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Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will run special train from Bhubaneswar to Krishnarajapuram in Bangalore on May 15 for passengers affected by cancellation of trains due to cyclone Fani. The ECoR has suspended services of at least 103 trains due to the cyclone that hit the Odisha coast near Puri on May 3 keeping […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sanctioning of five lakh Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) houses in 14 Cyclone Fani- affected districts in the State. Patnaik wrote the letter a day after he announced that all families whose houses have been completely or substantially damaged in the […]
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Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has advised one of the Ministry’s PSUs to contribute around Rs 3.2 crore, equivalent of the cost of 1000 kilolitres (KL) of kerosene on the cost basis, through CSR funds to the Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) to meet the requirement. The development came after […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced house damage assistance for Cyclone Fani affected people. As per the Situation Report released by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), at least 5,08,467 houses have been damaged due to the cyclone in the State. “All families whose houses are completely or substantially damaged due to severe […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced package for livelihood support to Fani affected people. Patnaik said agriculture Input Subsidy of Rs 6,800 per hectare of land in non-irrigated areas and Rs 13,500 per hectare in assured irrigation areas and Rs 18,000 per hectare for all types of perennial crops will be provided. While […]
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Bhubaneswar: A high-level ASI officials led by DG Usha Sharma on Friday visited the Konark Sun Temple and found no structural damage caused to the monument due to the cyclone Fani. The team informed that said the monument will be opened to public in next two-three days. The team will also inspect the Jagannath temple […]
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Bhubaneswar: As of today, 232 out of 234 fuel stations in cyclone Fani-hit Puri, Khudra, and Cuttack districts are functional and the remaining two will be made operational by Saturday, informed Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after taking stock of the supply of petroleum products with different OMCs. The current sales of […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday wrote to Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma requesting him to send a high-level team of experts of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to assess the damage caused to the Jagannath Temple, Puri and Sun Temple, Konark by cyclone Fani that barreled through the eastern coast in Odisha’s Puri district on […]
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Bhubaneswar: Among tales of misery in the Cyclone Fani-hit Bhubaneswar, there are stories of many “unsung heroes” who risked their lives to save sick newborn babies here. Due to the courageous action of the staff of Capital Hospital here, the lives of 22 sick newborn babies have been saved on May 3, the day cyclone […]
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Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday reviewed the rail connectivity, post cyclone Fani, and informed that the services of 10 out of 18 pair of trains commuting to Puri have resumed and all the pairs will be operational by May 12. Pradhan took stock of the progress of the train movement with East Coast […]
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