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Visakhapatnam: Severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and is heading towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, which started witnessing its impact Tuesday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said ‘Arnab’ intensified into a very severe cyclonic...

Bhubaneswar: Cyclone Arnab has disrupted rail and educational services in Odisha, with schools and Anganwadi centres shut in four districts and eight trains cancelled as authorities step up precautionary measures ahead of the storm. According to reports, the railway has also curtailed the Hirakhand Express,...

Bhubaneswar/Amaravati/New Delhi: The eastern coastal states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh closed schools, prohibited sea fishing and kept rescue teams on standby, stepping up precautionary measures ahead of Cyclone Arnab's expected landfall Wednesday to ensure "zero loss of life and minimal damage to infrastructure". The...

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday staged protests at its party headquarters and in several states across the country, demanding an apology from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his alleged "derogatory" remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP leaders and workers took to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has prohibited fishing activities in the sea and banned entry of tourists in the hills, waterfalls and dams in six districts as it has stepped up precautionary measures in view of a cyclonic storm that is likely to make landfall in...

Visakhapatnam: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Monday issued a red alert for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as a deep depression has intensified into the cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal. The IMD said in a bulletin Monday morning that a deep depression over the...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday inaugurated the Reserve Bank of India's Rs 169-crore data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, Odisha Governor Brajmohan Ram, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Tribal Affairs...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday reached Odisha to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India's Rs 169-crore data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Modi landed at Biju Patnaik International Airport here at 4.15 pm aboard a special Indian Air Force aircraft,...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha Sunday to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data centre and cybersecurity training institute at Jatni in Khordha district. According to the scheduled programme, PM Modi will arrive at Bhubaneswar airport at 4.10 p.m. He will...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday activated its disaster response and mitigation machinery as the well-marked low-pressure area was likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and make landfall between the northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha coasts on the morning of October 28. The India Meteorological...