Cyclone 'Yaas': 700 people in Bengal's East Midnapore rescued by ArmyThe Army, which has deployed 17 cyclone-relief columns, comprising specialised personnel with equipment and inflatable boats for rescue ope...
27 May, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
Cyclone Yaas: West Bengal CM stays overnight at state secretariat to monitor ground situationWith the cyclone fast approaching the coast, many parts of West Bengal experienced a weather change with rain lashing over Kolkata and Barr...
26 May, 2021, 10.27 AM IST
Cyclone Yaas intensifies into very severe cyclonic storm; Eastern states evacuate more than 12 lakh peopleIt is very likely to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach near north Odisha coast close to Dhamra port by the early morni...
25 May, 2021, 11.34 PM IST
Cyclone Yaas: PM Modi holds review meeting with senior officialsWith Odisha and West Bengal bracing for cyclonic storm Yaas, the Indian Army on Saturday informed that it has arranged columns and engineer...
23 May, 2021, 12.24 PM IST
Cyclone Tauktae: Indian Army puts 180 teams and 9 engineer task forces on standbyThe Army said it is continuously monitoring the situation for likely intensity, maximum impact areas and anticipated relief effort in coord...
17 May, 2021, 07.16 PM IST
Cyclone Vayu: Over 3 lakh people evacuated in Gujarat, Diu, says Amit ShahThe home minister said cyclone Vayu is expected to cross the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Union Territory Diu and he "prays for the ...
12 Jun, 2019, 09.05 PM IST
Army, IAF teams on standby as 'Vayu' moves closer to Guj coastThe IAF has also positioned the medium lift and light utility helicopters at nodal points in the state to undertake the disaster relief ope...
12 Jun, 2019, 07.11 PM IST
'Fani' fury weakens, heavy rainfall predicted in Odisha, AP, Bengal, northeast: MHARescuers belonging to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Navy, Coast Guard, Army and Air Force have been deployed in a mass o...
03 May, 2019, 04.04 PM IST
Cyclone HudHud: Death toll rises to 17, work on to restore normalcySeventeen people have lost their lives in the cyclone, 14 of them in Andhra Pradesh and three in Odisha, a government statement said.
14 Oct, 2014, 04.56 AM IST
Cyclone Hudhud: 2 killed in rain-related incidents in coastal Andhra PradeshAs many as 19 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams (each consisting of 45-50 members) were deployed in the four districts.
12 Oct, 2014, 01.42 PM IST
Hudhud: Strong winds, heavy rains in coastal Andhra Pradesh ahead of cyclone strikeAccording to the latest bulletin of Indian Meteorological Department, the storm would cross close to the port city of Visakhapatnam around ...
12 Oct, 2014, 11.20 AM IST
Cyclone Hudhud: Andhra Pradesh braces for ‘very severe’ storm todayReclassified as a “very severe cyclonic storm”, Hudhud continued to gather force ahead of reaching Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh today.
12 Oct, 2014, 05.57 AM IST
Congress hails efforts of government agencies in tackling Cyclone PhailinCongress appreciated Armed forces, scientists & various other govt agencies for tackling the situation arising out of Cyclone Phailin.
14 Oct, 2013, 11.29 AM IST
Phailin impact: 1.29 lakh people evacuated from coastal AndhraAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy late tonight reviewed the impact of cyclone Phailin and asked the entire official machine...
12 Oct, 2013, 11.29 PM IST
Army and Air Force mobilizes troops, aircrafts for post Phailin salvage operationsThe Indian Army has mobilised an engineering column comprising medical and signal entities from Bhubaneswar to Gopalpur in Ganjam District.
12 Oct, 2013, 05.55 PM IST
Cyclone Phailin: Armed forces put on high alertDefence Minister AK Antony has put the armed forces on high alert and asked them to be ready to provide all support in view of the impendin...
11 Oct, 2013, 08.01 PM IST
- West Bengal: Cyclone toll rises to 45, rescue ops begin
The highest number of 20 deaths occurred in South 24 Parganas district.
26 May, 2009, 01.19 PM IST