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Cyclone VAYU to Hit Gujarat Coast This Afternoon North India Gets Respite from Heatwave After Rainfall and Dust Storm India Unli Imphal Times Supplementary issue 4 Cyclone VAYU to hit Gujarat coast Sport News this afternoon Nottingham weather today, India Agency places. Meanwhile, many Kutch through Video Kandla have been New Delhi June 13, parts in Saurashtra and Conference. suspended till today vs New Zealand World Cup 2019 south Gujarat witnessed He asked the officials to midnight. In Gujarat, cyclone Vayu is rainfall in the morning ahead ensure 100 per cent evacuation Th e Western Railway has also likely to hit the Veraval coast of the landfall of the of people and cattle living up decided to short-terminate or - Rain may force delayed start by toda y afternoon with a Cyclone. to 10 kilometres from the sea cancel some of its trains passing Agency eve of the New Zealand matches will take a major step wind speed of 155-165 kmph. AIR correspondent reported shore. through areas of Gujarat that are New Delhi June 13, encounter due to the gloomy towards ensuring semi-final The state government along that Chief Minister Vijay Total 47 teams of NDRF have likely to be affected by cyclone weather and wet patches in the qualification if they get a point with security agencies have Rupani visited the along with military forces have ‘Vayu’. Several parts of the state Heavy rain in Nottingham outfield. against India. Three more wins geared up to reduce the Gandhinagar control room been operational in the state. including Junagadh, Gir since Monday is likely to The met department has in their next five matches will damage of cyclone. So far, 2 yesterday midnight and held Meanwhile, flight operations Somnath, Dang, Sabarkantha are delay the start of India vs New predicted more than 50% more or less guarantee them a lakh 75 thousand people a meeting with district at airports in Porbandar, Diu, witnessing rainfall from the Zealand ICC World Cup 2019 chances of rain throughout top two finish. have been shifted to safer collectors of Saurashtra and Bhavnagar, Keshod and morning. encounter on Thursday at Thursday, making it near India, the stronger of the two Trent Bridge. impossible for a full fifty over sides and in great rhythm, on Nottingham has been under a game to take place. the other hand, might rue a North India gets respite from heatwave after yellow alert – the first stage The weather is expected to point lost if rain plays of weather warnings, meaning clear out slightly around 10 am spoilsport on Thursday. India the weather could worsen - local time (scheduled time for have beaten New Zealand six rainfall and dust storm since Monday, casting a toss is 9 am) but rain is times in their last 7 encounters. doubt over India’s third World expected to return in the To add to that, New Zealand Agency forecast partly cloudy sky and high-speed winds and a above normal limits at most Cup game against New afternoon. have managed to win just 1 of New Delhi June 13, the possibility of very light hailstorm created havoc in places, with the mercury Zealand. The temperature is expected to their last 5 ODIs at Trent rain for today. Jammu region and also Kashmir settling at 42 degrees Celsius According to reports in the be hover around 10-14 Bridge, Nottingham which North India experienced some Light rai nfall and the dust valley in the early hours on in Chandigarh, up by three local media, it continued to degrees. incidentally came against India relief from the sweltering storm also brought respite to Wednesday. notches. Amritsar, Patiala and rain well past midnight on How the washout will effect in World Cup 1999. New heatwave after rainfall in parts of Rajasthan as the There was a slight relief in Ambala also received some Wednesday, forcing India Zealand’s Win % at this several places. A dust storm mercury came down a few Himachal Pradesh from the rain. authorities to cancel multiple If rain washes out Thursdays venue is just 28.57%. In fact, coupled with light rain notches. Jaipur received 3.2 mm heatwave following a rainfall at In Uttar Pradesh, the events across the city. India vs New Zealand match among the visiting teams, only brought mercury down in the rainfall and the mercury settled several places, the heatwave is very likely to The Indian team was forced then it will affect India more Pakistan have lost more national capital last evening. at 42.8 degrees Celsius. Churu, Meteorological department prevail for the next two days to limit their practice session than New Zealand. The Kiwis, games at this venue than New The maximum temperature at however, remained the hottest said. in some areas, the to mere throwdowns on the with already three wins in three Zealand. Safdarjung observatory was place in the state with a Dehradun also received light