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BJD president and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik greeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Talcher.

BJD-BJP bonhomie: Setback fear makes strange bedfellows

The BJP and BJD had entered into a coalition in 1998 and fought together against the Congress till 2009 when both the...

10 May 2019 6:44 AM IST

Debris litters the floor at a bus stand in Puri on Sunday after cyclone Fani swept through the area. (Photo: AFP)

Fani-hit Odisha struggles to restore power

In capital city Bhubaneswar, though around 10 per cent of mobile towers were damaged, net services stands completely...

10 May 2019 2:01 AM IST

Debris litters the floor at a bus stand in Puri on Sunday after cyclone Fani swept through the area. (Photo: AFP)

Puri temple suffers loss of Rs 5.1 cr in cyclone Fani

I have asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to undertake repair works in the temple, said Mr Mohapatra.

9 May 2019 2:29 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

PM Modi gives Rs 1,000 cr to Fani-hit Odisha

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Mr Modi praised the Odisha government's pre-cyclone and post-cyclone efforts.

7 May 2019 5:18 AM IST

Debris litters the train tracks at the damaged railway station in Puri on Saturday, a day after Fani swept through the area. (Photo: AFP)

Fani: Death toll rises to 20, Puri temple suffers damage

However, as cyclone Fani has moved away, flight operations resumed at Kolkata and Bhubaneswar airports on Saturday, said...

5 May 2019 5:54 AM IST

Motorcycles lie on a street in Puri after Cyclone Fani hit Odisha on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Cyclone Fani leaves 8 dead: Storm wreaks havoc in Puri for 4 hours

In Bhubaneswar, the roof of a building at AIIMS was ripped off and its video clip was tweeted by the government's media...

4 May 2019 6:24 AM IST

BJP on Tuesday described Congress chief Rahul Gandhis remark that he will not allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sleep until farm loans are waived as new low in public discourse. (Photo: File)

After a gruelling battle, both BJD, BJP claim victory

BJD spokesperson has claimed the party would get 115 Assembly seats and 18 Lok Sabha seats.

3 May 2019 7:16 AM IST

Villagers at the beach as dark clouds hover above the sea ahead of cyclone Fani in Puri on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Panic buying starts in Odisha, govt to act against hoarders

Scenes were similar at vegetable markets, taking advantage of which many vendors have hiked prices of vegetables.

3 May 2019 7:11 AM IST

Villagers at the beach as dark clouds hover above the sea ahead of cyclone Fani in Puri on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Odisha braces for Fani landfall

PM chairs meet, 4,000 personnel deployed; 11 lakh set to be evacuated.

3 May 2019 2:47 AM IST

Though the number of tropical cyclones in a season could remain the same, their category or intensity would be higher.

Fani': Election code curbs in Odisha lifted

The chief minister had also requested postponement of the Patkura Assembly elections. Polling in Patkura is scheduled on...

2 May 2019 1:51 AM IST

Under its impact, light to moderate rainfall at few places very likely over south coastal Odisha on May 2 and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over coastal Odisha from May 3, the IMD forecasted. (Representational Image)

Cyclone Fani may trigger heavy rainfall in Odisha

Sea condition to be very rough, says India Meteorological Department.

30 April 2019 6:20 AM IST

The Real-Time Governance Centre at the state Secretariat in Amaravati announced that Phethai weakened into a cyclone as it made landfall near Katrenikona around 12.25 pm with a wind speed of 80 kmph. (Representational Image | AP)

Cyclone Fani may hit Odisha areas May 3

A close analysis shows the landfall will be on Odisha side and probably near Chattrapur in Ganjam district.

29 April 2019 1:28 AM IST