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‘Irregularities in cyclone relief to be probed’

Centre would soon hold an inquiry into alleged irregularities in distribution of Rs 125 crore sancti...

Three killed in Tripura cyclone

The annual recurring squalls accompanied by rains, thunder storms, lightning and hail storms have ra...

Puducherry gears up to regain `green cover`

A two-pronged strategy has been evovled by the Forest department to regain the green cover here in t...

One killed, 17 injured in Kashmir storms

One person was killed and 17 others were injured as storms wreaked havoc in Kashmir Valley throwing ...

Fishermen for quick distribution of cyclone relief

Fishermen in the union territory would stage an agitation in front of the assembly here on March 28...

Bengal clears acquisition of 3700 acres in Sunderbans

West Bengal cabinet has cleared acquisition of 3700 acres in Sunderbans for building new embankments...

`TN may get more funds for cyclone relief`

Tamil Nadu is expected to get more funds for relief and rehabilitation of the people affected by th...

India getting aircraft to track cyclones

India is acquiring a weather reconnaissance aircraft in order to ensure better forecasting of cyclon...

`Tropical cyclones to rise in next 20 years`

Tropical cyclones usually form in the world`s tropical regions and each spins around a centre known ...

Rs 112 cr recd as relief for cyclone Thane

A total of around Rs 112 crore has been receieved by the state government towards cyclone Thane re...

One lakh concrete houses in cyclone-hit districts

Tamil Nadu government would construct one lakh concrete houses in the Cyclone Thane affected distri...

Do not show discrimination in cyclone relief: CPI

CPI said the Thane cyclone was a national calamity and Union Government should not show any discri...

Allottment for cyclone relief `paltry`: Sarath

All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi leader, Sarath Kumar,said Central allotment for areas in Tamil Nad...

Rangasamy to urge Centre for more cyclone relief

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Friday said he would soon leave for New Delhi to persuade...

French Minister to meet cyclone hit

French Minister for Overseas French nationals Edouard Courtial will be on a two-day visit to Puduc...

Cyclone Thane: CPI-M MLAs to donate 1 month salary

Party`s state unit Secretary G Ramakrishnan said the party`s ten MLAs will donate their one month s...

Power supply in Cuddalore to be restored tomorrow

Power supply in all houses in cyclone Thane-hit Cuddalore district will be restored from Sunday, R...

TN govt gives more aid to cyclone-hit farmers

Tamil Nadu govt Wednesday announced a series of relief measures to farmers in the Thane cyclone-aff...

‘Cyclone-hit people to get relief amount in 2days`

Jayalalithaa said nearly 1,53,000 people in Cuddalore and 23,776 people in Villpuram lost their hou...

Central Team visits Thane-hit Nagapattinam

A two-member Central Team visited some of the villages in the district that were worst-hit by cyclo...

CPI urges Centre to expedite sanction of relief

Observing that cylone Thane had caused extensive damage, the CPI has slammed the Centre for "delay...

Cyclone Thane: TN seeks Rs 5249 cr central relief

With efforts in full swing to bring back normalcy to cyclone-battered Cuddalore, TN CM Jayalalithaa...

CPI urges Centre to expedite sanction of relief

Observing that cyclone-Thane had caused extensive damage, the CPI has slammed the Centre for "dela...

ICAR team to visit Puducherry KVK

A team of Indian Council of Agriculture Research will visit the Krishi Vigyan Kendra near Puducher...

Cyclone-hit Thane: Central team report in 3 days

A Central Team on Monday visited the cyclone Thane hit Cuddalore district to assess the damage and...

AIADMK seeks Rs 2500 cr compensation

Opposition AIADMK in Puducherry has said the Union Territory suffered Rs 2500 crore damage in the ...

Central team inspects cyclone ravaged areas

An inter-ministerial team deputed by the Centre visited cyclone Thane-ravaged areas in and around P...

Central team inspects cyclone ravaged Puducherry

A nine member inter-ministerial deputed by the Centre visited cyclone Thane-ravaged areas in and a...

VAOs go on one-day strike in Cuddalore taluk

Village Administrative Officers in cyclone Thane-ravaged Cuddalore taluk went on a day`s strike, pr...

Govt team to assess damage by cyclone `Thane`

An Inter-Ministerial team, headed by a senior officer in the Home Ministry, will visit Tamil Nadu ...

P`cherry declared `natural calamity affected area`

The Department of Revenue and Disaster Management notification issued on Jan 3 and published in the ...

People unhappy with relief work: Karunanidhi

DMK president M Karunanidhi on Wednesday said people are "dissatisfied" over the steps taken by the ...

Chidambaram visits cyclone-hit areas of TN, Pondy

Assuring all assistance to the cyclone affected, P Chidambaram today said a Central team would vis...

People making quick buck from essential services

Canny operators in cyclone Thane devastated Cuddalore district have hit on novel ways to make money....

Post-Cyclone Thane, relief operations continue

Three days after Cyclone Thane unleashed its fury on this district and the Union Territory of Pudu...

Cyclone Thane: Major roads cleared for traffic

Relief operations shifted gears in cyclone-ravaged Cuddalore district and Puducherry on Sunday as tr...

President expresses grief over loss of lives

President Pratibha Patil has expressed grief over the loss of lives caused by cyclone `Thane` that...

Dark new year for cyclone-hit TN districts

Tamil Nadu welcomed 2012 with celebrations but it was a dark new year for people in Cyclone Thane-hi...

Cyclone Thane: Heavy rains leave 4 dead in Kerala

Heavy rains and floods here on Saturday have left four people dead and one missing in the aftermath ...

Cyclone dampens New Year celebrations for fisherfolk

Normal fishing activities were expected to resume only from January 3, officials said.

Cyclone Thane weakens; relief ops underway

The cyclone has left behind a trail of destruction and 42 persons have been killed.

Jaya allots Rs 150 cr for immediate cyclone relief

The very severe cyclonic storm, crossed the Tamil Nadu coast today leaving six persons dead and caus...

Jaya allots Rs 150 cr for cyclone relief

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today alloted Rs 150 crore for immediate relief measures an...

Cyclone ‘Thane’ leaves 33 dead in TN, Puducherry

Very severe Cyclone Thane on Friday morning hit the coast of Tamil Nadu, making landfall between Pud...

Cyclone Thane to hit Puducherry, TN tomorrow: IMD

A severe cyclone packing wind speed of over 129 km per hour is expected to hit Puducherry and four T...

AP on high alert as cyclone nears coast

With the cyclonic storm `Thane` closing in on the Bay of Bengal coast, the Andhra Pradesh governme...

Cyclone Thane to cross TN coast Friday morning

The severe cyclonic storm Thane is expected to cross the north Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam...

Study links tropical cyclones to earthquakes

US researchers said today they have found evidence that tropical cyclones in Haiti and Taiwan were f...

Air pollution intensifies Arabian Sea cyclones

Raising air pollution over the Indian sub-continent could be partly blamed for a recent increase in ...

`Cyclone Phyan may have benefited marine life`

A recently-published study by researchers at Goa-based NIO on impact of Phyan shows that it gave a b...

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