Moscow: Worried by declining birth rates in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has issued an order to revive the Soviet-era title of ‘Mother Heroine’. According to the decree signed by Putin...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Kumar Jena has compared this year’s floods with the 2011 flood fury that wreaked havoc in the state. At a press conference on...
Bhubaneswar: With the possible concentration of the low pressure into a depression over North Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts by Friday morning, the India Meteorological...
Bhubaneswar: To keep a check on the current flood situation, a few sluice gates of Hirakud dam are likely to be closed after 3 pm, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will survey the flood-affected areas of the state on Thursday. Naveen will undertake an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Khurda, Puri, Cuttack,...
Bhubaneswar: The water level in Hirakud dam was 625.10 ft at 6 am on Thursday. The water level in the reservoir was 626.12 ft at 8 pm on Wednesday and...
Bhubaneswar: With 12 districts of the state in the grip of floods and the MeT office warning of a fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal on Friday, the...
Bhubaneswar: The water level in Hirakud dam, currently passing through its peak flood phase, was 626.12 ft at 8 pm on Wednesday and has been steady at that level, according...
Bhubaneswar: Twelve districts of Odisha have been affected by the floods while another six districts have been affected by heavy rainfall, as per preliminary assessment of the state government. The...
Geneva: The spread of monkeypox across the world continues to be a major concern. Over 35,000 cases of the virus have been reported from 92 countries and territories, World Health...