Radio Choklate 104 FM, a leading private FM station in Odisha, was awarded at the third edition of UNICEF Radio4Child Awards in three categories last evening. This year, the awards were given for airing special programmes on two themes -Measles…
Nice to see India showcase Odisha work on Disaster Mitigation at United Nations Platform
Kerala and Odisha have become trophy states for India which is showcasing them at the United Nations global platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR). Both the states have become best case studies on disaster mitigation: Odisha for evacuating more than…
Remember Sohini Mishra of Indian Idol Fame from Odisha? She has just made her debut in Bollywood, check this song
Sohini Mishra, a play back singer hails from Cuttack, Odisha. She came to limelight through Sony TV’s reality show Indian Idol 6 (2012). She was one of the top six contestants. She is an approved artiste (B High…
Did you know Odisha is the most cyclone prone state of India? Read on to know more
With revisit time of cyclone for the Odisha coast in nearly two years, the State has turned out to be most frequently cyclone-affected in the country. While India’s east coast is one of the most cyclone-prone areas of the world,…
Son of Soil -1, The Man behind Mission: Satya Narayan Pradhan, DG, NDRF
#SonOfSoil1 SATYA NARAYAN PRADHAN, DG,NDRF ——————————————————————- Do you know this man? He is a one man army. He is one of the heroes behind the successful post cyclonic management by state. You may know that the post cyclone rescue operation,…
Cyclone Fani which caused heavy devastation in odisha had longest life span among tropical cyclones in the bay
Cyclone Fani, which pulverized parts of coastal Odisha on May 3, had the longest life span among tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal, an eminent meteorologist said Tuesday. “The elongated time period of the extremely severe cyclonic storm continued…
Nice to see NASA Earth Tweet about the darkness that bhubaneswar nearby areas endured after cyclone Fani
Millions of households had plunged into darkness after Cyclone Fani, one of the worst storms to hit India since 1999, made a landfall in Odisha last week and killed over 40 people. NASA today released several images comparing the lighting…
CYCLONE FANI: When The State of Odisha Was DEVASTATED! Yet Again! A blog by Nidhi Lohia
MAY 3, 2019: This date will always be remembered in the history of Odisha as well as the country. Not because Cyclone Fani was supposed to hit the state, but the unpredictable force with which it struck the state, the unforeseen damage which…
Ohhh Fani Re !!! A citizen blog sent to us on the recent cyclone in Odisha by Sushant Kumar Sahu
It came! It concurred! It ruined! Such was the devastation of ‘Fani’. Ever since the tropical cyclone made landfall at Puri May 3, life has taken an upside down. Within hours of showing its furore in the holy city, the monster extended its…
The Calamity That Was : A documentary on 1999 Supercyclone of Odisha, if you did not know what it was
The Calamity That Was : A documentary on 1999 Supercyclone of Odisha, if you did not know what it was