Maharashtra govt to give compensation to cyclone 'Tauktae' hit victims
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday declared that the government will give compensation to the cyclone 'Tauktae' affected victims from the coastal districts of the state on the lines of previous cyclonic storm 'Nisarg'.
Cyclone Tauktae: ONGC extends logistical help to families of affected crew members of Barge P-305
Kolkata/IBNS: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) is extending logistical help to families of affected crew members of Barge P-305. The company will provide all necessary logistical help and support for the dependent family members to travel to Mumbai and back besides making arrangements for families to take back the mortal remains of the deceased persons to their hometowns.
Cyclone Tauktae: ONGC announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for deceased family, Rs 1 lakh for injured
New Delhi/IBNS: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Friday announced an immediate relief of Rs 1 lakh to the survivors and Rs 2 lakh for the BNVs and missing persons’ families, an official statement said.
Cyclone Tauktae impact: Delhi records highest-ever rainfall in 24 hrs, lowest temperature in May
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi recorded the highest-ever rainfall in 24 hours in the month of May as Cyclone Tauktae impacted the weather of the national capital region.
PM Modi conducts aerial survey of cyclone affected areas of Gujarat
Ahmedabad/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reached Gujarat's Bhavnagar and undertook an aerial survey to take stock of the situation as cyclone Tauktae left a trail of devastation behind it before losing intensity and weakening to a deep depression on Tuesday.
Cyclone Tauktae: 14 bodies recovered, hundreds rescued by Indian Navy from Arabian Sea
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Navy has fished out 14 bodies in the ongoing search and rescue operation as several people are feared drowned following cyclone Tauktae which pounded the Arabian Sea, sinking a number of vessels, said media reports.
PM Modi to visit Gujarat, Diu tomorrow to review damages caused by Cyclone Tauktae
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat and Diu on Wednesday to take stock of the damages caused by 'extremely severe' Cyclone Tauktae that swept across the western coast of the country.
Cyclone Tauktae kills 3 in Gujarat, 6 in Maharashtra
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Three people in Gujarat and six others in Maharashtra were killed in Cyclone Tauktae, which made landfall last night, media reports said.
Cyclone Tauktae makes landfall in Gujarat, Army called in for rescue ops
New Delhi/IBNS: Cyclone Tauktae, which has been categorised as 'extremely severe' in nature, made landfall in Gujarat on Monday evening, the Indian Meteorological Department informed in a tweet.
Cyclone Tauktae: Indian Navy dispatches INS Kochi for SAR Ops in Bombay High area
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Navy on Monday has deployed INS Kochi for Search and Rescue Operation to assist 273 ONGC personnel at Bombay High areas wherein a barge carrying these people adrift off of Heera Oil fields.
PM Modi holds high level meeting to review preparedness on Cyclone ‘Tauktae’
New Delhi/IBNS: PM Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting on Saturday to review the preparedness of states and central ministries concerned to deal with the situation arising out of Cyclone ‘Tauktae’, which intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" over east-central Arabian Sea.
Cyclone Tauktae may now intensify by evening, NDRF teams deployed in 5 states to combat situation
New Delhi/UNI: Cyclone Tauktae is likely to intensify into a "severe cyclonic storm" within 12 hours and hit Gujarat coast by Tuesday, the Indian Meteorological Department has said.