Cyclone Amphan

* 102 new COVID-19 cases in Odisha; 1 death in Cuttack. Odisha tally mounts to 978. * A 75 year old patient of Cuttack suffering from severe comorbidities and chronic pulmonary disease was admitted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar Emergency and…

TNI Bureau: A record number of 102 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Odisha yesterday, taking the number of confirmed cases in the state to 978. With this, Odisha has now overtaken Haryana to reach 15th place in the country…

TNI Bureau: Extremely severe cyclonic storm Amphan is likely to intensify into ‘Super Cyclone’ in the next 12 hours, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD) DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Monday. From 5.30 pm on Monday till 5.30 am on…

* Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik reviews the preparedness for Cyclone Amphan; seeks cooperation of people with the administration. * Collectors of coastal districts have been asked to identify alternative buildings which will be used as…

* Depression over southeast Bay of Bengal and its likely intensification into a Cyclonic Storm: Pre-cyclone Watch for West Bengal and North Odisha coasts. * Cyclone Amphan likely to make landfall on May 20 near West Bengal & North…

TNI Bureau: The India Meteorological Department, today said, the well marked low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal concentrated into depression has formed over Southeast Bay of Bengal and lay centred at 0530 hrs IST of today. It…

* Odisha reports 65 new Covid19 cases; State tally rises to 737. Jajpur (31), Ganjam (13), Cuttack (6), Kendrapara (4), Puri (4), Khordha (3), Mayurbhanj (2), Nayagarh (2). * Odia youth Satyaban Swain (28) from Ganjam District in Odisha…

* Districts in the north-coastal Odisha have been put on alert in view of impending cyclonic storm. Districts of Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak and Balasore have been put on high alert. * V K Pandian, Secy 5T to Odisha CM and…

* IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rain in several parts of coastal Odisha on May 18 and 19. * Cyclone Amphan: The low pressure area is likely to intensify to depression in the next 24 hours and further to a cyclonic storm in the…