फेनी को लेकर रांची समेत पूरे झारखंड में अलर्ट जारी

फेनी को लेकर रांची समेत पूरे झारखंड में अलर्ट जारी

चक्रवाती तूफान फेनी को लेकर रांची समेत पूरे झारखंड में अलर्ट जारी कर दिया गया है। तूफान के चलते रांची में भी आंधी के साथ बारिश की चेतावनी जारी की गई है। कोल्हान और संताल में भारी बारिश के आसार है। इसे देखते हुए रांची समेत पूरे राज्य में स्कूलों को तीन और चार मई […]

200 flights cancelled at Kolkata airport

200 flights cancelled at Kolkata airport

This is the longest closure of operations in recent memory. Kolkata airport will be shut down for more than 20 hours from Friday evening, leading to cancellation of over 200 flights. A trade union strike more than a decade ago had forced the cancellation of scores of flights but the airport had not been officially […]

800,000 people evacuated from coastal districts: Cyclone Fani

800,000 people evacuated from coastal districts: Cyclone Fani

Tropical cyclone Fani packed up with wind speed of 250 Km per hour is all set to hit the coasts of Odisha. Fani is located in the Bay of Bengal that has expected to make a landfall on Friday. The neighbouring coastal states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have also been put on high […]

Bay of Bengal hit with 500 cyclones in 125 years

Bay of Bengal hit with 500 cyclones in 125 years

 The Bay of Bengal has witnessed around 500 cyclones in 125 years (since 1891) of which 107 had targeted Odisha (Orissa) causing immense devastation, a professor said.(December 17). “However, compared to hurricanes in the west pacific, cyclones originating in the Bay of Bengal are less intense and much weaker but ironically cause more death and […]