Month: March 2023

Bhubaneswar: The regional center of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here issued a warning of rain or thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind at several places in coastal and interior Odisha on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, rain and thunderstorm are likely at isolated places in 21 districts. There is a hailstorm warning for Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Ganjam and Gajapati districts. All these activities are expected under the influence of a north-south trough line passing over the state and a western disturbance. The Met has forecast that many places in…

Nuapada: People in Ghatgaon in Odisha’s Keonjhar district and Nuapada village in Nuapada district are spending sleepless nights fearing attacks on them as well as their cattle by tigers roaming in these areas. According to reports, a big cat killed four buffalos and devoured one of them in Baiganpal forest near Ghatgaon in Keonjhar on Saturday. The cattle belonged to a villager who had taken his buffalos to graze in the Baiganpal forest area near his habitation. He said that a tiger had mauled four buffalos and devoured one animal…

Bhubaneswar: The regional center of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here has forecast moderate-to-heavy rainfall at many places in Odisha from Thursday due to fresh western disturbances. The effect of the western disturbances is likely to continue till March 26. According to the IMD, there is a possibility of another western disturbance in India on March 23. From the night of March 23, many places will experience rainfall accompanied by hailstorms, thunderstorms and gusty surface wind.   The effect will reach Odisha by March 25 and several parts of Odisha…