According to the World Bank, the loan will also enhance Odisha's social protection coverage for poor and vulnerable households through digi...

"As many as 14,295 persons have died due to lightning strikes during the last five years. The number of people who died in 2016 was 3,315; ...

Cyclone Fani affected three states -- Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. There was no loss of human lives in Andhra Pradesh and West B...

The Centre today sanctioned Rs 2,443 crore for four states -- Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Odisha and Manipur -- as central assistance for na...

The south-west monsoon has further advanced into Odisha and heavy rains are expected in the next 24 hours following a low pressure over Bay...

Comparing the casualty figure of 9,843 in the 1999 super-cyclone that had hit Odisha, the report said no more than 47 people died during Ph...

Cyclone Hudhud today weakened into a deep depression and lay centred over south Chhattisgarh, according to the meteorological centre here.

Anticipating heavy rains accompanying the severe cyclone "Hudhud, the administration is worried about Cuttack city's problem of waterloggin...

Shunning ruling BJD's decade long allegation of negligence by the Centre, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik today said his government believes in co...

BJP president Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit the cyclone and flood affected districts of Odisha on November 1.

The public insurer had earlier said it was likely to see around Rs 150 crore claims from the Uttarakhand disaster.

The World Bank has praised India's evacuation of nearly 10 lakh people in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, which ensured minimal loss of human li...

Odisha Special Relief Commissioner P K Mohapatra admitted the government was caught unawares by a sudden surge in river waters in Balasore ...

In his message, the President conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and sympathy for those affected by the nat...

Most of the casualties were caused by wall collapse, uprooted trees and in floods, while a large number of people were injured, official so...

Massive preparedness, speedy evacuation plans and almost accurate prediction of cyclone time and path have saved the country from a natural...

The IMD forecast a storm surge with a height of 3.0 metre 3.5 metre in Ganjam, Puri, Khurda and Jagatsinghpur districts.