Cyclone Thane South Coast

• CPI urges Centre to expedite sanction of relief

  Observing that cyclone-Thane had caused extensive damage, the CPI has slammed the Centre for "delay" in sanctioning relief to Puducherry. It was a pity that the Centre was yet to announce the relief for Puducherry although more than ten days have passed since the cyclone lashed the coast, CPI national secretary D Raja, who visited the storm-ravage...

• AIADMK seeks Rs 2500 cr compensation for cyclone-hit areas

  Opposition AIADMK in Puducherry has said the Union Territory suffered Rs 2500 crore damage in the wake of the cyclonic storm that crossed the coast on Dec 30. In a memorandum submitted to the inter-ministerial Central team during its visit to Puducherry yesterday, AIADMK demanded that each house fully damaged in cyclone-Thane should be paid compen...

• Karunanidhi to visit cyclone-hit areas tomorrow

  DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi on Wednesday, will tour the state's districts devastated by Cyclone Thane, the party said Monday. Former party legislator T. Velmurugan has, meanwhile, demanded the army to be called in to carry out for relief and rehabilitation. In a statement issued here, the DMK said Karunanidhi wi...

• Cyclone Thane leaves trail of destruction

  The much-dreaded 'Cyclone Thane' crossed the coast between Cuddalore and Puducherry around 6.30 am on Friday with wind speeds of 120 km per hour, leaving a trail of destruction and taking a toll of at least 28 lives, uprooting lakhs of trees and damaging roads, fishing boats and houses, besides snapping electricity and communication lines, thus di...

• Cyclone Thane to hit Tamil Nadu coast early on Friday morning

  Cyclone Thane is expected to strike India's south eastern coast early Friday morning. The districts of Cudallore, Puducherry and Nagapattinam are expected to receive maximum rain.

• High tidal waves lash Andhra coast

  Fear gripped coastal Andhra as high tidal waves lashed the coast under the impact of cyclonic storm 'Thane' which is set to cross the coast between Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu and Nellore in Andhra Pradesh Dec 30. According to the India Meteorological Department , the cyclonic storm over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal remained practica...

• Cyclone 'Thane' to hit Andhra, Tamil Nadu coasts

  The south Andhra and north Tamil Nadu coast is facing the threat of a cyclone later in the week with a cyclonic storm formation in the Bay of Bengal likely to intensify and hit the coast between Tamil Nadu and Andhra on December 30, the weather office said on Tuesday.