Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday predicted that the impending cyclonic storm Dana is expected to hit the Odisha coast between Bhitarkanika of Kendrapara district and Dhamara area of Bhadrak district on October 24 and 25.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (IANS) The deep depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal on Wednesday morning intensified into a cyclonic storm 'Dana' and is likely to hit Odisha and West Bengal coasts a day later.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (IANS) Authorities in Odisha and the neighbouring state of West Bengal are on a 'high alert mode' as the cyclonic storm 'Dana' likely to be formed in Bay of Bengal on Wednesday is expected to make landfall in Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar islands during the night of October 24 and early morning of October 25.
Bengaluru, Oct 22 (IANS) An under-construction building collapsed in Bengaluru on Tuesday, following heavy rains that continued to lash the city. According to sources, about 17 construction labourers are feared trapped inside the debris.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Cracking the whip against lax officials, the Haryana government placed 24 Agriculture Department employees, including seven supervisors and three inspectors, under suspension for failure to act against farmers indulging in stubble burning, an official said on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 21 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday asserted that the state government is fully prepared to face the impending severe cyclonic storm 'Dana', expected to hit the Odisha coast on October 24.
Jammu, Oct 13 (IANS) A light-intensity earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale occurred on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district.
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) At least five persons burned in their sleep and two others were injured in a major fire fire that broke out in a shop in North Mumbai's Chembur suburb, the BMC Disaster Control said here on Sunday.
Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) US President Joe Biden on Wednesday informed that he has given instructions to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin to deploy one thousand active-duty soldiers to support ongoing hurricane response and recovery efforts.
Pune (Maharashtra), Oct 2 (IANS) At least three persons, including two pilots and an aircraft engineer, were feared killed after a helicopter flying over the Bavdhan area in Pune crashed in the hilly terrain, officials said here on Wednesday.
