04 May, 22:41 (IST)

Jammu and Kashmir: A BJP worker Gul Mohd Mir has been shot dead by terrorists at Nowgam, Verinag in South Kashmir. Security forces have cordoned off the area. More details awaited.

04 May, 22:12 (IST)

Haryana: Congress President Rahul Gandhi offers prayer at Sheetla Mata Temple in Gurugram.

04 May, 21:32 (IST)

East Coast Railway will restore 14 passenger train services from tomorrow, May 5 due to cyclone Fani.

04 May, 18:17 (IST)

A man slaps Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during his roadshow in Moti Nagar area.

04 May, 17:19 (IST)

IMD-Earthquake: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar-India (Nagaland) Border Region, today at 4:33 PM.

04 May, 14:25 (IST)

Agusta Westland case: Special Court in Delhi issues open ended Non Bailable Warrant (NBW) against a Gulf based Investor/ businessman Omar Ali Balsharaf for alleged links to the case.

04 May, 12:56 (IST)

Air India: Air India has announced additional flight today (Delhi-Bhubaneswar at 1500 hrs and Bhubaneswar-Delhi at 1745 hrs) for passengers stranded due to cyclonic storm Fani.

04 May, 11:05 (IST)

Centre files fresh affidavits in Rafale review case in Supreme Court.

04 May, 11:05 (IST)

Centre files fresh affidavits in Rafale review case in Supreme Court.

04 May, 11:05 (IST)

Centre files fresh affidavits in Rafale review case in Supreme Court.

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New Delhi, May 4: Cyclone Fani triggered heavy rainfall in several parts of  West Bengal after entering the state post midnight on Saturday. The cyclonic storm had made a landfall in Odisha on Friday morning causing havoc in the state. According to the Meteorological department, the extremely severe cyclonic storm relatively weakened after entering coastal Odisha and transformed into "very severe" as it approached Bengal. Cyclone Fani Enters West Bengal Through Odisha’s Balasore.  

In Bengal, the cyclonic storm lashed cities and towns in coastal Bengal including Digha, Mandarmani, Tajpur, Sandehskhali and Contai while the effects of the storm could also be felt in cities like Kharagpur and Burdwan as trees were uprooted and metal hoardings gave way.

In the past two decades, India has witnessed at least 20 severe cyclonic storms but the ongoing "extremely severe" cyclone "Fani" is the strongest, Skymet Weather said. The storm which hit the eastern coast along Odisha with a wind speed of up to 200 km per hour on Friday has been found to be the strongest to hit the country since 1999.