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Cyclone Nivar Weakens After Thrashing TN & Puducherry, 3 Dead
New Delhi/Chennai: Cyclone Nivar hurtled into the Puducherry coast on the wee hours of Thursday, uprooting trees and packing strong winds and rains as tens of thousands of people took refuge…
Cyclone Nivar: Chennai Airport Shuts Operations Till Thursday Morning
Chennai: With Cyclone Nivar having intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over southwest Bay of Bengal, Chennai airport has suspended flight operations from 7 pm on Wednesday till 7 am on…
Low Pressure Over Bay Of Bengal Likely To Intensify Into Cyclonic Storm: IMD
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the low pressure area over Bay of Bengal is very likely to concentrate into a depression in next 24 hours and…
Central Panel Okays Additional Aid Of Rs 128.23 Crore for Amphan-Hit Odisha
New Delhi: A high-level committee led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved additional Central assistance of Rs 4,381.88 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to six…
IMD On Full Alert For Cyclone Season Till December
New Delhi: Bracing for the upcoming cyclone season from October to December, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday reviewed the preparedness in a…
Remnant Of Cyclone NOUL To Trigger Rains In Odisha
New Delhi: The remnant of cyclone NOUL will enter the northeast Bay Of Bengal on Saturday night or Sunday morning, turning into a depression.
This system will subsume a pre-existing…
2020: What A Stormy Year! UN Is Running Out Of Names For Storms
Geneva: With so many Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms this year, it seems the United Nations (UN) will run out of names before the year ends, forcing it to use the Greek alphabet.…
IMD Report On Amphan: First Super Cyclonic Storm Since 1999 Odisha SuCS
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has released a report on Amphan which made landfall at Sundarbans in West Bengal on May 20, categorizing it as a Super Cyclonic Storm…
Central Team Praises Odisha’s Disaster Preparedness & Management Skills
Bhubaneswar: A Central team to assess the post-Cyclone Amphan damage in Odisha has praised the state government for its preparedness, response and disaster management skills.
“The…
Odisha Team Praised For Restoration Work In Amphan-Ravaged West Bengal
Bhubaneswar: A team of 372 Fire Service personnel, under Chief Fire Officer of Odisha Govt Maheswar Swain, came in for high praise for their role in restoration and rehabilitation work in…