HIF India hands over five new homes to Wayanad Landslide victims under Project Ashiyana
Wayanad, May 18 – As part of its continued rehabilitation efforts in the aftermath of the devastating Wayanad landslide, HIF India handed over five newly built houses to affected families on Sunday, May 18, under its flagship initiative, Project Ashiyana.
The formal key handover ceremony took place in the presence of HIF India President Adil Parvez, who led the proceedings. The event also witnessed the participation of community leaders, supporters, and the beneficiaries. The ceremony was hosted by Rizwan Pandeshw, while SM Farook delivered the vote of thanks.
Renowned scholars Abdur Reham Faizy Ustad and Abdullah Kutty Baqavi Ustad, along with Kunchi Ahmed, were present at the event and offered prayers for the families and the success of the rehabilitation initiative.
Each of the five houses is a two-bedroom unit spread over 750 sq. ft., constructed on five cents of land. The homes are designed to offer a safe and stable environment to the families who lost everything in the disaster.
The Wayanad landslide had claimed over 400 lives and left more than 1,000 families homeless. HIF India was among the first organisations to respond with immediate relief and long-term support for the affected communities.
With this handover, the total number of homes completed and handed over under Project Ashiyana has now reached 35. HIF India reaffirmed its commitment to humanitarian work and sustainable development, thanking donors, volunteers, and well-wishers for their continued support in making the project a success.
For further details or to contribute to ongoing initiatives, one can visit [www.hif.org.in](http://www.hif.org.in).
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Cong performed better in Kerala, anti-incumbency trends influenced WB, TN: CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the Congress had largely met or exceeded expectations in several States, even as results in some regions reflected shifting voter sentiments.
Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, he said the party accepted the mandate in Assam while performing better than anticipated in Kerala.
He also pointed to possible anti-incumbency trends influencing outcomes in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
“In Assam, we got the expected result, and we accept the people’s mandate. In Kerala, we have won more seats than expected. We anticipated around 76 to 80, but we have gone up to around 95,” Siddaramaiah said.
In West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, there may have been an anti-incumbency trend, and that could have influenced the results, he added.
Siddaramaiah also extended his congratulations to a new political entrant in Tamil Nadu, noting the emergence of a different electoral dynamic in the State.
“I congratulate the new entrant who has achieved success there,” he added.
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said electoral outcomes in some States had diverged from the party’s internal assessments, reflecting evolving voter expectations.
“We expected a certain trend, but the results have been different. Political reading was wrong in some places,” he said.
“People were looking for change in some States, and that has been reflected in the results,” Shivakumar, who is also the Congress Karnataka unit president, said.
Referring to Kerala, he said the Congress-led alliance had benefited from public sentiment.
“There was already an expectation based on local body elections, and people had shown confidence in us. That has translated into a strong result,” the Deputy Chief Minister said.
On Tamil Nadu, he acknowledged that the scale of political shift had come as a surprise.
“We expected to secure around 30 to 40 per cent of the vote share, but such a major shift was not anticipated. It shows that voter expectations were different,” he said.
Shivakumar added that electoral outcomes underscored the need for better political assessment in future.
“We have to understand these changes carefully. Political reading cannot go wrong like this,” he said.
