One dead, 5 missing from vessel
What was supposed to be a lifeboat turned out fateful for five seamen, who were last seen drifting away from the port.
Upon orders from captain Fernandaz, the seafarers were asked to reach ashore wi
Dip & rain: City chill & still
Bengalureans had to pull their sweaters and raincoats out on Wednesday as Cyclone Nilam in the neighbouring Tamil Nadu plunged the city temperatures, and brought incessant rains and heavy winds over t
Cyclone Nilam claims 11 lives, heavy rainfall expected during next 12 hours
Cyclone Nilam has so far claimed lives of eight people in Tamil Nadu and three in Andhra Pradesh.
The devastating storm swept across north Tamil Nadu coast near Mahabalipuram.
Heavy rains all thro
15 sailors rescued, 6 still missing
Fifteen sailors were on Thursday rescued and a search was on for six other missing crew who were on board an oil tanker that drifted and ran aground off the city coast in high velocity winds before th
Nilam shakes up the coast
Cyclone Nilam packing heavy rain and winds up to 90 kmph is expected to cross the coast between Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu and Nellore by Wednesday evening.
The Met department has warned of rain in the
Nilam puts coast on alert
With weathermen sounding the warning bell that cyclone Nilam is likely to move towards the North-West from North Tamil Nadu and across South Coastal Andhra Pradesh by Wednesday evening, the entire coa
Cyclone Nilam hits Tamil Nadu
Cyclone ‘Nilam’ crossed Chennai on Wednesday and makes landfall at Mahabalipuram, south of Chennai at about 4.30 pm. No major damage reported in Chennai.
The Met office advised total suspension of fi
Cyclone Nilam hits Tamil Nadu coast with strong winds
Cyclone Nilam crossed the Tamil Nadu coast north of Chennai on Wednesday evening between Mamallapuram and Kalpakkam with strong winds battering the area, said an official of the India Meteorological D
Cyclone Nilam effect: Ship runs aground in Chennai
While Cyclone Nilam is expected to cross the coast between Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, strong winds have made the ship Pratibha Cauvery run aground here, a senior port official said.
Speaking to I
Search for missing crew of Pratibha Cauvery on
Operations are on to rescue 15 crew members of ship Pratibha Cauvery that ran aground here as cyclone Nilam hit Tamil Nadu coast on Wednesday afternoon, said an official, even as a person died in the