Bhubaneswar, July 27 (IANS) Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Monday chaired a high-level preparatory-cum-review meeting to assess the state’s preparedness in view of incessant rainfall triggered by the deep depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal and the prevailing weather situation. According to an official statement, the Minister directed all district administrations to maintain round-the-clock vigilance and ensure prompt response to any eventuality. Stressing th…
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Chennai, July 27 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has forecast a rise in daytime temperatures across parts of Tamil Nadu over the next few days, with maximum temperatures expected to remain significantly above normal in eight interior districts until July 30. At the same time, the weather department has predicted light to moderate rainfall in the Western Ghats and parts of the northern coastal region, offering some relief in isolated areas.According to the latest weather…
Bhubaneswar, July 26 (IANS) Heavy rainfall continued to batter several parts of Odisha as the low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday. According to the IMD, Bhubaneswar, the well-marked low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of North Odisha-West Bengal coasts intensified into a Depression on Sunday morning. The system is centred over the northwest Bay of Bengal, around…
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) A well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to bring widespread rainfall across several districts of south Bengal over the next few days, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata said on Sunday. According to the Met Office, the low-pressure area has formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over south Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh. The system is likely to intensify further over the next two …
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate rainfall across the Western Ghats districts of Tamil Nadu until July 31, attributing the weather conditions to the presence of a weak low-pressure circulation in the lower atmospheric levels over the Tamil Nadu coast. According to the latest weather bulletin, the weak atmospheric system is expected to influence weather patterns across the state over the next few days, bringing moderate rainfall to districts a…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday that different autonomous commissions in the state that were allegedly kept defunct during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government will be reactivated from August 1. “The previous government has kept all the constitutional bodies in West Bengal namely the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, the West Bengal Women’s Commission, the West Bengal Child Protection Commission, the West Bengal S…
Jaipur, July 21 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has become active once again across Rajasthan after a nearly two-week lull, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue an orange and yellow alert for thunderstorms and rainfall in all 33 districts on Tuesday. The weather department has forecast moderate to heavy rainfall across several parts of the state over the next three days, bringing much-needed relief from the recent spell of intense heat. Rainfall was reported in several distr…
Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) Following overnight rainfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a red alert for heavy rain in four north Bengal districts over the next two days and forecast a prolonged spell of showers across south Bengal. According to officials at the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Alipore, heavy rainfall is likely on Sunday in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong and Alipurduar districts, prompting the issuance of a red alert. Cooch Behar is expected to re…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) India’s diplomatic outreach reflects the growing role of emerging powers in shaping the regional order rather than simply responding to the changing geopolitical realities. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent six-day visit to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand from July 6 to 11 was more than a series of high-level diplomatic engagements. It underscored India’s growing resolve to shape the strategic and economic landscape of the Indo-Pacific amid an increasingly fragment…
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Alipore on Saturday issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in north Bengal till Monday and forecast an increase in rain activity across south Bengal, including Kolkata, from Tuesday onwards.According to the Met office, scattered rainfall will continue across south Bengal districts till Tuesday, after which moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms is likely to intensify and persist till Friday.Heavy rainfall is expected…