vailankanni town in the Nagapattinam district has been hit hard by the tsunami tragedy. ... New Kerala,

Danish fort in Nagapattinam escapes tsunami's wrath:- Jan 16, 2005
A Danish fort in Nagapattinam had a miraculous escape on the day the tsunami struck across South and South East Asia, leaving behind a swathe of death and ... Webindia123,

Orphanage opens, school starts, but futures remain in limbo Jan 20, 2005
NAGAPATTINAM, India - (KRT) - Everything she owns fits in a small, gray suitcase donated ... of the newest orphanages in India, all created by the recent tsunami. ... Grand Forks Herald,

Travels with CARE in South India Jan 19, 2005
Pulled the day after the tsunami from a family vacation in nearby Pondicherry ... On January 5, I joined Steve to visit Cuddalore and Nagapattinam, two of the worst ... CARE USA (press release),

Nagapattinam customs house survives tsunami Jan 10, 2005
The customs house in Nagapattinam has survived the ravages of the tsunami that hit the coasts on December 26, 2004. The 113-year ... NDTV.com,

CARE provides shelters to Pazhiyar villagers Jan 17, 2005
CARE, an international NGO, provided temporary housing facility to the tsunami-affected families ... GP Yadav, officer on special duty at Nagapattinam, and other ... Chennai Online,

Tsunami: WB,ADB to give soft loan to TN govt Jan 18, 2005
Both of them, who visited the tsunami affected districts of Cuddalore and Nagapattinam, said they had a preliminary assessment of damages. ... Chennai Online,

Sporadic cases of chicken pox reported Jan 21, 2005
Nagapattinam, Jan 21: Sporadic cases of chicken pox were reported among children accommodated in temporary shelters for tsunami victims in the district ... Chennai Online,

Kids express trauma, loss with art Jan 17, 2005
NAGAPATTINAM, India — This coastal city in Tamil Nadu province, which lost about 6,000 people in the tsunami, has ample relief supplies of food, clothing and ... The State,

Tsunami survivors angry as India shuts relief camps Jan 13, 2005
The tsunami, triggered by an undersea earthquake off Indonesia, ... more than ... Nagapattinam district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu was the worst ... Hindustan Times,

Tsunami-hit southern Indian town limping back to normalcy Jan 10, 2005
NAGAPATTINAM, India: Schools and businesses reopened Monday after more than two weeks in the tsunami-ravaged southern Indian town of Nagapattinam as it limped ... Channel News Asia,

Tsunami dalits discriminated by government and NGO Jan 10, 2005
Thousands of people were ... in Nagapattinam when the tsunami waves struck, including an estimated 900 children as they played on the beach. ... AsiaNews.it,

Elderly face neglect in tsunami relief camps Jan 11, 2005
Nagapattinam: They are the tsunami's forgotten victims in India - the elderly who according to activists languish in emergency shelters receiving scant ... Sify,

memorials for tsunami victims Jan 15, 2005
The Tamil Nadu government is setting up coconut parks in Nagapattinam district in memory of those who ... in the tsunami. One coconut ... Rediff,

India builds tsunami barrier Jan 14, 2005
Nagapattinam, India - India's worst tsunami-hit state, Tamil Nadu, said on Friday it had started planting trees along the coastline to act as a barrier against ... News24,