Bangalore: Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds and lightening lashed this tech hub on late Friday, crippling normal life, inundating low-laying areas and throwing vehicular traffic out of gear across the city.
"The city and surrounding areas received about 80-90mm rain in about three hours from 7 pm due to low pressure and surface winds across the region," a senior meteorological official told reporters.
Though the southwest monsoon is still a week away from entering the state, the official said the city had been blessed with pre-monsoon showers since a fortnight after a prolonged and hottest summer in recent years.
"The pre-monsoon showers have been precipitated by a low pressure off the Bay of Bengal, which led to formation of thick clouds over the coastal, north and south interior areas of the state and leading to widespread rains," the official asserted....
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08:30 AM, Jun 01, 2013
New Delhi: A consortium of global telecom majors, including Reliance Jio Infocomm and Vodafone, today signed an agreement for constructing the Bay of Bengal Gateway submarine cable system that will link Malaysia and Singapore to the Middle East with connections in India and Sri Lanka. The cable system is likely to carry commercial traffic by the end of 2014. "...consortium members - Telekom Malaysia Berhad (Malaysia), Vodafone Group (UK), Omantel...
03:30 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Around 5 lakh pilgrims on Monday took a holy dip at Gangasagar, the confluence of Ganga with Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Arun Mishra along with relatives and West Bengal Industries Minister Partho Chatterjee and his family also took a holy dip as the auspicious hour approached after offering puja at the Kapil Muni Temple. ...
12:51 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Bhubaneswar: A deep depression over east-central Bay of Bengal, which moved westwards and lay centred about 520 km south-east of Paradip in Odisha on Sunday, is likely to take the shape of a cyclonic storm. The system would intensify further into a cyclonic storm and move slowly west-north westwards by Monday, the meteorological centre here said. The system is then expected to move west/west-southwestwards towards South Andhra Pradesh and North...
02:15 PM, Nov 18, 2012
Chennai: A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, which would further intensify into a cyclonic storm, on Tuesday brought heavy rains in many parts of Tamil Nadu, especially in coastal areas, prompting the government to declare a holiday for schools. Chennai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore and Villupuram received heavy rains in the morning, inconveniencing office-goers. The cyclonic storm would cross between Nagapattinam and Nellore on Wednesday, Met Department said. "The deep...
10:40 AM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: A major cyclone fear looms over Tamil Nadu after a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, the Met office in Chennai said on Monday. "There is no cyclone alert. However, if the depression intensifies, it could turn into a cyclone," the Met office said. Heavy rains have been forecast in the state on Tuesday. Schools and colleges in Chennai have decided to remain shut while fishermen have...
07:39 AM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: A moderate earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale on Sunday struck Nicobar Islands region. The quake hit the islands at 2.28 am, according to the Met department. There was no immediate report of any damage to life or property due to the tremors. The Nicobar Islands comprise 22 large and small islands, and are situated in the south-east of the Bay of Bengal. ...
07:34 AM, Mar 11, 2012
Chennai: The Marina beach in Chennai lay largely deserted on Friday as people chose to stay home fearing the cyclone Thane. The cyclone hit coastal Tamil Nadu early on Friday morning packing a wind speed of 140 kmph, bringing heavy rainfall to Chennai and Nagapattinam, and killing three in Cuddalore. ...
12:26 PM, Dec 30, 2011
Chennai: A "very severe" cyclonic storm lay centred about 250 km of Chennai, with the weather office forecasting winds touching up to 135 kph and advising fishermen against venturing into sea for the next two days. "The very severe cyclonic storm 'Thane' over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-southwestward and lay centred about 250 km east-southeast of Chennai, 270 km of Puduchery and 420 km north-northeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka)....
01:58 PM, Dec 29, 2011
Hyderabad: The cyclonic storm 'Thane' over south-west and south-east Bay of Bengal is likely to move west-north-westwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm on Thursday. The storm is likely to cross north Tamil Nadu and South Andhra Pradesh coasts between Cuddalore and Nellore around the morning of December 30, an official release said quoting a bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). 'Thane' remained practically stationary and lay...
11:43 PM, Dec 28, 2011
Dhaka: Bangladesh will fight to establish its claim to 400 nautical miles of territorial waters in the Bay of Bengal disputed by neighbouring India and Myanmar, officials said on Sunday. "We will submit our claim to the UN over our maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal sometime next month," Foreign Minister Dipu Moni told reporters after finalising Bangladesh's document for its claim over the disputed waters. Sandwiched between India...
10:45 PM, Jan 09, 2011
Kolkata: Two cargo vessels were badly damaged after colliding head-on in Nurpur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal at about 11.30 AM on Tuesday. Reports say there have been no casualties but the crew was still on board both the ships. The ships are reportedly sinking. The Indian Coast Guard has launched a rescue operation. The two ships - Green Valley and Tigers Singh - collided in Nurpur,...
04:13 PM, Nov 23, 2010
Thiruvananthapuram: Southwest monsoon, often called one of the most dramatic wind movements on earth that brings over two-thirds of India's rainfall and accounts for over half of its farm sector's water needs, has arrived in Kerala. After some highly technical and hard-to-understand jargon, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its much-awaited statement Monday that it was satisfied to declare that the monsoon had finally arrived in India, albeit a...
12:01 AM, Jun 01, 2010
Authorities in coastal Andhra have sounded an alert and fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea. ...
06:06 PM, May 17, 2010
The cyclone is likely to weaken further into a low pressure area. ...
01:02 PM, Dec 15, 2009
Country rejects India's claim over certain areas in the Bay of Bengal. ...
11:47 AM, Nov 10, 2009
The threat of global warming is looming large over Kolkata. ...
03:11 PM, Feb 10, 2009
Citizens for earth ...
08:03 PM, Jan 31, 2009
Dhaka ordered a probe following which an 'appropriate' action will be taken. ...
01:15 PM, Dec 27, 2008
Dhaka ordered a probe following which an 'appropriate' action will be taken. ...
01:15 PM, Dec 27, 2008
