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The LDF is criticising the UDF government for steeply increasing NORKA Care insurance premiums. Chief Minister VD Satheesan defended the hike, citing severe financial losses from covering pre-existing illnesses.
MP Dr V Sivadasan urged Kerala's government to reverse significant premium hikes under the NORKA Care health insurance scheme, warning that soaring costs threaten affordable coverage for vulnerable, elderly expatriate workers.
Six Keralites with foreign citizenship, including four Australians, one British, and one US citizen, remain untraced after Nepal flash floods. Most other stranded individuals from Kerala are returning home.
Sixteen Malayalis who were stranded in Nepal following flash floods have returned to Kerala, with NORKA Roots confirming their safe arrival.
Sixty Keralites are safe in Nepal following flash floods; however, eight, including four Australians, remain uncontactable amidst rising death tolls and concerns of further flooding.
Approximately 53 Malayalis are reportedly stranded in Nepal following flash floods, with efforts underway by NORKA Roots and the Indian Embassy to locate and move them to safety.
Efforts are underway to trace and repatriate Malayalis stranded in Nepal after flash floods, with initial reports suggesting they are safe. Officials are coordinating with the Indian Embassy for confirmation and communication.
Flash floods in central Nepal killed 157, with over 750 missing, devastating towns and destroying infrastructure, possibly triggered by an earthquake and glacial outburst.
Kerala's Chief Minister is coordinating with the Ministry of External Affairs, setting up helplines and a NORKA desk to assist over 100 missing Indians affected by Nepal's flash floods.
NORKA Roots has established country-wise coordination teams in Gulf countries and other Middle Eastern nations to assist expatriate Keralites facing travel disruptions, visa issues, and security concerns due to the escalating Iran-Israel conflict.
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