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Cyclone Nisarga may bring in gale force winds of around 120 kmph as coastal areas in Maharashtra, Gujarat brace for impact
Fp Staff • 5 years agoCyclone Nisarga, fast approaching the coasts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, will remain a severe cyclonic storm system till the evening on Wednesday, with wind reaching a maximum sustained speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph
Indian Coast Guard issues weather advisory to Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa and UTs over possible cyclonic storm, warns fisherfolk against venturing into sea
• 5 years agoIndian Coast Guard has requested the state and UT administration to issue appropriate warnings in vernacular languages, refrain fisher-folk from venturing out to sea during adverse weather conditions and recall smaller boats at sea to the harbour.
Heavy rains lash Valsad, Navsari in Gujarat; NDRF, fire brigade kept on standby as rivers swell up
• 6 years agoHeavy rain continued in many places in Valsad district in south Gujarat on Monday, with the IMD stating that these parts would continue to get heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next two days
Amit Shah reviews preparations for Cyclone Vayu, directs officials to ensure maintenance of essential services
• 6 years agoHome Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reviewed the preparations for Cyclone Vayu, which is expected to make landfall in Gujarat, and directed officials to ensure all possible steps for the safety of people, officials said.
Cell phone-making firm moves court after govt issues 'Leave India' notices to 59 Chinese experts, terms move 'arbitrary'
Fp Staff • 6 years agoA cellphone-manufacturing company on Wednesday approached the Bombay High Court, challenging the validity of the "Leave India" notices issued to 59 Chinese experts who were scheduled to visit its plants in Daman and Silvassa.
Kalpana Lajmi passes away: Her films brought sidelined issues into mainstream Bollywood
Gautam Chintamani • 6 years agoThe era in which Kalpana Lajmi made some of her best films was far from easy on the kind of cinema that defined her.
Kalpana Lajmi's films highlighted varied aspects of womanhood — from Rudaali to Daman
Fp Staff • 6 years agoAfter making her debut as an assistant director on one of Shyam Benegal's films, Kalpana Lajmi went on to make movies with women and womanhood at their very core
Administration clueless as tar balls wash up along India’s western coast; experts claim it's a deep, recurring problem
Shubhra • 7 years agoEven though Central Board of Pollution Control claims that there has been no oil spill along India's western coast, tar balls are not only more excessive than previous years, they are also bigger in size, with beaches from Southern Gujarat, Daman and now even Mumbai’s coastline being covered with waxy formations lending the air a distinctly oily smell
Narendra Modi to visit Daman, Surat on 24-25 February, will inaugurate projects worth Rs 1,000 crore in Union territory
• 7 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Surat in Gujarat and Daman in Union territory of Daman and Diu this weekend to inaugurate various projects and flag off a night marathon.
Dahanu tragedy: Coast Guard officials call off search operations, confirm 32 of 35 students were rescued, rest drowned
• 7 years agoA day after a ferry capsized in the Dahanu creek in Maharashtra's Palghar district, the Coast Guard, which had resumed the search operations this morning, subsequently called them off.