By Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR (Reuters) -Flights to and from the capital cities of India's eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal, including Kolkata, will be suspended from Thursday evening to Friday morning as the region braces for a cyclone set to hit during that time,

Cyclone Dana is poised to make landfall early Friday along the Odisha coast, bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated that wind speeds could reach up to 120 km/h during the storm's impact,

As cyclone Dana approaches Odisha, which is expected to make landfall early Friday, hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated in Odisha

Cyclone Dana is currently advancing toward the coastal regions of Odisha, with expectations of making landfall in the early..

A powerful cyclone is expected to barrel into India's eastern coast early on Friday. Here are some key details about its landfall and intensity, and the measures being taken by authorities to protect people and property.

At least 1.1 million people on India's eastern coast are fleeing to storm shelters inland, hours before a powerful cyclone is expected to hammer the low-lying region, ministers said Thursday.

Severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' nears Odisha's coast, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Making landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port with wind speeds up to 120 kmph, the cyclone is expected early Friday.

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi said over 30% of the targeted 10 lakh people have been evacuated to safe places by Wednesday evening.