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Odisha Seeks Relaxation In NDRF Norms For Restoration Of Power Infrastructure
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday urged the Centre for relaxation in the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) norms to provide the actual cost of restoration of the entire…
CM Announces 30 More Cyclone Shelters In Kendrapara
Kendrapara: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday reviewed the damage in Kendrapara district rendered by the cyclonic storm Fani.
Presiding over the review meeting at the District…
Most Bank Branches Functional In Six Cyclone-Hit Odisha Districts
Bhubaneswar: Most bank branches in the six cyclone-hit coastal districts of Odisha have started functioning.
Talking to mediapersons after the Centre-State finance coordination meeting at…
Gita Mehta Donates Rs 10L To Help Rebuild Fani-Hit Odisha
Bhubaneswar: To help Odisha rebuild the affected districts ravaged by cyclone Fani, which made landfall near Puri on May 3, New York-based eminent writer Gita Mehta has donated Rs 10 lakh to…
Puri-Konark Marine Drive Staring At Ecological Disaster!
Lonely Planet, a well-known travel guide publisher, had once described the Konark-Puri Marine Drive as a "stunning beauty along the sea no nature lover can ignore".
Alas! Not anymore.…
Destroyed Earthen Wheel, Broken Pots Shatter Lives Of Puri’s Potters
Puri: How will devotees partake of the Mahaprasad and carry it home during this Jagannath Yatra? This is a big question staring in the face of the potters, the devotees and the…
Odisha CM Announces Package For People Of Cyclone-Hit Puri District
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a special package for the people of Puri, the worst-affected coastal district, which was ravaged by the extremely severe…
Boats & Nets Gone, Fani-Hit Fishermen Left High And Dry
Brahmagiri (Puri): Sunamohi was in a pensive mood, watching his elderly father-in-law putting up a polythene over a bamboo structure near Satapada in Puri district, even as six other members…
Kalinga Stadium Suffered Rs 11 Crore In Damages Owing To Fani
Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Stadium has incurred losses to the tune of Rs 11 crore because of cyclone Fani, Odisha sports secretary Vishal Dev said after the Centre’s inter-ministerial Team…
Puri To Get Power In Next 5 Days!
Puri: Puri Collector Balwant Singh on Wednesday said that Bada Danda (Grand Road) and all government offices in the town will get electricity by 5pm.
He also said power supply to the…