Indian Coast Guard rescues 20 Bangladeshi fishermen post-landfall of cyclone 'Sitrang'These rescued fishermen were clinging to floating debris after their fishing boat sank. They are planned to be handed over to the Banglades...
Rice 5% expensive on fears of cyclone Sitrang hitting Bengal cropAlthough cyclone Sitrang has not made landfall in India, it has battered coastal regions of Bengal and brought heavy rainfall in Assam.
16 dead, million seek shelter as cyclone hits BangladeshCyclones -- the equivalent of hurricanes in the Atlantic or typhoons in the Pacific -- are a regular menace but scientists say climate chan...
Cyclone Sitrang: IMD issues red alert for four North-East statesWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to the people to "stay alert" as there is a high chance of rain on Tuesday du...
Cyclone Sitrang spares India, hits BangladeshThe Bangladeshi media reported that the cyclone caused heavy rain in southeastern parts of the neighbouring country. It is very likely to w...
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Bangladesh braces for cycloneApproaching from the Bay of Bengal, Sitrang was expected to hit the southern coast near the Khepupara area of the Barishal-Chittaging early...
Cyclone Sitrang: North-eastern states witnessed rainfall todayThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued "Red" and "Orange" alerts for heavy rainfall in several districts of Assam.
Cyclone 'Sitrang' likely to dampen Diwali festivities in BengalKolkata, along with several other southern districts of West Bengal, woke up to light rain and an overcast sky on Monday as cyclone 'Sitran...
Cyclone Sitrang: IMD issues advisory, suspends offshore activities in north Bay of Bengal"Due to the cyclonic storm over West Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining East Central Bay of Bengal and its likely intensification into a s...
West Bengal government gears up for cycloneAn emergency control room has been opened at state secretariat Nabanna and a team of 10 senior bureaucrats are part of the emergency team t...
Cyclone Sitrang to hit India: How are cyclones formed?Cyclone Sitrang is set to hit the coastal areas of Odisha and West Bengal on Monday. Here is an explainer on how cyclones are formed.
Heavy rain likely to pound West Bengal as cyclone threat looms largeIt is very likely to bring heavy to very heavy rain in coastal districts of South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas, and heavy rainfall in ...
Low-pressure area over Andaman sea intensifies, cyclone likely to be formed by October 24The weather system moved west-northwestward and concentrated into a depression on Saturday at 8.30am, close to west of Andaman Islands, the...
Tropical cyclone approaches Odisha, Bengal; govt start mobilising resources to low-lying areasThe West Bengal government has initiated the process of evacuating people from low-lying areas in several districts, officials said. It has...
Aila, Amphan, Asani: What's in a cyclone's name?With Cyclone Asani -- a name given by Sri Lanka that means 'wrath' in Sinhalese -- formed in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday morning and hurtli...