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Cyclone Fani: Toll in Odisha rises to 64, CM orders house damage assessment

The state govt has demanded Rs 7,000 crore from the Centre for construction of disaster resilient houses in cyclone prone areas of Odisha

Fani cyclone: Odisha announces relief package for affected farmers

The package stems from the extensive damage wreaked on the farmers' crops in fields as well as agri infrastructure by the summer storm

Banks in Odisha to give small ticket loans up to Rs 1 lakh to Fani victims

Lenders advised to follow Kerala model by accepting minimum documents for providing consumption loans

Cyclone Fani: South Central Railway suffers loss of Rs 2.98 crore

Several trains had to be partially cancelled, cancelled or diverted during the period to ensure safety of passengers and train operations

These men are steering relief, rescue operations in Cyclone Fani-hit Odisha

Dillip Satapathy meets the two men who took up the herculean task of shifting people

Cyclone Fani leaves Odisha's rural economy, energy infrastructure crippled

The people of Puri continued to remain in darkness even after seven days of Fani making landfall in the seaside holy town

Cyclone Fani' Odisha carnage may weigh on micro-financiers' asset quality

State is the second-largest state in terms of MFI gross loan portfolios with total AUM of Rs 6,800 cr as of December 2018

Cyclone Fani: RBI asks banks to run branches beyond normal hours in Odisha

Banks told to open branches on all working days in all affected districts till six pm for banking transactions and cash withdrawal; should also work on Sundays, other holidays

Fani bares Odisha's failure to build disaster resilient power supply infra

Millions in Puri, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and mofussil villages remain without electricity and services linked to it like water and telecom, even after 5 days of Fani

Corporate aid pours in for cyclone-hit Odisha; ICICI Bank, Adani chip in

SAIL has announced supply of 1,500 steel beams for electric poles

Odisha seeks Rs 17,000 cr relief after Fani, PM Modi lauds relief efforts

The demand was made by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to Narendra Modi on Monday as the Prime Minister conducted an aerial survey of cyclone-devastated Puri and Khurda districts

Letter to BS: Odisha govt did a sterling job in disaster management

A few more lessons are worth considering by all

Cyclone Fani: PM grants Rs 1,000 cr more for relief work; hails CM Patnaik

The Prime Minister also praised Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his handling of the crisis

Fani death toll in Odisha mounts to 29 as major cities remain without power

People living in villages in the state's coastal districts complained of food and drinking water not reaching them

Storm Fani weakens as India, Bangladesh restore utility services

At least 16 people were killed in India as the storm lashed the states of Odisha and West Bengal on Friday

Power, telecom return to cyclone Fani-hit areas in India, Bangladesh

At least 16 people were killed in India as the storm lashed the states of Odisha and West Bengal on Friday, before weakening and entering into Bangladesh

Modi rang up Mamata twice over Fani, but calls were not returned: Official

The statement came after the Trinamool Congress hit out at Modi for not talking to Banerjee about the ground situation in the state in wake of the cyclone.

Cyclone Fani: Telcos operationalise over 900 base stations in Odisha

Restoration work is underway in Odisha, which was battered by cyclonic storm 'Fani' on Friday morning

Cyclone Fani: Odisha's infra takes a hit, but huge human cost avoided

The reconstruction work may take at least six to seven months, while the extent of damage is yet to be assessed

A day after Cyclone Fani, most of coastal Odisha goes without electricity

Ports at Gopalpur and Dhamra resumed commercial operations after cyclone Fani crossed the Odisha coast