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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government began evacuating people from vulnerable places amid rains in eight southern districts where a "red alert" has been issued as the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal on Monday intensified into cyclonic storm 'Montha'. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said officials, local people's representatives, Anganwadi workers, ASHA didis and others are convincing the people living in vulnerable areas to shift to safer places. The evacuation drive wa ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A high-level meeting was held today to review Odisha's preparedness ahead of the possible impact of Cyclone 'Montha.' Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, Development Commissioner Anu Garg, Special Relief Commissioner Deoranjan Kumar Singh, Fire Services & CG DG Dr. Sudhansu Sarangi, and other departmental secretaries held detailed discussions with District Magistrates on district-wise readiness. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone 'Mo ...Read More >
Gujarat Rain Alert: Gujarat braces for heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds in several districts, with Amreli, Gir Somnath, and Diu expecting intense downpours. Meanwhile, Odisha is on high alert as Cyclone Montha approaches, potentially bringing widespread rain and gusty winds, especially to coastal and southern regions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday warned of heavy rain, moderate thunderstorms, and strong winds at isolated places in several districts of Gujarat. A ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: With cyclone Montha set to unleash heavy to very heavy rain in several parts of Odisha, the district administration of Khurda on Monday declared holiday for two days for all schools and Anganwadi centres. An official order issued by the administration said that all schools and Anganwadi centres will remain closed across the district on October 28 and 29 as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of children and staff. Earlier, it was decided that all Anganwadi centres in Ganj ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has issued a series of high-level warnings as Cyclonic Storm 'Montha' over the Bay of Bengal is forecast to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm, bringing heavy to extremely heavy rainfall and high-velocity winds to the coastal and southern districts of Odisha over the next three days. According to the midday bulletin issued on Monday, the cyclone, currently centered over the Southwest Bay of Bengal, ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has ordered a three-day closure of all schools in eight districts as a precautionary measure ahead of Cyclone Montha, expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds from October 28 to 30, 2025. A notification issued by Dr. N. Thirumala Naik, Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the School and Mass Education Department, stated that all government, government-aided, and private schools in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Nabaran ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 27 (PTI) The Odisha government has started evacuating people from vulnerable places and deployed 128 disaster response teams in eight southern districts of the state as the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal on Monday intensified into a cyclonic storm named 'Montha'. Keeping in view the formation of cyclone 'Montha', the state government has started the evacuation of people from vulnerable hilly and low-lying areas of eight southern districts, which could be impacted due to t ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: As Montha, post-monsoon season's first cyclone over the Bay of Bengal region, began to take shape off Andhra Pradesh coast, Odisha focused its disaster preparedness in eight districts likely to bear the brunt of the storm. Hilly districts have been put on landslide alert. Revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari reviewed the administrative readiness on Sunday and said eight districts - Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal and Kalahan ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in several districts of Odisha tomorrow ahead of the impending Cyclone Montha. According to the IMD, isolated places in Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangapur, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, and Kandhamal districts are likely to experience heavy rainfall, with amounts ranging from 7 to 20 cm tomorrow. Besides, heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Sunday reviewed the state's preparedness in districts likely to be affected by the possible cyclonic system 'Montha' during a high-level meeting. While speaking to media persons, Pujari said that eight districts of southern Odisha, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Nabarangpur, which are likely to be the most affected, have been placed under the Red Zone ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday reviewed the state's preparedness to tackle the possible impact of Cyclone 'Montha,' which is developing over the southeast Bay of Bengal. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari and Special Relief Commissioner Deoranjan Kumar Singh held a detailed meeting with District Magistrates to assess the readiness of all districts. Addressing media persons after the review meeting at Rajiv Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, Minister Pujari said that the ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been put on high alert with the first post-monsoon cyclone brewing over the Bay of Bengal (BoB) region. According to Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre director Manorama Mohanty, the deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal is expected to turn into a cyclone soon and may intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm by October 28. It is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during evening/night of October 2 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Cyclone Montha will hit Kakinada on Andhra Pradesh coast. It is likely to make landfall near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on the evening of the October 28. Cyclone Montha will make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam. It will make landfall in the form of a severe cyclonic storm, informed the MeT department. It is moving forward at a speed of 8 kmph in the last 6 hours. It is 550 kmph from Port Blair, 850 kmph from Chennai, 860 kmph from Visakhapatnam, 890 kmph from Kaki ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 25 (PTI) The Odisha government on Saturday said it has activated its disaster readiness model in view of an impending severe cyclonic storm (SCS) likely to cross neighbouring Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28, officials said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued the pre-cyclone watch for South Odisha coasts and said the state was likely to witness heavy rain for three days from October 27 as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depressi ...Read More >
