Tauktae Cyclone

A "very severe cyclonic storm", 'Biparjoy', will make landfall in Gujarat today. This is the second cyclone to hit the state in two years after 'Tauktae' in 2021.

On May 17, 2021, Barge P-305, deployed by Afcons for work it was doing for ONGC, lost all anchors and hit a well-head platform after drifting.

A total of three people of Pappaa Management were arrested by Mumbai Police in connection with the Barge P305 drowning incident during Cyclone Tauktae in May which had claimed over 70 lives, said police on Saturday.

Rafique Sheikh is too dazed to comprehend whether to thank his luck for surviving after the Mumbai building where he stayed collapsed or to mourn the loss of his wife and eight other family members in the tragedy.

The body of Rakesh Ballav, missing captain of the ill-fated barge P305 which sank off the Mumbai coast when cyclone Tauktae struck last month, has been identified through DNA matching, a police official said on Friday.

The Gujarat government has announced a relief package of Rs 105 crore for fishermen affected by cyclone Tauktae which caused severe damage in the state's coastal belt last month, officials said on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 77th episode of his monthly radio programme "Mann Ki Baat" talked about the two cyclones -- Cyclone Tauktae and Cyclone Yaas -- that have affected the country in recent days.

Oil leak was spotted on Saturday around the barge "Gal Constructor'' which had run aground during cyclone Tauktae off the Palghar coast in Maharashtra, officials said.

Cyclone Yaas is set to make landfall on the eastern coast of India on May 26. There are several sites and apps that help users keep a track of cyclone Yaas and monitor its movement in real time. UMANG app, Windy.com, and IMD’s Mausam website are some options.

A week after Cyclone Tauktae swept past India's west coast - with gale force winds battering ships at sea and destroying buildings on land - frightening new videos have emerged of a tugboat being tossed about on the Arabian Sea

Cyclone Yaas is nearing the country's east coast, days after deadly cyclone, Tauktae, hit its west coast. '"Yaas" is likely to intensify into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) by Tuesday evening, said the weather office earlier today.

Navy ship INS Makar on Monday located tugboat Varaprada seven days after it went adrift in the Arabian Sea during Cyclone Tauktae fury, an official said.

The death count on barge P305 which sank during Cyclone Tauktae fury rose to 70 on Sunday with the recovery of four more bodies, the Navy said, adding it is continuing the search for 16 more believed missing from the barge and tugboat Varaprada.

Two more bodies were found on the shore of Gujarat's Valsad district on Sunday and they are suspected to be of the missing victims of the barge P305 and a tugboat that sank in the Arabian Sea during Cyclone Tauktae, a police official said.

Eight unidentified bodies were found at three different locations along the coast in Maharashtra's Raigad district and the police suspect they could be of some of the victims of barge P305 that sank off the Mumbai coast in cyclone Tauktae, a police

A "very severe cyclonic storm", 'Biparjoy', will make landfall in Gujarat today. This is the second cyclone to hit the state in two years after 'Tauktae' in 2021.

On May 17, 2021, Barge P-305, deployed by Afcons for work it was doing for ONGC, lost all anchors and hit a well-head platform after drifting.

A total of three people of Pappaa Management were arrested by Mumbai Police in connection with the Barge P305 drowning incident during Cyclone Tauktae in May which had claimed over 70 lives, said police on Saturday.

Rafique Sheikh is too dazed to comprehend whether to thank his luck for surviving after the Mumbai building where he stayed collapsed or to mourn the loss of his wife and eight other family members in the tragedy.

The body of Rakesh Ballav, missing captain of the ill-fated barge P305 which sank off the Mumbai coast when cyclone Tauktae struck last month, has been identified through DNA matching, a police official said on Friday.

The Gujarat government has announced a relief package of Rs 105 crore for fishermen affected by cyclone Tauktae which caused severe damage in the state's coastal belt last month, officials said on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 77th episode of his monthly radio programme "Mann Ki Baat" talked about the two cyclones -- Cyclone Tauktae and Cyclone Yaas -- that have affected the country in recent days.

Oil leak was spotted on Saturday around the barge "Gal Constructor'' which had run aground during cyclone Tauktae off the Palghar coast in Maharashtra, officials said.

Cyclone Yaas is set to make landfall on the eastern coast of India on May 26. There are several sites and apps that help users keep a track of cyclone Yaas and monitor its movement in real time. UMANG app, Windy.com, and IMD’s Mausam website are some options.

A week after Cyclone Tauktae swept past India's west coast - with gale force winds battering ships at sea and destroying buildings on land - frightening new videos have emerged of a tugboat being tossed about on the Arabian Sea

Cyclone Yaas is nearing the country's east coast, days after deadly cyclone, Tauktae, hit its west coast. '"Yaas" is likely to intensify into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) by Tuesday evening, said the weather office earlier today.

Navy ship INS Makar on Monday located tugboat Varaprada seven days after it went adrift in the Arabian Sea during Cyclone Tauktae fury, an official said.

The death count on barge P305 which sank during Cyclone Tauktae fury rose to 70 on Sunday with the recovery of four more bodies, the Navy said, adding it is continuing the search for 16 more believed missing from the barge and tugboat Varaprada.

Two more bodies were found on the shore of Gujarat's Valsad district on Sunday and they are suspected to be of the missing victims of the barge P305 and a tugboat that sank in the Arabian Sea during Cyclone Tauktae, a police official said.

Eight unidentified bodies were found at three different locations along the coast in Maharashtra's Raigad district and the police suspect they could be of some of the victims of barge P305 that sank off the Mumbai coast in cyclone Tauktae, a police