The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) on Wednesday organised mock tsunami drills at cyclone shelters of six coastal districts.

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over the outbreak of bird flu in Nadia district of the neighbouring West Bengal, the Odisha government on Thursday initiated quick response measures to prevent the dreaded di

BALASORE: The district administration has sought a total assistance of `170 crore for repair and restoration works in the district.

BALASORE: Just 100 metres from the sea, they dread the hungry tidal waves. Gokul Jena with his six-member family in Chandrabali village in Bhogarai block panics every minute.

Panic gripped the villagers of Jayrampur under Bhograi block following detection of high fluoride content in drinking water.

BALASORE: With no rain since July, this coastal district is all set to face drought if the dry spell continues for another week.

BHUBANESWAR: Orissa, which till the last decade used just about 14 per cent of its available groundwater, has shown a rapid rise in utilisation which has jumped to 26.14 per cent.

BALASORE: Even as the flood waters have receded in northern parts of Balasore, erosion of river embankments has left people scared.

Bhubaneswar: A thunder storm hit several parts of Odisha on Thursday afternoon killing 12 people and injuring 34 others.
According to the Met department, rain accompanied by thunderstorm lashed almost the entire Northern Odisha where the impact of the storm was quite visible in the state and the twin city also experienced sharp showers.

A twelve-year-old and a woman were killed in Rourkela w