A low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal. It is expected to intensify into a depression within 36 hours. This system may bring light to moderate rainfall to Odisha. Several districts are under a yellow warning for Tuesday and Wednesday. Thunderstorms with gusty winds are also anticipated in some areas. The IMD on Tuesday said a low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to intensify into a depression in the next 36 hours, which could trigger rainfall in Odi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (PTI) Light rain and thunderstorms are likely in Odisha over the next four days under the impact of two back-to-back low-pressure areas, the IMD said on Wednesday. A well-marked low-pressure area persists over the southwest Bay of Bengal off the Tamil Nadu coast. It is likely to intensify into a depression and move northwestwards across north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts during the next 24 hours, said IMD Bhubaneswar's Director Manorama Mohanty. " ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Bhubaneswar centre has forecast a period of unsettled weather for Odisha, triggered by a strengthening weather system over the Bay of Bengal. The state is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall and thunderstorms over the next several days, with a Yellow Warning in effect for many districts. According to the midday bulletin issued today, a well-marked low-pressure area lies over the southwest Bay of Bengal. The system is expected ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The Madala Panji, which chronicles the 12th century Shree Jagannath temple in Puri, will soon be digitised by the shrine's administration and preserved in a digital library. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to start work on preserving the Madala Panji, temple records, rare and archival records, palm leaf manuscripts, oral traditions, music on Jagannath Culture and setting up a digital library to safeguard the timeless heritage of the shrine, said chief a ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 3 (PTI) Four places in Odisha recorded extremely heavy rainfall of above 20 cm during the last 24 hours under the impact of the deep depression, the IMD said on Friday. The highest rainfall of 352 mm was recorded at Thuumual Rampur in Kalahandi district, followed by R Udaygiri and Gumma in Gajapati district, receiving 291 mm and 211 mm of rain respectively, while Junagarh in Kalahandi recorded 210 mm of rainfall till 8.30 am on Friday, it said. Ten places in the state have als ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Seven districts in Odisha are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall today, according to the prediction made by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The districts under red alerts are Puri, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Ganjam, Kalahandi, and Kandhamal. The IMD has issued these alerts as the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, which has crossed the Odisha coast near Gopalpur and is expected to move north-northwestwards across south Odisha and is likely to gradually ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: As many as ten Odisha districts are likely to witness moderate thunderstorms with lightning and rain in the next three hours, according to the India Meteorological Department. These districts have been issued orange alerts. According to the a nowcast warning issued by the IMD at 4:25pm, Balangir, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangapur, Nuapada, and Rayagada districts are expected to experience wind speeds of 30-40 kmph, gusting to 50 kmph. The war ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 1 (PTI) The Odisha government has put on alert all districts after heavy rain lashed most parts of the state, as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression, officials said on Wednesday. In its latest bulletin at 3 pm, the IMD said: "The well-marked low-pressure area over westcentral Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards, concentrating into a depression." Depression is a condition that follows a well-marked low pressure and precedes a cyclonic st ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a red warning for Odisha on October 2, coinciding with Dussehra festivities. Heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls along accompanied by thunderstorm/ lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph is likely in the districts of Jagatsinghpur and Puri under the influence of the well-marked low pressure over westcentral Bay of Bengal expected to concentrate into a Depression during the ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange warning for Odisha's twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack till 5.38 pm on Wednesday. The cities are likely to experience moderate thunderstorms along with rain, lightning and gusty wind speed 30-40 kmph under the influence of a well-marked low pressure over westcentral Bay of Bengal. The weather agency has also warned of similar weather conditions at many places in the districts of Balangir, Bargarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jajp ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The well marked low pressure will transform into a depression in the next 12 hours informed the MeT department. The depression will develop in the west-central Bay of Bengal under the influence of a cyclonic circulation. This will induce rain in the state of Odisha. It will move northwestwards and intensify further tomorrow morning. The low pressure system will intensify further over the northwest Bay of Bengal area adjacent to the west-central region and turn into a depression. It ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The low-pressure area over westcentral Bay of Bengal became well marked on Wednesday morning. The system is likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a Depression over westcentral and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal by October 2 morning and cross south Odisha-North Andhra Pradesh coasts in the morning hours of October 3, the India Meteorological department (IMD) said in a morning bulletin. The low pressure had formed at around 5.30 pm on Tuesday under the influence of the ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A new low-pressure system over the central Bay of Bengal is likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a depression by October 2. As it approaches the coast, it may bring heavy to very heavy rainfall to southern Odisha and northern Andhra Pradesh, according to the India Meteorological Department. Going by the prediction of the regional weather department, the system is expected to cross the coast on October 3, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rainfall. The weather offi ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru after developing a fever late Tuesday night, sparking concern among party workers and political leaders across the country. Doctors at the hospital are closely monitoring his condition and have assured that there is no immediate cause for alarm. Kharge, 83, was reportedly brought to the renowned medical facility after he complained of persistent fever. A medical team quickly initiated a series of d ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area has developed in the west-central Bay of Bengal under the influence of a cyclonic circulation. It is expected to transform into a well marked low-pressure area and will induce rain in the state of Odisha. It will move northwestwards and intensify further tomorrow morning. It is likely to intensify further over the northwest Bay of Bengal area adjacent to the west-central region and turn into a depression. It is likely to cross south Odisha and north Andhra Prade ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that a fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over central parts of the Bay of Bengal on October 1. "A cyclonic circulation is currently lying over Odisha and the adjoining north Andhra Pradesh coast in the west-central Bay of Bengal. Under its influence, another cyclonic circulation is likely to emerge over north Andaman on September 30. This may lead to the formation of a low-pressure area o ...Read More >
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