Odisha

COVID-19 death toll climbs to 3,583 in India

2:43 pm May 22, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 3,583, while the number of cases climbed to 1,18,447 in the country, registering an increase of 148 deaths and 6,088 cases since Thursday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 66,330, while 48,533 people have recovered […]

Army, NDRF teams start restoration work in cyclone-hit Bengal

Never seen such devastation: Mamata on Cyclone Amphan

12:29 pm May 22, 2020

Kolkata: Ahead of conducting an aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in West Bengal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday contended that the calamity, which has wreaked havoc in the state and left at least 77 dead, is “more than a national disaster”. Banerjee said it will take time to restore […]

Cyclone-hit people get help from various organisations

Declare cyclone Amphan national calamity: CPI(M)

7:17 pm May 21, 2020

New Delhi: Cyclone Amphan’ should be declared a national calamity, the CPI(M) demanded on Thursday and said people in West Bengal and Odisha need the support of the Centre. The extremely severe cyclone ‘Amphan’ has left at least 12 people dead and ravaged Kolkata and several parts of West Bengal and Odisha. “Relief and rehabilitation […]

Nearly 15,000 guest workers go home from Tamil Nadu

11:52 pm May 20, 2020

Chennai: Nearly 15,000 guest workers left Tamil Nadu for their home states on Wednesday in ten special trains that originated from different cities as the state stepped up measures for the return of the migrants stranded due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The migrant workers, belonging to Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand,Odisha and Manipur departed from origin […]

Cyclone Amphan dumps rain on India, Bangladesh

10:11 am May 20, 2020

New Delhi: A powerful cyclone began dumping rain on coastal India and Bangladesh early Wednesday as more than 2 million people were being moved to shelters before the storm hits land in the afternoon. Cyclone Amphan slowed slightly as it reached cooler waters near the coast. But with wind speeds ranging between 160 and 170 […]