Two trains originating from Bhubaneshwar will remain cancelled and all services to Puri are unlikely to begin before May 10
Cyclone Fani, which hit Odisha Friday, triggered heavy rains in coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh besides uprooting 10,000 coconut trees and destroying agriculture and horticulture crops, officials said Saturday. The cyclonic storm caused damage to the tune of Rs 58.61 crore in AP, mainly in Srikakulam district bordering Odisha, even as normalcy has almost been restored in just over 24 hours, they said. All the 218 cellular phone towers that were damaged in the storm have been restored Saturday morning while power supply to 659 out of 733 villages has also been restored, the State Real-Time Governance Centre said in a release. State Chief Secretary L V Subrahmanyam, during a videoconference with Union Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha, said 304 houses suffered damage while there were no casualties. Agriculture and horticulture crops in 958 acres were destroyed in Srikakulam district and over 10,000 coconut trees uprooted. In adjoining Vizianagaram district, ban
Air India said that it will send relief materials free of cost to cyclone-affected areas of Odisha
Sky in several parts of Bangladesh continue to remain overcast and rain and thunder showers with gusty winds is continuing across the country since Friday
Light to moderate rain is likely in the districts adjacent to Kolkata, and clear skies are expected in the city by afternoon
Cyclone Fani is being seen as the most severe cyclonic storm over the east coast in nearly two decades. Stay with us for latest updates
Cyclone Fani flattened houses with thatched roofs and kutcha houses, uprooted scores of trees, electric poles and mobile towers in coastal Odisha
The very severe cyclonic storm weakened into a severe cyclonic storm over the Odisha coast, before moving further north-northeastwards
The cyclone rolled through Odisha on Friday, packing rain and windstorm that gusted up to 175 kmph
East and West Midnapore, both North and South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, Jhargram, Kolkata and the Sundarbans are expected to feel the initial impact of Fani as it enters West Bengal
CM Naveen Patnaik met senior officials in various departments and directed them to undertake immediate relief and restoration work in affected areas on a war footing
Cyclone Fani is likely to cross Puri around noon on Friday and move towards West Bengal before weakening and tapering off
Climate change, leading to higher sea temperatures, is to be blamed for this impending threat, say scientists
The baby was born at 11.03 am in the railway hospital in Mancheswar, barely five km from the Odisha capital Bhubaneswar, officials said
Most places in Odisha is likely to receive light to moderate rains on Saturday with heavy to very heavy rainfall occurring at isolated places in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts
Addressing an election rally, he said the government was with the people in times of crises
In total, about 1.2 million people are expected to be evacuated from low-lying areas of 15 districts in the eastern state of Odisha
More than 220 trains on the Kolkata-Chennai route have been cancelled until Saturday
As many as 25 NDRF teams have been deployed in the vulnerable districts
Industries with shore-based facilities are circumspect and are taking measures instead of suspending operations