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Bhubaneswar: Once again DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur students excelled in Class-XII CBSE examinations, results of which were published on Thursday with highest school average and 100 per cent pass percentage. In Science stream, out of 365 appeared, 192 students scored more than 90 per cent and 50 students more than 95 per cent where the […]
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Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Thursday cancelled four more trains and diverted three trains keeping in mind the safety and security of passengers as Cyclone Fani is likely to disrupt rail traffic. The extremely severe Cyclone Fani is expected to make landfall in Puri district on Friday. The services of Bhubaneswar-Bangiriposi Express (between Bangiriposi-Bhubaneswar), […]
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Bhubaneswar: A day before an extremely severe Cyclone Fani is expected to make landfall near the pilgrim town of Puri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high level meeting to review the preparedness. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said Cyclone Fani is heading towards Puri with wind speeds ranging between 180-190km per hour […]
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Bhubaneswar: A day prior to the landfall of extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani in Puri, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) will be running three special trains from Puri to Kolkata to evacuate tourists and visitors. The first train will start from Puri at 12 noon and go towards Shalimar in Kolkata. It will have reserved […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday reviewed the State’s preparedness as cyclone Fani is expected to make a landfall in Odisha coast in Puri on Friday afternoon and directed evacuation of nearly 8 lakh people resinding along the coast and low lying area by Thursday afternoon. The evacuation operation will be carried out mostly […]
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Bhubaneswar: As per the latest forecast by JTWC at 8 pm today, the cyclone Fani would cross near Tandahar, 10 km north of Chandrabhaga, in Puri district on Friday afternoon.The wind speed before land fall would be about 185 kmph and pass through Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore before going to West Bengal. On the […]
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik strongly condemned the Naxal attack on security personnel in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli. “Strongly condemn the cowardly attack on the security personnel in #Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. Salute to the brave police personnel who sacrificed their lives in the #naxalattack and heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families,” tweeted Patnaik. At least 15 Quick […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways on Wednesday announced a list cancelled trains on account of Cycloen Fani. The Railways released a communiqué a list of cancelled trains. The East Coast Railway (ECoR), an arm of the Indian Railways, cancelled a large number trains on account of Cyclone Fani. While train services between Bhadrak-Vizianagaram will be stopped from […]
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Cyclone Fani, India’s strongest summertime cyclone in the last 43 years, is likely to hit the Odisha coast by Friday afternoon. After landfall, it is likely to move to Khurda, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore districts of Odisha and then enter to West Bengal. Dos and Don’ts Total destruction of thatched houses/ extensive damage to […]
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Bhubaneswar: The State Government on Wednesday deputed 23 senior IAS and IPS officers to different districts likely to be affected by the very severe cyclonic storm Fani. The 21 officials include 12 IAS officers and 11 IPS officers. While senior IAS officer Suresh Mahapatra was given the assignment to look after relief and restoration measures […]
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