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Cyclone Yaas likely to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm: IMD

A low pressure area formed over the east-central Bay of Bengal and the adjoining north Andaman Sea on Saturday

Cyclone Yaas: Bengal fishermen advised not to venture into sea from May 23

In view of the cyclonic storm Yaas, the head of Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata Dr Sanjib Bandyopadhyay advised the fishermen of West Bengal not to venture into the sea from May 23 evening

26 personnel still missing; Navy deploys diving teams to look for bodies

With no trace of 15 personnel from barge P305 and 11 from tugboat Varaprada six days after Cyclone Tauktae, the Navy deployed specialised diving teams to boost the search and rescue operations

Cyclonic storm in Bay of Bengal: Coastal districts of Odisha on high alert

In view of the cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra on Friday informed that all coastal and adjoining districts in Odisha have been put on high alert

Bombay High tragedy: Barge Master, others charged with culpable homicide

The deceased including its employees would get a total compensation equivalent to the balance period of service upto 10 years' service combined with ex-gratia and insurance

ONGC announces cash relief for affected families, survivors of sunk barge

ONGC on Friday announced cash relief for families of the deceased and survivors of the private contractor-operated barge that sunk in the Arabian Sea after being battered by a severe cyclone

Will seek Central help for infra to minimise cyclone damage: Thackeray

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said his government will seek Central assistance to set up permanent infrastructure along the sea coast to minimize the damage caused by cyclones

51 personnel dead, 24 from barge P305 missing; Navy continues search

The death toll on barge P305 that sank in the Arabian Sea five days ago rose to 51 on Friday with the recovery of two more bodies

Mumbai Police files case against captain of Barge P305 for 'negligence'

The Mumbai Police on Friday registered an FIR against the captain of barge P305, which sank on Monday in the Arabian Sea, 35 nautical miles from Mumbai under the impact of the Cyclone Tauktae

Centre, states directed to restore power, water supply links hit by Tauktae

The National Crisis Management Committee on Thursday directed central and state agencies to "expeditiously" restore telecommunication, power, road and water supply links affected by Cyclone Tauktae

All at sea

ONGC needs to take a hard look at all safety protocols

Aftermath of cyclone Tauktae: What caused the ONGC barge tragedy

Of these installations, 243 were fixed and 99 floating

Cyclone Tauktae: 49 dead on sunk barge, search on for 37 missing

Three more bodies have been recovered

Low-pressure area on Bay of Bengal likely to develop into cyclone: Met dept

A low-pressure area, set to form over east central Bay of Bengal on May 22, is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and strike the Odisha-West Bengal coast on May 26, the Met department said

Cyclone Tauktae: Death toll in barge sinking rises to 49, says report

Death toll on the barge that sunk after being hit by severe cyclone Tauktae rose to 49 while 37 others still remain missing, government sources said.

Barge tragedy: NCP seeks culpable homicide case against ONGC

The NCP on Thursday demanded registration of a culpable homicide case against the ONGC in connection with the barge tragedy caused off the Mumbai coast when cyclone Tauktae brushed past the city.

Tauktae: Damage, loss of lives limited due to timely action, says panel

Cyclone Tauktae originated in the Arabian Sea this month and affected Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Miscalculations may have ended ONGC vessels in cyclone whirlwind: Report

Inadequate advance notice and miscalculations of cyclone Tauktae's ferocity and its path may have contributed to a false belief that oilfield operations in the Arabian Sea need not be paused

Tauktae effect: Heavy rainfall likely in UP, Uttarakhand other states

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to take place on Thursday at isolated places in West Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal

Madhya Pradesh sees intermittent rains, cool winds due to cyclone Tauktae

Intermittent rains and cool winds were witnessed in most parts of Madhya Pradesh in the last 24 hours due to the moisture caused by cyclone Tauktae