Odisha  

The Odisha Police said the accused analyst was arrested on the basis of FIRs lodged against his "derogatory, mischievous and objectionable comments" on art and culture of Odisha, Lord Jagannath and the Odia community as a whole.
 

Rain is predicted in view of the formation of a cyclonic circulation over north Bangladesh and neighbourhood , which is likely to take shape of a low pressure soon, a special bulletin of the IMD said.

On Sunday, a litre of diesel was sold at Rs 80.78 while petrol was Rs 80.65 in Bhubaneswar. On the previous day it was Rs 80.97 for one litre of diesel while petrol's cost per litre was Rs 80.90

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik has directed the three district collectors to closely monitor the situation and shift the people living in vulnerable areas to safer places

Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) BP Sethi said the cyclone has "weakened into a deep depression", triggering continuous rainfall in the states.

On Thursday (October 11), Cyclone Titli crossed north Andhra Pradesh and south coastal Odisha between 4.30-5.30 am.

The cyclone threw normal life out of gear as heavy to very heavy rains started lashing the two districts since late Wednesday night. Eight people were killed in different storm-related incidents.