Meteorological Department 41.6 degrees Celsius, two maximum temperature of 47 rain early yesterday, but there said. notches above the season’s degrees Celsius, followed by wasn’t much respite from the In Odisha, the mercury average. However, the 46.3 degrees each in Sri heat. The maximum recorded in soared above 45 degrees Virat Kohli 57 runs away from mercury fell sharply to 29.8 Ganganagar and Bikaner. the city was 39 degree Celsius Celsius in six places, even as degrees Celsius at 7.30 pm In Jammu and Kashmir, heavy with high humidity. the MeT Centre forecast after the thunderstorm hit the rains led to flash floods in parts In Haryana and Punjab, more heatwave over the next massive World Record city. The weatherman has of Baramulla district, while maximum temperatures hovered three days. Agency Pressure, however, is feat. New Delhi June 13, something which Kohli thrives Kohli will also become only on and if anything he would the third Indian and ninth The burden on Virat Kohli’s relish this opportunity to test cricketer in the world to get India unlikely to resume Iran oil import, may shoulder is certain to increase himself and the fragile Indian to 11000 ODI runs. a bit in the absence of injured middle order against one of the The other two Indians to Shikhar Dhawan when India most potent pace attacks of the achieve the feat are Sachin talk losses with US take on New Zealand in their world comprising Trent Boult, Tendulkar and Sourav Agency New Delhi June 13, third match of ICC World Cup Lockie Ferguson and Matt Ganguly. 2019 at Trent Bridge, Henry. Kohli has every chance of India is unlikely to resume Nottingham on Thursday. Added motivation for Kohli, climbing to the 8th spot in all- Iranian crude oil purchases, Dhawan, certain to miss not that he needs them, is the time ODI run scorers’ chart which stopped when India’s next two games fact that he is on the verge of toppling Ganguly, who has exemptions to US sanctions against New Zealand and another world record. Kohli is 11363 runs to his name, if he expired on May 2, four Pakistan because of a hairline just 57 runs away from has a good World Cup. government officials have said. fracture, would force India to becoming the fastest to 11000 The Indian captain has This is impacting energy security tinker with their settled batting ODI runs. another small milestone in because India hasn’t been able line-up. KL Rahul is set to Kohli, who already holds the front of him. He is one to find an alternative source that open with Rohit Sharma, record for being the fastest to century away from equalling matches the quality, quantity leaving a big void at No.4 yet 10000 ODI runs, currently has Virender Sehwag and Ricky and lucrative commercial terms again. The side effect of that 10943 runs in 221 innings. If Ponting’s record for most of Iranian crude, the officials that have become irritants in whether such investments are in 2008 and needs to sign a is added pressure on India he manages to score 57 more centuries against New added on condition of India-US ties. possible amid the US sanctions,” fresh contract with Iran to captain and designated No. 3 runs against New Zealand on Zealand. Both Sehwag and anonymity. “It appears the resumption of oil a second official said. develop the field. The Virat Kohli, who looked in fine Thursday then he will also Ponting have six centuries to American sanctions against imports from Iran won’t be Both investments in development consortium has submitted a touch against Australia on become the first to take less their name while Kohli has Tehran have also hit India’s possible now. That door seems and production from the field and development plan but Sunday, scoring an 82. than 11 years to complete the five. plans to develop Iran’s Farzad- to be closed,” one of the officials transportation of gas to India are ongoing negotiations do not B gas block and indirectly cited above said. unlikely at this stage because of preclude the possibility of Iran impeded operations at Chabahar Iran’s foreign minister Javad the sanctions, a third official said. discussing Farzad-B with other port even though it is exempted Zarif had raised the issue of oil Farsi Block or Farzad-B was countries, the third official said. from the restrictions, they said. imports with former external awarded by Iran to an Indian The Iranian side has expressed New Delhi is expected to raise affairs minister Sushma Swaraj consortium c omprising ONGC its frustration at the imbroglio, the economic losses due to US during a visit to India on May 14 Videsh Ltd (OVL), Indian Oil with petroleum minister Bijan sanctions when secretary of and she had said a decision Corporation (IOC) and OIL India Zangeneh saying Tehran was state Mike Pompeo visits India would be made after the (OIL) for exploration in 2002.
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