Heavy rains

The Cyclone Hudhud, which wreaked havoc in Visakhapatnam and Coastal Andhra Pradesh, largely spared Odisha with minimum damages. Three casualties have been reported in the state. One person died in Digapahandi area of Ganjam district of…

The Odisha Government has evacuated around 70,000 people so far from the areas that are likely to be hit by Cyclone Hudhud. Maximum number of 30,000 people were shifted from Gajapati district, while 13,282 people were moved to safe location…

As the Cyclone Hudhud intensified further and moving towards the Visakhapatnam coast, high alert continues in Odisha too. At least 7,360 people have been evacuated from some vulnerable areas so far. The evacuation will continue till…

The Cyclone Hudhud, which is now centred at about 530 km southeast of Visakhapatnam (Vizag) and 570 km southeast of Gopalpur, will hit the Andhra Pradesh coast at around noon on October 12. The wind speed in Andhra Pradesh may go up to 155…

After Cyclone Helen, it's the turn of Cyclone Lehar, which will play havoc off the Andhra Pradesh Coast on November 28. the impact will be big on Odisha too with heavy rains with a wind speed of 40-50 km/hour, will lash the Coastal and…

As the Cyclone Helen is all set to cross the coast between Chennai and Andhra Pradesh tomorrow night, people in Odisha, who are yet to recover from the impact of Cyclone Phailin, had reasons to be feel disturbed. However, it is certain that…

The 5th ODI between India and Australia at Barabati Stadium tomorrow, may be cancelled without a ball being bowled because of incessant rains in Odisha, including Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. There is no let up and rain and waterlogging and the…

Heavy rains triggered by the low pressure over the Bay of Bengal, has hit the normal life in Odisha for the past three days. The rains may continue for another 36 hours or so. Several rivers in North and South Odisha are in spate because of…

Heavy rains, triggered by a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal, left a huge trail of damage in South Odisha districts, including Koraput, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati and Nabarangpur. Kalahandi in Western Odisha are also worst-affected.…

Consistent rain and bad weather played the spoilsport in the third Test match between India and Australia in Mohali. No play was possible on Day 1, as the umpires called it off after inspecting the pitch conditions several times. Opener…