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Naveen Patnaik has continued his vice-like grip over Odisha with his party, BJD, leading in 110 seats in the 147-member House and himself set to become the chief minister for the fifth consecutive term. (Photo: File)

17th Lok Sabha results, Odisha: BJD gains majority, Patnaik to become CM for 5th term

Patnaik became Chief Minister of Odisha in 1997. From then on he never lost in the five Assembly elections held in the state.

23 May 2019 9:24 PM

BJP Vice President Jay Panda (Photo: Twitter)

Jay Panda doesn't discard BJD's possibility of joining NDA

'BJP will keep an open mind if other parties want to join their coalition seeing the national mood,' says Panda

22 May 2019 12:57 PM

Rendered homeless, Khirod Jena, 58, a landless daily wage earner in Raghudeipur village, has been living in 7 feet x 6 feet toilet along with his spouse and two grown-up daughters. (Photo: File I Representational)

Desperate times: Man turns toilet into home after cyclone Fani razes house to ground

The toilet was allotted to him under the Centre's flagship programme, Swachh Bharat Mission.

18 May 2019 2:36 PM

The death toll in Odisha due to cyclone Fani has touched 64 with Puri recording the maximum number of casualties at 39 according to official estimates released by the Odisha government on Saturday. (Photo: File)

Cyclone Fani: Death toll rises to 64 in Odisha

Puri was followed by Khordha (9), Cuttack (6), Jajpur (4), Mayurbhanj (4) and Kendrapada (3) in the casualty list.

13 May 2019 9:42 AM

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. (Photo: File)

Cyclone Fani: Death toll rises to 43 in Odisha

Cyclone Fani which made landfall in Puri district on May 3 left a trail of destruction in the state.

11 May 2019 4:04 PM

A comparison can be evidently made as one of the images is taken on April 30th before the cyclone and the other one is taken on 5th May after the mayhem occurred. (Photo: Twitter I NASA)

NASA reveals darkness engulfed images post cyclone Fani

The images show before and after night time images of Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack during night time.

09 May 2019 1:29 PM

Six maoists/naxalites killed in two separate incidents

The encounters took place in Koraput, Odisha and Dantewada, Chhattisgarh.

08 May 2019 9:49 PM

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami made the contribution from their respective state relief funds to help people affected by cyclone Fani that hit the state on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

Cyclone Fani: TN, UP Chief Ministers pitches in financial aid to Odisha

Also, the Tamil Nadu government is ready to render any other assistance as may be required by Odisha, he said.

05 May 2019 5:21 PM

Relief materials are being uploaded in C130J Super Hercules aircrafts. (Photo: Rajib Chowdhuri)

Cyclone Fani: IAF deploys three C130J Super Hercules aircrafts for relief mission

Five Indian Coast Guard Ships (ICGS) with two helicopters and relief supplies have been deployed off Odisha and West Bengal coasts.

04 May 2019 8:26 PM

Cyclone Fani thundered Odisha on the morning of May 3rd carrying winds at the speed of 120 miles per hour. (Photo: File)

Bitten in the past, Odisha was ready for cyclone Fani. This is how...

The administration had a daunting task to manage; evacuation of more than a million people from low lying coastal areas to shelter homes.

04 May 2019 6:45 PM

'In the event of such a major calamity like this, where Odisha was hit by close to a Super Cyclone, instead of it being a tragedy of humungous proportions, we are in the process of restoring critical infrastructure, said Patnaik. (Photo: File)

'Fani' led to evacuation of 1.2 m people, single digit death toll: Naveen Patnaik

The impact of 'extremely severe cyclonic storm' was also felt in parts of West Bengal, including the beach town of Digha and Andhra Pradesh.

04 May 2019 3:48 PM

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2019 has been postponed in Odisha due to cyclone 'Fani', the HRD Ministry announced on Saturday. (Representational Image)

Cyclone 'Fani': NEET 2019 exam postponed in Odisha

The decision has been taken following a request from the Odisha administration in view of the rehabilitation work being underway in state.

04 May 2019 3:17 PM

The death toll due to the calamity, which stood at eight on Friday, mounted to 12 with four fresh casualties reported from Mayurbhanj district, the officials said, adding, detailed information from many areas was still awaited. (Representational Image)

Cyclone 'Fani' leaves 12 dead in Odisha, relief work underway

PM Modi spoke to Odisha CM and discussed the prevailing situation in the aftermath of the cyclone's landfall in the coastal state.

04 May 2019 1:14 PM

The powerful cyclone, strongest to hit India in 20 years, made landfall at around 8 am in India's eastern state of Odisha, killing at least eight people. (Photo: File)

‘Pinpoint accuracy’ by India: UN lauds weather dept's prediction on Fani

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has classified Fani as an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm'.

04 May 2019 12:33 PM

The West Bengal government had taken precautionary measures in numerous districts. (Photo: File)

West Bengal relieved as Cyclone Fani moves to Bangladesh

After claiming eight lives and severe damages to structures, train and flight services have resumed in Odisha.

04 May 2019 11:50 AM

The cyclone, the worst April storm in 43 years, caused 'huge damage' in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri and Khordha districts in the state, according to the Odisha government. (Photo: ANI)

Cyclone Fani lashes Odisha, leaves 3 dead besides over 160 injured

PM Narendra Modi announced that Centre has released Rs 1,000 crores to Odisha and other states to deal with the devastation caused by Fani.

03 May 2019 8:59 PM

The eye of cyclonic storm 'Fani' has 'completely moved into land' by 10 am Friday weakening its fury, but heavy rainfall is still predicted in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and parts of the northeastern states, the Home Ministry said on Friday. (Photo: AP)

'Fani' fury weakens, heavy rainfall predicted in Odisha, AP, Bengal, northeast: MHA

Cyclone 'Fani' is being monitored by the home ministry at the highest level round the clock.

03 May 2019 4:25 PM

The towns of Puri, Paradeep, Gopalpur were hit by winds measuring the speed of 175 kmph. (Photo: File)

‘Sound and fury’: Here's what landfall of Cyclone Fani actually looked like

More than a million people were evacuated from low-lying sensitive areas to safe zones.

03 May 2019 11:37 AM

Landfall process of Cyclone Fani begins, likely to last for another 3 hours

IMD said the wind speed of the cyclone could reach 200-230 kilometres when it makes the landfall.

03 May 2019 8:21 AM

The Railways on Thursday said around 89 trains have been cancelled in the last two days in view of the 'extremely severe' cyclonic storm 'Fani'. (Representational Image)

Cyclone Fani: 89 trains cancelled, 3 specials put in service to evacuate tourists

Local transporters are to be contracted for hiring of road vehicles for meeting exigencies as and where necessary.

02 May 2019 3:56 PM

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