Relief and restoration operations underway as Cyclone Yaas leaves trail of destruction in Odisha, West Bengal

Cyclonic storm YAAS likely to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours

Cyclone Yaas to make landfall at north Odisha - West Bengal coast between Paradip and Sagar Island on Wednesday

Cyclone Yaas likely to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm

Cyclone Yaas to form around May 25, head towards West Bengal, Odisha coasts

Himachal Pradesh gears up after forest fires in Uttarakhand

<p>The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) of Himachal Pradesh, Dr Savita has alerted against forest fires in the state after Uttarakhand saw a raging forest fire. Forest fires in some districts of Himachal, like Solan and Mandi, have already been doused in the last 48 hours. The state’s forest department has already activated a […]</p>

Odisha to impose night curfew in 10 districts amid Covid-19 surge

<p>With Covid-19 infections steadily increasing, the Odisha government on Saturday decided to clamp night curfew in 10 districts which are witnessing a surge in cases of the viral infection. On Saturday, Odisha reported 452 new cases, marginally lower than 461, that were reported on Friday. The Special Relief Commissioner in a notification said night curfew […]</p>

BJP releases list of 11 candidates for Lok Sabha and Assembly by polls

<p>BJP has released a list of candidates for Lok Sabha by-polls in six States. Party has fielded Mangala Suresh Angadi for Belgaum Lok Sabha by-poll in Karnataka and K Ratna Prabha for Tirupati Lok Sabha in Andhra Pradesh. Ganga Narayan Singh will contest from Madhupur assembly seat in Jharkhand, Ashrit Pattanayak in Pipili seat in […]</p>

Odisha: Simlipal forest fire raging for 10 days

<p>At a time when raging forest fire in Similipal Biosphere in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district continued to cause concern among wildlife activists, large forest tracts have been found affected by fire in other parts of the State. Of the 886 large fires detected across different forests in India on Friday, Odisha is leading the table with […]</p>

Odisha: Excessive crying leads to cardiac arrest of newly wed bride

<p>A newly-wed bride in the western Odisha district of Sonepur died of cardiac arrest as she continued to cry during her ‘bidaai’ while she was leaving for her in-laws. On Thursday evening, Gupteswari Sahoo of Julunda village in Binika village of Sonepur district tied the knot with Bisikesan Pradhan of Bolangir district. On Friday morning, […]</p>