Odisha

The Superintendent of Police on Friday said he does not have any clue about the case where a 15-year-old girl alleged that four police personnel from Jharsuguda raped her.

Power supply has been restored in 2,500 households in cyclone-hit Puri and at least another 4,000 will get electricity by Thursday night, District Collector Balwant Singh said.

Weeks after cyclone Fani hit areas of Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, the members of the Animal Welfare Trust Ekamra in Odisha urged people to help in rebuilding the animal shelter in the state.

In view of the depleting water level of river Indravati, the locals are now gearing up to save what they call is the lifeline of Bastar region of the state.

The death toll due to cyclone Fani rose to 64 with 21 fresh deaths confirmed on Sunday, nine days after the ‘extremely severe’ cyclonic storm devastated coastal Odisha.

Around 138 tribal schools of Odisha have been affected due to Cyclone Fani, Sanjay Singh, secretary, Information and PR department said.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has demanded special category status from Centre for his disaster-prone state, saying it faces natural calamities almost every year.

As power and water remained elusive in most cyclone-ravaged areas of coastal Odisha for the eighth day in a row despite the government’s efforts to give restoration a push, protests broke out in several places.

The Odisha government sought the Centre’s help in restoration power and telecom services in Puri and Khurda districts, worst hit by cyclone ‘Fani’, due to shortage of skilled manpower, an official said.

After the violent Cyclone, Fani wreaked havoc in Odisha on Friday, Bollywood celebrities have stepped in to urge their fans to donate for the affected state. B-town has come out in support of Odisha and is asking their fan base to donate for Odisha.