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Cyclone Montha causes massive destruction in coastal Andhra

Amaravati: Life has come to a complete standstill in the coastal Andhra Pradesh due to Cyclone Montha. Two persons died, thousands of houses were damaged and standing crops in around 87,000 acres…
Cyclone Montha hits AP coast; roads flooded in Vijayawada

Amaravati: Heavy rain with gale is lashing Vijayawada city on Wednesday morning and a number of trees have been uprooted and many roads were inundated as severe cyclonic storm Montha crossed the…

Cyclone ‘Montha’ destroys crops in 1.76L hectares across AP

Amaravati: Standing crops spread over 38,000 hectares and horticulture crops in 1.38 lakh hectares were destroyed in Andhra Pradesh due to the impact of the severe cyclonic storm ‘Montha’, the CMO said…
Heavy rains forces 12-foot python into Vishakapatnam drain

Vishakapatnam: Heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh’s Vishakapatnam have driven reptiles into residential areas. This week, residents of Kranthinagar were gripped by fear and anxiety after spotting a massive, approximately 12-foot python in…
BPCL inks Rs 1 lakh cr MoU with OIL for Ramayapatnam refinery project

Hyderabad: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on Tuesday signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Oil India Limited (OIL), Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), and Fertilisers & Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT). BPCL and…
All flights operating from Vizag Airport cancelled due to Cyclone ‘Montha’

Amaravati: All flights, 32 in total, operating out of Visakhapatnam Airport were cancelled on Tuesday owing to the severe cyclonic storm ‘Montha’, said an official. Visakhapatnam Airport Director N Purushottam said two…
Mandapeta bus shelter becomes symbol of communal harmony, humanity

Hyderabad: A unique example of communal harmony and mutual respect has emerged from the coastal district of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseena in Andhra Pradesh. Amid growing divisions in society, a newly built…

Telangana: SCR cancels 15 trains due to Cyclone Montha in AP

Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) cancelled 15 trains on Tuesday, October 28 in view of Cyclone Montha in Andhra Pradesh. Some trains have also been rescheduled due to the cyclone. Given…
Cyclone ‘Montha’ to bring heavy rains to 3,778 villages: AP CM Naidu

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the impact of Cyclone ‘Montha’ will be intense from Tuesday morning with 3,778 villages likely to receive heavy rains. The cyclone Montha intensified…
Cyclone ‘Montha’ nearing AP coast with 100 kmph winds, red alert in 19 districts

Amaravati: Cyclonic storm ‘Montha’ over the west-central Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 17 km per hour in the past six hours and lay centred over the same region…
Cyclone Montha impact: Trains cancelled, diverted

Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) has cancelled and diverted several long-distance trains as a precautionary measure ahead of Cyclone Montha’s impact across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha. Train cancelled Secunderabad–Bhubaneswar Express…
Vishakapatnam braces for Cyclone Montha, emergency teams on standby

Amravati: Ahead of Cyclone Montha, Visakhapatnam authorities in Andhra Pradesh are on high alert and have set up rehabilitation centres, quick response teams with heavy machinery, and activated 24×7 control rooms across…
Cyclone Montha makes landfall; coastal Andhra braces for impact

Amaravati: The landfall of Cyclone Montha, which is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, has begun, Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) Managing Director Prakhar Jain said on Monday.…
Kurnool bus fire: All 19 victims identified, bodies handed to families

Kurnool: All 19 bodies of the victims who died in the private travel bus fire accident in Kurnool district have been handed over to their respective families after completion of DNA profiling…
Cyclone Montha likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm by Oct 28 morning

Amaravati: The India Meteorological Department on Monday said cyclonic storm Montha is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic by October 28 morning. The weather system over the southwest and adjoining southeast…