Rain likely to lash Odisha as low pressure area forms in Bay of Bengal
It was expected to lie over North West Bay of Bengal in the evening of Saturday and intensify into a depression over the same area on Sunday, it said.
It was expected to lie over North West Bay of Bengal in the evening of Saturday and intensify into a depression over the same area on Sunday, it said.
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has accepted the resignation of Rajya Sabha member from Odisha, Sujit Kumar following his expulsion from the Biju Janta Dal.
The state has logged the highest lightning-induced fatalities in the country during 2019-20 and 2023-24.
Dragon fruit, grown in Patnagarh of Balangir district, was exported for the first time from Odisha to Dubai from the Biju Patnaik International Airport cargo terminal in Bhubaneswar.
The Forest Department personnel of Odisha’s Hirakud wildlife division laid wreaths and garlands to pay respect to a 65-year-old captive male elephant after the pachyderm died a natural death.
Thunderstorms accompanied by hail might also occur in north and coastal Odisha between March 16 and 18, he said.
The drones fitted with thermal sensing cameras have been deployed in forest areas which are vulnerable to intrusion of wild elephants.
The conversion fees amounting to Rs 1107.81 crore shall be waived off in favor of DAs and OSHB.
The fishermen, who hailed from a coastal hamlet in the close vicinity of Paradip port town, later handed over the bird to the officials of Paradip marine police station.
Berhampur, which is on the path of rapid industrialization, is widely regarded as the commercial hub of southern Odisha.