Gujarat heaves sigh of relief as 'Nilofar' fizzles outState administration had swung into action and evacuated more than 17,000 people living near coastal areas in Kutch and Jamanagar districts.
31 Oct, 2014, 04.46 PM IST
Cyclone Nilofar weakens;unlikely to cause any major damageNilofar is unlikely to cause any major damage, as it will weaken considerably as it approaches land. It is expected to make landfall Friday...
30 Oct, 2014, 09.06 PM IST
More than 17,000 people evacuated as cyclone Nilofar nears GujaratMore than 17,000 people living near coastal areas in Gujarat have been evacuated by authorities in view of the approaching tropical cyclone...
30 Oct, 2014, 08.58 PM IST
Nilofar to hit western Rajasthan by evening: MeTDistrict administrations of border areas have alerted their management teams to be alert with all gadgets to meet any challenge, an officia...
30 Oct, 2014, 04.01 PM IST
Cyclone Nilofar to hit Gujarat as 'depression'"It would move northwestwards and rapidly weaken into a depression over northeast Arabian Sea off north Gujarat coast," said the bulletin.
30 Oct, 2014, 03.53 PM IST
Pakistan to evacuate 50,000 people in wake of Nilofar cycloneThe cyclone, moving at about 14km per hour speed towards Sindh may hit Pakistan tonight or tomorrow with the possibility of heavy rains.
30 Oct, 2014, 03.36 PM IST
Telcos better prepared to tackle Cyclone NilofarThey have set up emergency helplines, wifi facilities in makeshift relief camps and even kept mobile base stations or 'cells-on-wheels' on ...
30 Oct, 2014, 09.27 AM IST
Calamities like Hudhud, Nilofar likely to contribute to insurance claims of over Rs 5,000 croreIndustry’s hopes of turning in a profit this year after increasing premiums for retail categories such as automobile and health may not mat...
30 Oct, 2014, 07.08 AM IST
Nilofar to hit Gujarat with less intensity than predictedNilofar is expected to hit Gujarat on the night of November 31 as "marginal cyclonic storm", against the earlier prediction of it being "se...
29 Oct, 2014, 08.03 PM IST
Cyclone Nilofar: Centre reviews preparedness to deal with situationIn a video conferencing with Gujarat Chief Secretary and other senior officials, he took stock of all the steps taken by the state governme...
28 Oct, 2014, 08.04 PM IST
National Disaster Response Force pre-positioning teams in Gujarat to deal with cyclone NilofarNDRF has pre-positioned seven rescue and relief teams at Gandhidam, Dwarka, Porbandar, Veeraval and Rajkot in Gujarat.
28 Oct, 2014, 03.10 PM IST
Cyclone Nilofar: DoT announces measures for telecom servicesThe Department of Telecom said as per per available information, districts of Kutch, Jamnagar, Junagarh and Porbandar are likely to be affe...
28 Oct, 2014, 03.04 PM IST
Pakistan braces up for cyclone NiloferAccording to Pakistan Meteorological department, the cyclone will gradually intensify to 'very severe tropical cyclone'.
28 Oct, 2014, 02.29 PM IST
Gujarat braces for cyclone NilofarAuthorities have told ports along the Gujarat coast, including Mundra, Kandla, Mandvi and Porbander, to be prepared for any eventuality.
28 Oct, 2014, 01.28 PM IST
Centre gears up to provide help to Gujarat for cyclone NilofarThe Centre today reviwed the preparedness of relief and rescue measures taken by Gujarat and offered all full help to the state in the wake...
27 Oct, 2014, 06.29 PM IST
Cyclone Nilofar heading towards north Gujarat coast, says India Met DepartmentThe storm, named Nilofar, on October 26 lay centred over 1,270 km southwest of Mumbai and 910 km east-southeast of Salalah in Oman.
27 Oct, 2014, 09.43 AM IST
Cyclone Nilofar to hit Gujarat coast on FridayA cyclonic storm hurtling towards the north Gujarat coast is expected to make its landfall on Friday morning with a sustained wind speed .
26 Oct, 2014, 11.56 PM IST