Cyclone Amphan

Kolkata: The St Xavier’s College (Autonomous) here has decided to adopt a village affected by the devastating cyclone Amphan. The cyclone hit parts of West Bengal May 20. College sources said that identification process of the village is on. The village hit by cylone Amphan...

Salem (Tamil Nadu): The Tamil Nadu government has decided to transfer the probe into the death of a father-son duo, alleged victims of police torture in Tuticorin district, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Chief Minister K Palaniswami said Sunday. The government's decision will...

New Delhi: Adolescence is a critical period in the life of an individual when one acquires knowledge and develops cognitive skills which are critical to the transition to adulthood. Societal interactions, particularly those at school, are at the fulcrum of an individual’s development. A recent...

Bhograi : Two youths namely Prashant Tripathy of Haripur and Alok Sahoo of Batagram villages under Bhograi block of Balasore district, look to rebuild their once flourishing papaya farm that was devastated by the cyclonic storm, Amphan a month back. Prashant and Alok had dreamt...

Kolkata: Demanding that Cyclone Amphan be declared a “national disaster”, the opposition Congress and CPI(M) Saturday urged the visiting central team to make a proper assessment of the damage to ensure the affected people get requisite aid from the Union government. The BJP, which has...

Dhaka: Bangladesh cricket team members, led by ODI captain Tamim Iqbal, have extended their helping hand to the sufferers of cyclone Amphan that hit the country last month amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Tamim arranged for pure water for the inhabitants of Shyamnagar Upazila in Satkhira...

Kendrapara: The rich mangrove forest cover in Bhitarkanika National Park successfully withstood the wind velocity as the cyclone Amphan had barrelled through coastal Odisha last fortnight, bringing in its wake trails of devastation, officials said. The tropical cyclone had triggered damage in coastal parts, but...

Bhubaneswar: On their return from West Bengal cyclone restoration duty, 372 personnel of Odisha Fire Service, were Saturday sent to two quarantine centres here as part of the COVID-19 protocol, official sources said. The personnel of Odisha Fire Service and ODRAF on their arrival from...

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department Friday forecast that another low-pressure system could form in the Bay of Bengal by June 10, over three weeks after Cyclone 'Amphan' wreaked havoc in West Bengal. The development comes on the heels of Cyclone 'Amphan' and 'Nisarga' which...

Balasore: A four-member central team led by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Shri Prakash visited Balasore district Thursday in order to assess the damages caused by ‘Cyclone Amphan’. “A comprehensive report will be submitted to the central government containing assessment of damages caused...