Dipti Ranjan Das

Cyclone Yaas will cross Odisha carrying winds at speed of 155-165 kilometres per hour with gustiness of 185 kilometres per hour. India Meteorological Department (IMD) Chief, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that the cyclone is on course...

In view of the threat posed by the approaching cyclonic storm 'Yaas', 22 NDRF teams have been deployed in the coastal districts of Odisha as of now.

Cyclonic storm 'Yaas' is likely to make landfall between Odisha's Paradip and Sagar Islands, the southern-most part of West Bengal. According to the Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, the cyclone will...

#CycloneYaas: IMD's latest forecast indicates that the system is likely to cross north #Odisha - West Bengal between Paradip and Sagar islands by the evening of 26th May as a VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM.

The prevailing situation in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to improve in the next 5-7 days. As per senior health expert Dr. Laxmidhar Sahoo, the present trend in the number of...

Despite widespread awareness & strict enforcement, violators continue to skirt COVID19 guidelines. With absolute disregard to the lockdown, another marriage procession in Odisha was taken out in Ganjam distirct.

Covid-19 test reports will now be available online. Secretary of the Electronics & Information Technology Department (E&IT), Manoj Mishra informed on Saturday (May 22) that people can now get the Covid-19 reports of both RT-PCR...

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Alarmed by the rising cases of Covid-19 cases, the Sarpanch of the Gelpur Gram Panchayat in Bhadrak district, Mansi Rout reportedly declared a complete shutdown in Nalanga from May 24th to 28th. The decision was...

Posting a big spike again. Odisha logged 12,852 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest since the onset of the pandemic. The disease also claimed 28 lives during the period. So far,...

This is a banquet hall (Kalyan Mandap) at Gopinathpur under Hinjilicut of Ganjam district. On Friday (May 21st) a marriage was organized here and a big feast had been planned. Food was prepared for as...

The Centre is set to take a decision regarding the pending Class 12 board exams and other professional course examinations on Sunday (May 23).

The tensions between Israel and Palestine that resurfaced in May this year, escalated to what is being referred to as one of the greatest humanitarian crises. Why did the tensions reemerge? What led to the...

A low pressure area (LOPAR) has formed over the east central Bay of Bengal on Saturday morning (May 22). It is very likely to concentrate into a depression by tomorrow (May 23). The cyclonic system...

With a low pressure area forming over Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that the system is very likely to develop into a very severe cyclonic storm in...

The IMD has predicted formation of a low pressure area over East Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining North Andaman sea around May 23. This is likely to intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm and...

Hours of effort, and two elephants stuck in a swamp in Athagarh were finally rescued. Late on Wednesday (May 19) night, two wild elephants had gotten stuck in a swamp near a stone quarry close...

In view of Cyclone Yaas, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has cancelled various trains originating/terminating from and at Bhubaneswar, Puri. The trains passing through ECoR in Howrah-Chennai Main Line have also been cancelled. A total...

With the detection of as many as 11108 Covid positive cases in Odisha in the last 24 hours, the state's cumulative caseload rose to 679530 on Saturday. The state also recorded 26 Covid-related deaths during...

With Cyclone ‘Yaas’ looming on the horizon, Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena on Friday (May 21), stated that the state is well prepared. Jena stated that 5 NDRF teams who were sent to...