New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) vice president and Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha Prasanna Acharya on Friday welcomed Rs 500 crore financial assistance for Odisha to deal with the damage caused by super cyclone Amphan.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 22 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday talked to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and enquired about the damages caused by extremely severe cyclone Amphan.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 22 (ANI): Low lying areas of Thiruvananthapuram were submerged in knee-deep waters after shutters of Aruvikkara Dam were opened on Friday following heavy rainfall in the catchment areas.
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Locust swarms from Pakistan have entered Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh threatening major damage to standing cotton crops and vegetables, said Spokesperson, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 22 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and offered all possible support to the state in view of the damage caused by cyclone Amphan.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 22 (ANI): West Bengal government has taken all efforts under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to tackle the situation caused by Cyclone Amphan and COVID-19 crisis, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to West Bengal and Odisha today to take stock of the situation in the wake of cyclone Amphan and conduct aerial surveys.
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): As cyclone Amphan ravaged parts of West Bengal and Odisha, several Bollywood celebrities prayed for the safety of the ones witnessing the damage.
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General SN Pradhan on Thursday said that a team of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will visit the states (Odisha and West Bengal) to evaluate the damages done by cyclone Amphan.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 21 (ANI): As Cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc in West Bengal, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Thursday shared pictures of him fixing a tree in his backyard.
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): A small private aircraft which was parked in a hangar has been damaged due to Cyclone Amphan, said Rajiv Bansal, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India.