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Cyclone Asani rages in Bay of Bengal, unlikely to make landfall
Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over Southeast Bay of Bengal Sunday moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 16 kmph during the past 6 hours and intensified into a cyclonic storm Asani’ (pronounced as…
- Andhra Pradesh
Cyclone won’t make landfall in Odisha or AP but move parallel to coast: IMD
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata: In a big relief to the people and administration, the IMD on Saturday announced that the cyclonic storm brewing in the Bay of Bengal will not make landfall in either Odisha…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Authorities deploy heavy security at Simhachalam Temple for ‘Chandanotsavam’ festival
Vishakhapatnam: On the occasion of Chandanotsavam, expecting a footfall of around 2 lakh devotees at the Simhachalam Temple (Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy Vari Devasthanam), authorities have deployed around 2,500 police personnel, including…
- India
Odisha BJP legislator arrested for ‘thrashing’ BDO
Bhubaneswar: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Odisha, Subash Chandra Panigrahi was arrested for allegedly thrashing a block development officer (BDO) of Deogarh district, the police said on Sunday. Acting on…
- India
Odisha: Journalist assaulted by police; chained to bed
Hyderabad: A journalist was chained to a hospital bed after allegedly being assaulted by Nilagiri police in Balasore district, Odisha on April 4. “I had earlier exposed various activities of corruption and…
- India
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik denies receiving letter from Mamata Banerjee
New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday denied receiving any letter from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who wrote to all Opposition leaders and chief ministers calling for a…
- Sports
Spain’s men’s hockey team arrives in Bhubaneswar for FIH Pro League
Bhubaneswar: The Spanish men’s hockey team on Monday touched down in Bhubaneswar, Odisha to play a double-legged FIH Pro League tie, scheduled to take place on February 26 and 27 at the…
- Photos
Photos: India vs South Africa, ODI cricket match
Paarl: South African batsman Aiden Markram thanks members of the Indian cricket team after South Africa won the second ODI match by seven wickets in Paarl, South Africa, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Police nab six; bust 800 kilo grams of ganja
Hyderabad: Miyanpur police and a special operations team on Friday busted a gang near Shamshabad for possessing 800 kg ganja, which was being transported to Maharashtra. The accused were identified as Ashok…
- India
Extreme weather claimed 1,750 lives in India in 2021
New Delhi: India saw 1,750 deaths due to extreme weather events in 2021, with Maharashtra being the worst-affected state with 350 fatalities, followed by Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department…
- Andhra Pradesh
Four youth drowned at Vizag’s RK Beach
Visakhapatnam: Four youth were drowned at Visakhapatnam’s RK Beach on Sunday, police said. Those drowned include three youths from Secunderabad. While two bodies were recovered, the search was on for two others.…