Inland Odisha villages too hit by Cyclone Phailin; crops lost

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 17:43

Much has been written about cyclone Phailin`s devastation in coastal Odisha, but equally destructive has been the storm in some inland areas, which are suffering beyond the pale of media coverage.

Heavy rain lash Odisha as cyclone Phailin advances

Last Updated: Saturday, October 12, 2013, 10:23

High wind and heavy rain lashed the coastal belt of Odisha Saturday disrupting normal life, as the severe cyclonic storm Phailin advances from the Bay of Bengal, and is expected to make landfall by Saturday evening, officials said.

LIVE: US Met says Cyclone Phailin will be Category 5 at landfall, strongest ever

Last Updated: Saturday, October 12, 2013, 06:48

The wind speed could be 215-220 km/hr. Cyclone Phailin will reach Gopalpur coast by evening, says Shashidhar Reddy of NDMA.

Naveen appeals to people not to panic over cyclone

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 16:38

With Cyclone Phailin gradually taking shape of a super cyclone, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday asked people not to panic over the situation as the state government was "fully" prepared to face any eventuality.

Anemometer failed to read wind speed of super cyclone in 1999

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 19:12

With another very severe cyclonic storm looming over the state, it was recalled that so high was the wind speed of the super cyclone that ravaged Odisha in 1999 that the anemometers at the IMD and Paradip had failed to record it.

Anemometer failed to read wind speed of super cyclone in 1999

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 19:12

With another very severe cyclonic storm looming over the state, it was recalled that so high was the wind speed of the super cyclone that ravaged Odisha in 1999 that the anemometers at the IMD and Paradip had failed to record it.

Train services affected due to cyclone `Nilam` in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, November 4, 2012, 18:17

Train services were affected due to heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh triggered by cyclone `Nilam` with East Coast Railway (ECoR) cancelling, short-terminating or diverting several trains.