Heavy traffic congestion on Karve Road in Pune due to the rain on Sunday Pune: The showers that Pune district and the ghat areas experienced in the 24 hours from 8.30am on Saturday to Sunday somewhat quelled fears at least for now of the El Nino effect and its long shadow on the monsoon this…
The Defence Ministry said on Thursday that the Indian Navy has completed a complex operation to recover an unexploded missile warhead from a vessel off the Kerala coast. The MT Olympic Life, a Marshall Islands-flagged crude oil tanker, was sailing from Fujairah in the UAE to Kochi when it reported an explosion in its hull…
Thiruvananthapuram: District collector Anu Kumari has directed fishermen to strictly comply with all regulations during the annual monsoon trawling ban, in force from June 9 to July 31 along the Kerala coast. The directive was issued at a district-level meeting convened in the collector’s chamber to review ban-period preparedness and coastal safety arrangements.The meeting assessed…
Patna: Patna and the rest of Bihar are witnessing rising temperatures with four districts recording temperatures above 40°C on Tuesday, while uncertainty over the arrival of the southwest monsoon has heightened concerns about a possible rainfall deficit and drought-like conditions.Scientists at the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Patna, said the monsoon has not yet reached the…
Thiruvananthapuram: Construction work on the Rs 177-crore modernisation project at Muthalapozhi Harbour has ground to a halt after traditional fishermen staged a protest against the ongoing breakwater extension, which they claim is being carried out in an ‘unscientific’ manner that could worsen accidents at the harbour mouth. The protest escalated after a fishing boat capsized…
Thiruvananthapuram: As rough monsoon conditions intensify off Kerala coast, maritime authorities have initiated precautionary measures to relocate vulnerable vessels anchored near Vizhinjam, amid concerns over drifting incidents and safety risks during the season.A foreign oil tanker, M V Solis, currently anchored in the outer sea near Vizhinjam, has been directed to shift to inner anchorage…
