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Indian celebs pray for people's safety from Cyclone Fani. (Photo: Akshaya Sahoo/Instagram)

Cyclone Fani: Abhishek Bachchan to Sidharth Malhotra, celebs pray for people's safety

The landfall process which began at 8 am will continue till afternoon.

03 May 2019 4:43 PM

The eye of cyclonic storm 'Fani' has 'completely moved into land' by 10 am Friday weakening its fury, but heavy rainfall is still predicted in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and parts of the northeastern states, the Home Ministry said on Friday. (Photo: AP)

'Fani' fury weakens, heavy rainfall predicted in Odisha, AP, Bengal, northeast: MHA

Cyclone 'Fani' is being monitored by the home ministry at the highest level round the clock.

03 May 2019 4:25 PM

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDRF) has released a list of Do’s and Don’ts to keep people safe and alerted during the tough times. (Photo: AP)

Cyclone Fani: Here's a list of do's, don'ts to keep you safe

Apart from Odisha, several districts in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal have also been put on red alert.

03 May 2019 11:18 AM

At present, 4,774 tankers have been sent to 12,116 villages, up from 4,640 tankers sent to 9,579 villages in 2016.

State drought situation to further deteriorate, says government

The government said that the supply of water to drought-affected areas and fodder for cattle would not be reduced.

03 May 2019 6:42 AM

The meeting was attended by Cabinet Secretary, Principal Secretary to the PM, Additional Principal Secretary to the PM, the Home Secretary and other senior officials from IMD, NDRF, NDMA and PMO etc. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

PM Modi holds meeting with top officials to review preparations for Cyclone Fani

PM instructed senior officers of govt to maintain close coordination with officers of affected states.

02 May 2019 3:08 PM

Arrangements have been made to start free kitchens to provide cooked food to the evacuees, the SRC said. (Photo: PTI)

Massive evacuation ops underway in Odisha ahead of Cyclone Fani

According to the SRC, the evacuation of eight lakh people is the largest-ever evacuation operation in the country.

02 May 2019 11:37 AM

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cyclone ‘Fani’ intensified into severe cyclone at 5:30 pm on April 29. It is to intensify further and move towards the Odisha coast. (Representational Image)

Eastern Naval Command all geared up for cyclone 'Fani'

The ships are embarked with additional divers, doctors, inflatable rubber boats, and relief materials in quantities sufficient.

30 Apr 2019 10:05 AM

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has informed that cyclone ‘Fani’ intensified into severe cyclone at 5:30 pm on April 29 and it is to intensify further and move towards Odisha coast. (Photo: Twitter/ @Indiametdept)

Cyclone 'Fani' to intensify further, moves towards Odisha coast: IMD

The Central government is keeping a close watch on the impact of the cyclonic storm on the states along the eastern coast.

30 Apr 2019 8:35 AM

The cyclonic storm 'Fani' on Monday morning was located at 880 km of South-East of Chennai and it will continue to move North-West and change its path to North-East from Wednesday. (Representational Image)

Cyclone 'Fani': NDRF, Coast Guard on high alert; fishermen warned too

The cyclone is expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by Tuesday, a home ministry statement said.

29 Apr 2019 1:52 PM

5-year-old Praveen accidentally fell into a 100-feet deep borewell while he was attempting to pluck fruits from a tree near it on Saturday afternoon. (Photo: ANI)

5-year-old-boy rescued from 100-feet borewell in Mathura after 8-hour operation

Sher Singh, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Mathura said: 'The child is perfectly fine.'

14 Apr 2019 11:09 AM

The rescue operation is being conducted jointly by the NDRF and the State Disaster Response Force. (Photo: File)

Dharwad building collapse: Death toll rises to 16, rescue operation underway

The four partners of Renuka Construction, the entity looking after the construction project, surrendered before police earlier this week.

24 Mar 2019 12:41 PM

Dharwad building collapse: Seven officers suspended for negligence

While four partners of Renuka Construction surrendered before the police, Vivek Pawar was taken into custody from Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

23 Mar 2019 9:08 PM

A medical team had also been deployed at the incident site. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

18-month-old Haryana boy trapped in borewell, rescue operation underway

The child was plucking fruits from a tree when he suddenly fell into the borewell.

22 Mar 2019 12:27 PM

The operation is being conducted jointly by the NDRF and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). (Photo: ANI)

Dharwad building collapse: Toll rises to 14, owners arrested

All four owners have surrendered before the police and the engineer has been taken into police custody.

22 Mar 2019 10:19 AM

Kumaraswamy urged the Prime Minister to expedite the process to release Rs.2064.30 crore as per SDRF/ NDRF norms for drought relief and mitigation. (ANI)

K'taka CM meets PM Modi, seeks release of funds

Kumaraswamy seeked for release of pending funds under NDRF and MGNREGA for drought relief.

09 Mar 2019 4:08 PM

However, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), which has been engaged in the rescue operation since the day of the tragedy on December 13 last, will continue with their services. (Photo: AFP | File)

Navy, Army decide to call off operation in Meghalaya's mine tragedy

Navy, Army informed local authorities about their decision to pack up and leave op on direction from their higher-ups, R Susngi said.

02 Mar 2019 9:31 AM

The explosion led to the collapse of three houses and killed four people whose bodies have been brought out. (Photo: Representational)

10 killed in explosion in UP shop, many feared to be trapped

A rescue operation for people suspected to be trapped under debris has been launched.

23 Feb 2019 4:09 PM

Ravi, son of a labourer working on road constructions, fell into the borewell while playing. (Photo: ANI/ Twitter)

Child rescued from 200-feet-deep borewell after 16-hour operation

The operation was very critical and required constant meticulous planning to avoid any injury to the child.

21 Feb 2019 11:23 AM

Rescue workers recover a body from the debris after a four-storey building collapsed in Gurgaon early on Thursday morning. (Photo: PTI)

6 workers die as 4-storey building falls in Gurgaon

The state government has announced a compensation relief of Rs 3 lakh each to the family members of the deceased.

25 Jan 2019 12:56 AM

The body was pulled up to mouth of the mine, the spokesperson of the Indian Navy said adding that the body shall be extracted out under the supervision of doctors. (Photo: Twitter | @indiannavy)

Naval divers detect a body in flooded Meghalaya mine

The Supreme Court has rapped the Meghalaya government over the slow progress of the search operation and inaction on illegal mines.

18 Jan 2019 6:15 AM

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