Bhubaneswar: Normal life came to a standstill in the coastal areas of Odisha following heavy rain under the influence of a low-pressure over the north-west Bay of Bengal. Following heavy ...
Malkangiri: Incessant rain since Friday has snapped road connectivity between Malkangiri and Balimela with water flowing over a bridge at MV-39. Hundreds of vehicles were left stranded on either side of the bridge. Police reached ...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday ruled out flood threat in the Mahanadi and the Baitarani with floodwater receding in these rivers. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi said there has been a marked ...
Burla: The Hirakud Dam authorities released the season’s first floodwater on Tuesday. According to reports, the Dam authorities released the floodwater through sluice gate no-7 at 12 pm and subsequently through the gate no-8, 9, 10, ...
Rourkela: A man and his son died after coming in contact with a live wire at Vedavyas under Brahmani Tarang police limits here on Tuesday. According to sources, the mishap occurred as rainwater ...
Sambalpur: The Hirakud Dam authorities will release the season’s first floodwater on Tuesday. Chief Engineer of Upper Mahanadi Basin, Burla, Jyotirmaya Rath said, “We will release season’s first water after 11 am today. ...
Bhubaneswar: The regional meteorological centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued thunderstorm alert for four districts of Odisha on Tuesday morning. The alert has been sounded for Balasore, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and ...
Cuttack: Floodwater of the Mahanadi river entered Maa Bhattarika temple in Narasinghpur of Cuttack district in the early hours of Monday. The river has been swelling following incessant rain for ...
Bhubaneswar: Even as Hirakud Dam authorities decided to open the sluice gates to release floodwater on Tuesday, the Odisha government blamed Chhattisgarh for the flood situation in the Mahanadi river. Talking ...
Bhadrak: While the Odisha government has sounded flood alert for six riverside districts due to swelling of the Mahanadi river, flood threat looms large in Bhadrak district with the Baitarani river touching the ...