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Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile successfully flight-tested by DRDO off Odisha coast

April 18, 2024April 19, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, April 18: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight-test of Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Thursday. During the test, all subsystems performed as per expectation. The missile performance was monitored by several Range Sensors like Radar, Electro […]

Cyclone Sitrang to skirt Odisha, hit West Bengal-Bangladesh coast on October 25: IMD

October 20, 2022October 25, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneawar, October 20: The soon-to-develop cyclonic storm Sitrang in the Bay of Bengal is most likely to skirt past Odisha and reach close to the West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts around October 25, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said Thursday. “Low Pressure formed today is very likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a depression over eastcentral […]

DRDO conducts successful flight test of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet off Odisha coast

April 8, 2022April 10, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Balasore, April 8, 2022: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Friday. The test successfully demonstrated the reliable functioning of all critical components involved in the complex missile system and met all the […]

Cyclone Fani: Five IAS officers assigned to oversee relief & restoration work

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Five senior IAS officers were assigned to oversee relief and restoration work in five highly vulnerable districts likely to be affected by very severe cyclonic storm Fani. While Suresh Mahapatra was given the responsibility of Puri, Pradipta Mohapatra was asked to oversee relief and restoration work in Jagatsinghpur, Pradeep Jena in Kendrapara, Anil Samal […]

Cyclone Fani: Odisha seeks two choppers for relief, rescue operation

April 30, 2019May 1, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha braces up for very severe cyclonic storm Fani, the Odisha Government on Tuesday sought two helicopters and additional NDRF teams for evacuation of affected people to safety and to carry out relief and rescue operation. The cyclonic storm is likely to cross Odisha coast ‘between Gopalpur and Chandbali to the south of […]

All you want to know about cyclonic storm “Fani” and its impact on Odisha

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm “Fani” over Southeast and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of about 23 kmph in last six hours and lay centred about 830 km nearly south of Puri and 670 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam and about 680 km northeast of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka. It is […]

Cyclone Fani: Centre releases advance fund worth Rs 341 crore to Odisha

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: With the cyclonic storm Fani approaching towards Odisha coast, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has released Rs 340.875 crore to Odisha for undertaking preventive and relief measures. Besides Odisha, three other States – Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal – have also been given advance funds. The MHA has ordered advance release […]