Winds up to 50 km/h expected Monsoon approaches Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh is already experiencing pre-monsoon showers as the monsoon prepares its official arrival. On Thursday, heavy rainfall across Bhopal, Indore, and other districts brought a welcome chill to the weather. The Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rains for various districts over the next two days….
New Delhi, June 19 (UNI) In the wake of the recent mishap involving an Air India flight near Ahmedabad, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Thursday convened a detailed video conference with Airport Directors from across the country to assess ground-level preparedness and enhance support mechanisms for passengers. The review meeting focused on…
Tokyo, June 19 (UNI) A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the Nemuro Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido on Thursday, Japan’s weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 8:08 a.m. local time (2308 GMT Wednesday) at a shallow depth off the southeastern coast of the Nemuro Peninsula, measuring 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in…
Kolkata, June 19 (UNI) Amid inclement weather and monsoon rains, voting began peacefully in West Bengal’s Kaliganj assembly seat in Nadia district with the Central armed forces guarding all the 309 polling stations spread across the 13 panchayat areas, official sources said on Thursday. Though the number of voters was scanty in the early hours…
Leeds, June 17 (UNI) Indian pacer Shardul Thakur on Tuesday described India’s recent Test tours of England as among the most memorable of his career, calling the 2021 series one of the best he’s been part of, while expressing hopes for another historic overseas triumph in the upcoming matches. Ahead of India’s Test assignment in…
Amaravati, June 16 (UNI) The Meteorological Centre has forecast thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning, at isolated places in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam over the next five days. In its daily weather report issued on Monday, the Met Centre said similar weather conditions are expected in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam during the next…
Dehradun, June 15 (UNI) Seven people are feared dead after a chopper crashed on the Kedarnath road in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand today, an official from the State Disaster Management Authority said. The accident took place around 5:30 am in the Gaurikund area. The helicopter belonged to the Aryan Aviation Company. According to preliminary information…
Shimla, June 14 (UNI) A major tragedy was averted on the Chamba-Bharmour road between Sanwara and Bhutshangi on Saturday after massive landslides and a boulder blocked the route. Authorities acted swiftly after a warning was issued when smaller stones began rolling down. A huge boulder eventually crashed onto the road and tumbled into the valley,…
New Delhi, June 14 (UNI) In a major development in the firefighting and salvage operation of Singaporean Vessel MV Wan Hai 503, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), in coordination with Indian Navy and Indian Air Force, successfully transferred the tow of the distressed container vessel to the ocean-going tug Offshore Warrior. The ICG had been…
Chennai, June 13 (UNI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said it was working with Axiom Space, NASA and SpaceX to address the technical glitch–leakage of LOX fuel–that led to the deferment of Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) piloted by decorated Indian astronaut Subhanshu Shukla, carrying the hopes and dreams…
