Cyclone Warning

Cyclone alert: IMD expects landfall at midnight in south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh; fishermen advised to stay on land

The IMD has issued a cyclone alert for south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts on Thursday, saying that the depression that has been building over the Bay of Bengal is likely to make a landfall near Gopalpur as a cyclone by midnight

Rahul Gandhi writes to Narendra Modi, seeks package for cyclone-hit fishermen of Tamil Nadu, Kerala

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding a comprehensive special financial package for Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep for the rehabilitation of the families of those fishermen who lost their lives due to Cyclone Ockhi.

Cyclone Ockhi lashing Tamil Nadu, Kerala to approach Lakshadweep archipelago in next 24 hours, says official

Cyclone Ockhi, lashing parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala with torrential rains and gusty winds, was approaching the Lakshadweep archipelago, an official at the Ministry of Earth Sciences said on Thursday.