Take steps for normalcy in Yaas-affected areas: PM to officialsThe PM will visit Odisha and West Bengal on Friday to review the impact of Yaas and the relief efforts undertaken till now. Sources said he...
27 May, 2021, 09.18 PM IST
Cyclone 'Amphan' rolls towards Indian shores, unleashes downpour, flattens dwellingsDespite losing its force a bit since Tuesday, the storm, which was categorised as super cyclone at one point of time, has left the two east...
20 May, 2020, 02.39 PM IST
It's time to build disaster-resilient cities: Satya Narayan Pradhan, DG, NDRFNDRF’s director-general Satya Narayan Pradhan discusses the ground situation in the aftermath of cyclone Fani and why it is time to start t...
10 May, 2019, 11.30 PM IST
Cyclone Fani: Death toll rises to 29 in Odisha, CM announces relief packageCM announced an assistance of Rs 95,100 for "fully-damaged" houses, Rs 52,000 for "partially-damaged" houses and Rs 3,200 for houses that h...
05 May, 2019, 04.50 PM IST
Cyclone Fani leaves 12 dead in Odisha, relief work underwayAround 2,000 emergency workers, along with civil society organisations, personnel of the NDRF.
04 May, 2019, 04.03 PM IST
Three killed as Cyclone Fani batters OdishaFani lashed the Odisha coast Friday morning, uprooting trees, blowing away thatched huts, and disrupting communication links.
03 May, 2019, 09.44 PM IST
Cyclone Fani bites Odisha, eight deadAt least eight people have been reported dead so far, senior officials said, adding information was still awaited from many areas.
03 May, 2019, 09.43 PM IST
Cyclone Titli makes landfall at Odisha's GopalpurAfter the landfall, the system is very likely to re-curve gradually northeastwards.
11 Oct, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to transplant roadside trees, to use industrial wastes"We have already started two pilot projects in this regard in Haryana. The big trees will be uprooted and planted in other suitable locatio...
19 Jan, 2015, 07.02 PM IST
Hudhud effect: Road link between Koraput and Andhra Pradesh restoredRoad communication between Koraput in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, snapped due to blocking of NH-26 by uprooted trees during Cyclone Hudhud, ...
14 Oct, 2014, 11.17 AM IST
Hudhud: Odisha government ready for post-cyclone operationsAs a precautionary measure, around 2.33 lakh people had been evacuated from vulnerable areas to safe places in ten districts in view of Hud...
13 Oct, 2014, 10.53 AM IST
Train services on Howrah-Visakhapatnma route restoredTrain services on the vital Howrah-Visakhapatnam route, which were hit after Cyclone Phailin battered the eastern coast, were restored toda...
14 Oct, 2013, 03.50 PM IST
Odisha toll 21 as cyclone Phailin triggers floodMost of the casualties were caused by wall collapse, uprooted trees and in floods, while a large number of people were injured, official so...
13 Oct, 2013, 09.44 PM IST
Railway signal,high-tension towers,platforms damaged in OdishaWith uprooted high tension towers and signals, damaged platforms and tracks blocked by trees due to high-velocity winds of Cyclone Phailin ...
13 Oct, 2013, 10.58 AM IST
Cyclone Phailin batters Gopalpur in Odisha, heavy rain now poses threat of floodsCyclone Phailin kept its stormy date with the Odisha coast, striking just off Gopalpur around 9.15 pm on Saturday with winds raging at 200 ...
13 Oct, 2013, 03.35 AM IST
Trains face regular threat in West Bengal’s West Midnapore districtThe attack on Bhubaneswar-Delhi Rajdhani express is yet another glaring instance of the supreme vulnerability of railway passengers in what...
28 Oct, 2009, 05.28 AM IST
- Cyclone Aila pounds Orissa, West Bengal
Three people were killed on Monday as cyclone Aila crossed the coast into West Bengal. People struggled with their umbrellas against a stro...
25 May, 2009, 03.12 PM IST