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E&E News
12 hours ago
- Business
- E&E News
Trump seeks record-high FEMA funding after vowing to cut agency
President Donald Trump is seeking a multibillion-dollar spending increase for disasters next year after vowing for months to cut the federal response to hurricanes, wildfires and other damaging events. Trump asked Congress to approve a record-high $26.5 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund, which reimburses states for disaster cleanup and recovery. Trump's request is 17 percent higher than President Joe Biden's $22.5 billion request for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. 'The numbers here kind of contradict the narrative recently — in a good way. It's coming out better than expected,' said Carrie Speranza, head of the U.S. division of the International Association of Emergency Managers. Advertisement Since he took office in January, Trump has assailed the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which runs the disaster fund, for what he said was a poor response to Hurricane Helene last fall in North Carolina. Trump has suggested 'abolishing' the agency or scaling it back and giving states more responsibility for disasters.
Hans India
6 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
KSIIDC presents Rs 85.90 cr dividend to government
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (KSIIDC) on Wednesday presented a dividend of approximately Rs85.90 crore to the state government. Large and Medium Industries Minister MB Patil handed over the dividend cheques to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Of the total amount, Rs 68.69 crore is regular dividend, while Rs 17.21 crore is special dividend. Additionally, Rs 3 crore was contributed to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund on the occasion. Receiving the dividend, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said it was encouraging to see state-run enterprises posting profits. 'Such profits, when shared, will contribute to various developmental initiatives,' he added. The Chief Minister also noted that over the past two years, public sector undertakings such as KSDL and MSIL have been registering significant profits driven by forward-looking industrial and export promotion policies introduced by the state government. Those present at the event included KJ George, Minister for Energy; Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, Chief Secretary to the Government; N Manjula, Secretary, Department of Infrastructure; and Khushbu Goyal, Managing Director, KSIIDC.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
CM Yogi extends Rs5L financial aid to family of former village head
Gorakhpur: The family of former village head Nagendra Chaudhary of Nayanasar in Pipiganj region has expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for extending financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh. The CM's support came after learning about the family's deteriorating financial condition following Chaudhary's prolonged illness and subsequent demise on May 8. Chaudhary, who served as the village Pradhan, had been battling a serious illness for an extended period and passed away on May 8. The financial situation of his family worsened significantly after his death. Upon being apprised of the matter, CM Yogi promptly sanctioned a financial aid of Rs 5 lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Acting swiftly on his instruction, a district administration team reached Nayanasar on Thursday and handed over the cheque to Chaudhary's wife at their residence, said a district official. Overwhelmed by the gesture, the grieving family said, "Maharaj Ji's timely support has held us together- we would have fallen apart without it." tnn
Hans India
22-05-2025
- Health
- Hans India
CMRF extends support to ailing poor in Kalyandurg
Kalyandurg: MLA Amilineni Surendra Babu stated that it is his sincere wish to see everyone live a healthy and happy life, emphasizing that the Chief Minister's Relief Fund stands as a pillar of support for the underprivileged who undergo treatment in private hospitals. At Praja Vedika, the MLA, along with local leaders, distributed relief cheques worth Rs. 33 lakhs to 30 beneficiaries. Mandal Party President T R Tippeswamy, district spokesperson Ramaraju, former Mandal Presidents Gajula Sriramulu and Nagireddypalli Venkateshulu, Dish Murali, Market Yard Chairman Bharta Golla Ramesh, Vice Chairman Konanki Rajasekhar, Director Palabandla Hanumanth Reddy, Single Window Chairman Mallipalli Narayana, Sarpanches Sandeep and Lal Krishna, MPTC members Lingappa, Thalari Sathi, Sainath, Surendra, Linganna and others participated in the program.
New Indian Express
20-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Next public grievance hearing to take place in Berhampur soon: Odisha CM Majhi
BHUBANESWAR: Encouraged by the huge success of the public grievance hearing at Sambalpur, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday said similar programmes will be held at the regional level. After the 11th round of public grievance redressal programme at the new grievance cell in Unit-II here, the chief minister said a programme similar to Sambalpur will be organised in the southern region, possibly at Berhampur, and another in the northern region. 'Our efforts will be to take the CM's grievance cell to the district level so that people feel the government is coming to them to address their problems. We are planning to hear public grievance at important locations of the state which will be convenient for the people to reach,' Majhi said. Expressing happiness over the fact that people's faith in the grievance redressal system has increased, the chief minister said the government will continues to provide justice to the people through this programme. 'The government is committed to listening to people's grievances, taking steps to resolve them and providing assistance to the poor and needy,' he asserted. On the day, Majhi disbursed financial assistance of Rs 13.50 lakh to 14 patients suffering from critical illnesses for their medical expenses, from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. As usual, he first met differently- abled and terminally ill individuals and listened to their problems. On the grievance resolution front, the chief minister said around 8,713 out of a total of 10,234 grievances, which account for 85 per cent, have been resolved by the end of the 10th round of the grievance redressal programme. 'The remaining complaints are being processed and deserving cases will be disposed of and justice delivered soon,' he assured. Over 1,000 complaints were registered online on the day of which a majority was heard and resolved by the CM with assistance from six of his cabinet colleagues and senior officers.
