Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Odisha suffered loss and damage amounting to Rs 24,176 crore with the infrastructure sector being the hardest hit due to cyclone Fani which hit the state on May 3, according to a government assessment released on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 19 (ANI): After the city lost a large number of trees to the recent Cyclone Fani, a government hospital here has taken up a unique initiative to recover the lost green cover by handing out free tree saplings to the parents of newborn babies.
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra on Wednesday raised the demand of 'special focus status' for Odisha in the Rajya Sabha, given the state's vulnerability to natural calamities.
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Central government has not accorded the status of special category state to Odisha as the Fourteenth Finance Commission does not make any distinction between special and general category states, said Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Home Affa
London [UK] June 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Opensignal, a mobile analytics company, published a recent insight that analyzed smartphone users' experience before cyclone Fani and in its aftermath, showing that reliable communications play a vital role in ensuring an efficient response.
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said he appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accord special category status to Odisha, due to the destruction caused by cyclone Fani in the state, at the fifth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog.
New Delhi [India], Jun 15 (ANI): Union Minister of Steel Dharmendra Pradhan and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) chairman Anil Kumar Chaudhary met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Odisha Bhavan on Friday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jun 13 : The State Government has released an amount of Rs 123.90 crore to the collectors of Puri, Khordha and Cuttack districts which were severely affected by Cyclone Fani, for payment of different assistance. These include assistance for house building, cloth
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday called on President Ram Nath Kovind and briefed him about the devastation caused by cyclone 'Fani' in the state.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jun 11 (ANI): A National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) team on Tuesday visited the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) here to review the restoration work being carried out in Odisha in the aftermath of Cyclone Fani.
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and pitched for Odisha to be granted special category status in the aftermath of Cyclone Fani.
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The Meteorological Department has warned that a cyclone may occur in the Arabian Sea near the West Coast of India between June 11 and 12, Directorate General of Information and Public Relations of Maharashtra said on Sunday.