Odisha, West Bengal brace for cyclone Dana; several trains cancelled, schools shut
Oct 23, 2024, at 06:39 pm
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/IBNS: Several trains have been cancelled and normal lives stare at disruption as cyclone Dana is set to make a landfall in Odisha early on Friday, media reports said.
Puri: Silkworms will not be killed to prepare fabric for deities of Sri Jagannath temple
May 30, 2023, at 10:25 pm
Puri: The silk cloth, which is popularly known as (Geet gobind Khandua) and used in the rituals of deities in Sri Jagannath temple, Puri will be prepared aesthetically without killing the silk worms.
Jul 28, 2021, at 02:16 am
Puri/IBNS: The famous pilgrim and beach town of Odisha, Puri, has become the first city in India to achieve 24 x 7 safe drinking water from taps as laid down by the Indian Quality Standards of IS 10500.
Odisha: Six injured in wild boar attack in Puri
Dec 07, 2020, at 02:24 am
Puri/UNI: Six people including two safai lady workers, were injured in a wild boar attack on Sunday morning in Swargadwar area of the city.
May 10, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Puri/UNI: Over two hundred carpenters including black Smith's, roopakaras, Bhoi servitors, dorzis (tailors) and Biswakarmas engaged in construction of three chariots for annual Car Festival will remain in isolation for about fortyfive days.
Fani to weaker into 'severe cyclonic storm' in next six hours: Officials
May 03, 2019, at 05:18 pm
New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar/Kolkata, May 3 (IBNS): The very severe cyclonic storm Fani is very likely to continue to move north-northeastwards and weaken further into a 'severe cyclonic storm' in the next six hours, officials said on Friday.
Odisha: Landfall impact of extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani starts, over 1 million evacuated
May 03, 2019, at 09:29 am
Bhubaneswar, May 3 (UNI) The land fall impact of extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani has started this morning and the cyclone Fani is moving north northeastwards and cross Odisha coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali close to Puri with maximum sustained wind speed of 170-180 kmph gusting to 200 kmph.
Cyclone Fani hits Odisha coast
May 03, 2019, at 09:11 am
Bhubaneswar, May 3 (IBNS): Cyclone Fani on Friday hit the Odisha coast as impact of its landfall has already started, officials said.
Cyclone Fani to hit Odisha coast today, 11 lakh people evacuated
May 03, 2019, at 08:03 am
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, May 3 (IBNS): Odisha state administration have removed nearly 11 lakh people to safety as cyclone Fani is expected to make a landfall in Odisha's Puri town on Friday, reports said.
Extremely severe cyclonic storm “Fani†to cross Odisha coast on Friday
May 01, 2019, at 04:13 pm
Puri, May 1 (IBNS): Odisha has been kept on high-alert as Cyclone Fani, which has now turned into an "extremely severe cyclonic storm", is likely to cross the Odisha coast, close to Puri city on Friday, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday.