Rain lashes Assam due to Fani impact
Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) Most parts of Assam witnessed incessant rains on Saturday due to the impact of cyclone Fani, one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades. Following the rains,…
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UN agencies met ahead of Fani to assess preparedness
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 4 (IANS) UN’s humanitarian agencies have met ahead of Cyclone Fani arrival in India to study the readiness for it, according to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s Spokesperson Stephane Guterres. He…
Operations resume in Kolkata Airport as Fani passes
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) After hours of closure due to severe cyclonic storm Fani, operations at Kolkata airport resumed on Saturday morning, an official said. “Air India AI 743 to Agartala is the first departure…
Fani weakens, likely to enter Bangladesh around noon
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades, has weakened into a “cyclonic storm leaving no more major threat” for West Bengal on Saturday. At…
India’s ‘zero casualty’ policy, pinpoint warnings minimised Fani deaths
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 4 (IANS) The Indian government’s “zero casualty” policy for cyclones and the pinpoint accuracy of the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) early warning system have helped reduce the possibility of…
Fani uproots trees, triggers heavy rains in Bengal
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades, uprooted trees and triggered rains as it entered West Bengal post midnight on Saturday, hours after making…
Cyclone Fani enters West Bengal
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades, entered West Bengal post midnight on Saturday, hours after making landfall and causing havoc in Odisha on…
Rain in Delhi provides respite from heat
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) People in the national capital region reeling under heat wave-conditions for the past few days heaved a sigh of relief on Friday evening after moderate rains owing to movement of…
Fani strongest cyclone to hit India since 1999: Skymet
By Saurabh Katkurwar New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) India has witnessed at least 20 severe cyclonic storms in past two decades but the ongoing “extremely severe” cyclone “Fani”, which hit the eastern coast along Odisha…
Cyclone Fani pounds Odisha coast, 2 killed; alert in Bengal
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/Visakhapatnam, May 3 (IANS) Two people were killed in Odisha after a severe tropical cyclone made landfall on the eastern coast of the country on Friday, with wind speed of up to 200 km per…
Cyclone Fani to enter Bengal by midnight
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) Cyclonic storm Fani, now situated in Odisha about 340 km southwest of Kolkata, has triggered intense rainfall and winds in West Bengal destroying 50 houses in East Midnapore district. The storm,…
Assam on alert as Fani likely to hit on Saturday
Guwahati, May 3 (IANS) The Assam government has sounded an alert in all districts of the state following a warning that Cyclone Fani will lash Assam and other parts of the northeastern region for two…
Cyclone Fani to have no major impact on Sri Lanka
Colombo, May 3 (IANS) Tropical cyclone Fani will not have a major impact on Sri Lanka in the coming days, Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said here on Friday. The powerful cyclone slammed into…
Suspected electronic device found on bird’s body
Hajipur, May 3 (IANS) The Bihar police have recovered an electronic device from the body of a dead bird that usually could not be spotted in the local area. “Local birds had killed a bird…
Earthquake of 3.0 magnitude hits Nagaur in Rajasthan
Jaipur, May 3 (IANS) Tremors were felt in Nagaur on the edge of the Thar Desert after an earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale hit the area on Friday, officials said. The earthquake was…
Cyclone Fani to enter West Bengal by midnight
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani, which is currently situated at about 370 km southwest of Kolkata, is likely to enter West Bengal with a wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting…
AIIMS cancels Bhubaneswar centre for May 5 exam
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi on Friday announced that it is cancelling the exam centre in Bhubaneswar, where exam was to be held on Sunday. THe…
BREAKING NEWS: AIIMS cancels Bhubaneswar centre for Sunday exam
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Centre stands with people hit by Fani: Modi
Jaipur, May 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the Centre stood with the people in states hit by cyclone Fani. Addressing an election rally in Hindaun near here, Modi said, “I…
Fani batters AIIMS Bhubaneswar unit, rips off hostel roof
Bhubaneswar, May 3 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) unit here on Friday reported extensive damage hours after the Category 4 Cyclone Fani made landfall on the Odisha coast wreaking havoc and…