Bhubaneswar: The incessant rainfall over the last 24 hours triggered by low-pressure over the Bay of Bengal has thrown normal life out of gear at …
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Odisha govt to set up 314 Automatic Weather Stations
Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has initiated the process for setting up 314 Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and about 6000 Automatic Rain Gauges …
Read More »Plastic ban in Odisha from Gandhi Jayanti: Naveen
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced to impose a ban on the use of plastic in the state from October 2, on …
Read More »Royal Bengal Tiger brought from MP released into Odisha forest
Bhubaneswar: Odisha forest department on Friday released the Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) brought from Madhya Pradesh into the wild of Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Angul. …
Read More »Odisha gets 25.6% deficit rainfall in June
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received a deficit rainfall of 25.6 per cent in June this year, said an official on Sunday. During June, Odisha got average …
Read More »Two dead, two others injured in lightning strike in Kendrapara
Kendrapara: At least two persons were killed and two others injured in lightning in Mahakalpada of Kendrapara district on Monday. The deceased have been identified …
Read More »Process for shifting tigers from Andhra Pradesh to Odisha begins
Bhubaneswar: The process to translocate three pairs of tigers from Madhya Pradesh to Odisha has started and it is expected that a tiger would reach …
Read More »CDA plans sustained campaign to make Chilika Lake plastic-free
Bhubaneswar: The Chilika Development Authority (CDA) has decided to take up one year sustained campaign to make Chilika Lake plastic-free. Chilika lagoon, spread over 1165 …
Read More »Natural calamity in Odisha: CM takes stock of preparedness
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday reviewed the preparedness to deal with the challenges during natural calamities. At the state-level committee meeting on …
Read More »No respite from intense heat wave in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: An intense heat wave in several parts of Odisha continued as 15 places recorded above 40 degree Celsius on Monday. The capital city Bhubaneswar and …
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