Karaikal Coast

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  Cyclone Fengal Warning For Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Landfall Likely Today

  The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclone - named Fengal, pronounced 'Feinjal' - and is likely to cross the Tamil Nadu coast between Karaikal and Mamallapuram mid-Saturday, the India Meteorological Department said.

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  Cyclone Nivar Landfall Likely Near Puducherry At 145 Kmph After Midnight: 10 Points

  Coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are bracing for Cyclone Nivar, which has intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm", expected to intensify further and is barrelling towards the southeast coast. The powerful cyclone is expected to hit the coast, likely near Puducherry, by midnight or early tomorrow, the Met department said. The cyclone could hit t...

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  Tamil Nadu Declares Statewide Holiday Tomorrow Due To Cyclone Nivar

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami declared a statewide public holiday on Wednesday as Cyclone Nivar is expected to cross Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram tomorrow evening.

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  Tamil Nadu Cyclone: Chennai, Neighbouring Areas Likely To Get Heavy Rain

  Tamil Nadu Cyclone Nivar: Coastal Tamil Nadu is bracing for heavy rain and strong winds after weathermen warned that the depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclone and cross the coast at around 6 am on Wednesday. Six teams of the National Disaster Rescue Force have been sent to Cuddalore and Chidambaram districts.

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  Cyclone Nada Weakens, Coastal Tamil Nadu Receives Heavy Rain

  Cyclone Nada weakened into a depression in the Bay of Bengal and made landfall in Puducherry's Karaikal, close to Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, at about 5 AM on Friday morning. It hit the coast with a wind speed of 50 km per hour. No damage has been reported so far, but Nada has brought with it heavy rain in the coastal areas of the two states. The w...

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  Coast Guard's Dornier Aircraft With 3 on board Missing Off Chennai

  A Dornier aircraft with three crew members on board has been missing since last night off Chennai.

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  Barge Sinks in Sea: 7 Workers Rescued, Engineer Missing

  An engineer was missing after a barge carrying 60 tonnes of essential commodities and diesel to a ship engaged in exploration activities off Nagapattinam coast sank in the sea, Coast Guard officials said.

• 24 Fishermen Return to Tamil Nadu From Sri Lanka

  24 fishermen who were released after their arrest by the Sri Lankan Navy on June 17, returned to Karaikal today, a senior Coast Guard official said.

• 45-day fishing ban on Tamil Nadu coast begins

  The annual 45-day ban on fishing in Nagapattinam and Karaikal coastal areas in Tamil Nadu commenced today.

• 25 Lankan fishermen arrested for trespassing into Indian waters

  25 Sri Lankan fishermen have been arrested by the Indian Coast Guard at Karaikal in Puducherry, on charges of trespass and illegal fishing in Indian waters. They have been handed over to the Coastal Security Group of the Tamil Nadu police.

• 26 Indian fishermen, released by Sri Lanka, return home

  Twenty-six Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on April 5 while fishing off Kodiakarai coast, returned this morning after their release, fisheries department officials said.

• Six fishermen attacked by Lankan Navy

  In the third such attack in as many days, six fishermen, who ventured into the sea from Karaikal, got injured when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan naval men off Kodiakarai coast, fisheries department officials said today.

• 40 Indian fishermen return home after their release

  40 Indian fishermen detained by Sri Lankan Navy on December 3 off Nagapattinam and Karaikal coasts have arrived to Rameswaram after their release by Sri Lankan authorities.