Cyclone Fani: Assam govt takes steps to evacuate Assam tourists from Puri

At least 40 of the stranded pilgrims and tourists from Assam have been evacuated from Puri on Thursday with the Odisha government evacuating people from coastal areas to safer places as cyclonic storm Fani moved closer. The Assam Chief Minister’s office told Northeast Live that arrangements are being made to bring back the remaining people […]

2 killed as tropical Cyclone Fani hits Odisha; submerge villages in Puri

Two people have been killed as extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ made landfall in Puri at a speed of 175 kmph on Friday morning and has now picked up pace clocking up speeds of up to 200 kmph in neighbouring areas of coastal Odisha. #CycloneFani makes landfall in Odisha's Puri district. pic.twitter.com/ihBuHJWm3J — Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) May […]

PM Narendra Modi holds meet to review preparedness for Cyclone Fani

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness for Cyclone ‘Fani’ on Thursday. The prime minister was briefed on the likely path of the cyclone, and the ongoing precautionary and preparatory measures being undertaken, official sources said. In a meeting, the PM Modi instructed senior officers of the Union Government to maintain close […]

Cyclone Fani: Special trains to evacuate stranded tourists of Assam from Odisha

Elaborate arrangements are being made by the authorities in Odisha to tackle any kinds of emergency, amid the alert sounded by the Government and disaster management agencies over cyclone ‘Fani’. The Odisha government has arranged special trains to evacuate tourists and devotees from Assam who are stranded in Odisha. Three special trains have been pressed […]