Odisha  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured people that the Government has taken all preventive measures and is ready to provide assistance. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appealed to the people to not panic

According to the meteorological department, winds are blowing at 175 kmph in Odisha, and are expected to reach 275 kmph. Fani caused the most damage in Puri and Bhubaneswar

 Cyclone Fani hit Odisha. Strong winds and heavy rain witnessed in Bhubaneswar and Puri. Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal too witnessed strong winds in parts of the coastal areas. Students of the college in Mumbai pelted stones at the team of Rajinikanth's Darbar. Filmmaker AR Murugadoss complained to the college management and is contemplating a change in location.

Fani, to be more precise, is a tropical storm, consisting of a large scale air mass rotating around a strong centre of low atmospheric pressure.

To take the required safety measures, the Odisha government has evacuated more than 11 lakh people from the coastal areas.

It is reportedly said that the storm is expected to move north-westwards and gradually weaken as it reaches Bengal by Saturday morning.

The extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Fani' made landfall in Odisha on Friday, with a wind speed of between 170-180 km per hour. Heavy rainfall and gusty winds are expected not only in Odisha, but also in Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and parts of Tamil Nadu. 
 

Read on to know about the intensity of cyclone, steps taken and how it was named

The trains travelling through the area which are expected to be hit by Cyclone Fani have been cancelled and diverted

The cyclonic storm Fani will reportedly cross the land between north coastal Odisha and extreme south coastal West Bengal on May 3 midnight and early hours of May 4 with a wind speed of 150 kmph.

The Cyclonic storm ‘Fani’, which is expected to hit the Odisha coast between Puri and Kendrapara by Friday, has intensified into an "extremely severe cyclonic" storm

Cyclone Fani is likely to hit the Odisha coast between Puri and Kendrapara by Friday, a senior official said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is yet to specify the exact location of landfall.

The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), the country's top body to deal with an emergency situation, Monday took stock of the situation arising out of cyclone Fani and assured the state governments concerned of all assistance from the central government to face the storm

Polling began in 17 seats in Maharashtra, 13 each in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, eight in West Bengal, six each in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, five in Bihar, three in Jharkhand and a part of the Anantnag constituency in Jammu and Kashmir

Polling will be held in 17 seats in Maharashtra, 13 each in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, eight in West Bengal, six each in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, five in Bihar, three in Jharkhand and a part of the Anantnag constituency in Jammu and Kashmir