West Bengal: Visuals of heavy rainfall from Kolkata. Cyclone Fani made its landfall in Puri, Odisha earlier in the day.
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03 May, 19:20 (IST)
23 flights to and from the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati have been cancelled due to Cyclone Fani.
03 May, 18:17 (IST)
Aam Aadmi Party MLA Anil Bajpai joins BJP.
03 May, 18:14 (IST)
Cyclone Fani: Health Ministry Has Set Up 24x7 Helpline Numbers for Information, Assistance & Support
Health Ministry has set up 24x7 Helpline numbers for Cyclone Fani information, assistance & support.
They are:
011-23061302/23063205/ 23061469 (fax).
03 May, 17:27 (IST)
Odisha: Strong winds & heavy rainfall hit Bhubaneswar city; Visuals from Biju Patnaik International Airport.
03 May, 16:57 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi Says We Will Block Water to Pakistan, When We Will Come into Power for Next 5 Years
When we will form govt for the next 5 years, we will block water which is going to Pakistan and distribute it to the farmers in India said PM Narendra Modi.
03 May, 16:30 (IST)
Lucknow: Actor Sonakshi Sinha campaigns for mother and Samajwadi party candidate Poonam Sinha. Dimple Yadav also present.
03 May, 16:28 (IST)
Diplomatic Sources: India and France to hold phase two of Varuna Naval Exercise in Djibouti at the end of this month.
03 May, 15:27 (IST)
Supreme Court stays the trial in alleged assault case of an actress, in which Malayalam actor Dileep is an accused.Trial of the case stayed till the conclusion of the proceedings in the Supreme Court. SC fixed the case before it for hearing in the third week of July.
03 May, 14:51 (IST)
Bhubaneswar: A 32-year-old woman gave birth to a baby girl in Railway Hospital today at 11:03 AM. Baby has been named after the cyclonic storm, Fani. The woman is a railway employee, working as a helper at Coach Repair Workshop, Mancheswar. Both the mother&child are fine.
03 May, 12:33 (IST)
BJP President Amit Shah cancels his all 3 public rallies in Jharkhand today, due to bad weather conditions in the state.
03 May, 11:41 (IST)
Airports Authority of India: No flight to & from Kolkata Airport from 3 pm today to 8 am tomorrow (IST). Closure timing revised from earlier announced 9.30 pm today to 6 pm tomorrow (IST).
03 May, 11:00 (IST)
Jet Airways employees hold protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.
03 May, 10:44 (IST)
AgustaWestland Money Laundering Case: Sushen Mohan Gupta Sent to Further Judicial Custody Till May 9
Agusta Westland money laundering case: Alleged middleman Sushen Mohan Gupta has been sent to further judicial custody till May 9. He was produced by Tihar Jail authorities before special CBI judge Arvind Kumar, today.
03 May, 09:07 (IST)
Cyclone Fani makes landfall in Odisha's Puri district.
03 May, 08:27 (IST)
Cyclonic Storm FANI: HR Biswas, Director, Met Dept, Bhubaneswar: The impact of landfall process has started. Fani will make a landfall between 8-11 am. In the morning at 6:31 AM it was 70 km south-southwest of Puri, it is moving now. Get Live Update.
In the wake of Cyclone Fani, scores of people have been evacuated to safer places as the worst cyclonic storm- Cyclone Fani is set to hit several parts of the nation including Odisha, Andhra Pradesh among other southern states. The cyclone, which is believed to be the worst cyclone in more than five years, is set to make landfall in Odisha on Friday morning.
The cyclonic storm has raised fears of widespread devastation. According to reports, Odisha along with West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh joined hands with the central government to prepare rescue and relief steps ahead of Cyclone Fani’s expected landfall in Odisha’s Puri district. Cyclone Fani Likely to Make Landfall on Eastern Coast, High Alert in Odisha And Andhra Pradesh.
In Kerala, the Muslim Educational Society (MES) has banned all face covering attires, a circular issued said.The Kozhikode headquartered MES that runs over 150 educational institutions in the state banned all face covering attires from their campus from the upcoming academic year 2019-20.
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia continued his winning spree by pocketing another gold medal at the Ali Aliev invitational tournament on May 2. Bajrang, currently the world No. 1 in the 65kg freestyle category, made a stunning comeback in the final affair to defeat local favourite Viktor Rassadin 13-8.
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