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Kendrapara: Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Thursday visited cyclone Fani-affected Kendrapara district and assessed the damage and reviewed the ongoing relief and restoration work. “Three persons were killed while 1.17 lakh people safely shifted in Kendrapara district ahead of the cyclone Fani made landfall. 100 per cent electricity restoration will be completed in next […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday wrote to Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar requesting him to extend the registration dates for JEE (advanced)-2019 by at least 10 days in view of the devastations caused by Fani in Odisha. The JEE (advanced)-2019 to get admission into IITs will be held on May 27. […]
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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conducted an aerial survey of cyclone Fani ravaged Puri and Khurda districts and announced additional Rs 1000 crore cyclone aid for the State. This is apart from Rs 341 crores already released to the State Government on April 29. He promised further assistance after the assessment by an […]
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Bhubaneswar: The extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani crossed the Odisha coast in Puri between 8 am and 10 am on Friday, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD). “Fani centered near lat 19.8 & long 85.7 at 0930 IST of today close to Puri, latest observations indicates that the eye of cyclone has completely moved into land […]
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Bhubaneswar: The landfall process of cyclonic storm Fani has already begun in the coastal areas with Puri recording wind speed of 175 kmph and is expected to make landfall anytime soon, informed Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishupada Sethi today here. As per the IMD communiqué, highest 15 cm rainfall was reported in Gopalpur followed by […]
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Bhubaneswar: The State Fire Services, with its strong 2,000 personnel and a good number of officers, is all set to face Cyclone ‘Fani’, which is likely to make landfall at Puri Town between 9.30 am till 2 pm on Friday. While leave applications of all Fire Services personnel have been cancelled, employees from the districts, […]
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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: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Thursday decided to run a special train between Puri and Shalimar in Howrah to facilitate movement and evacuate detained tourists at Puri and students coming for their educational purposes just a day ahead of the possible landfall of the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani in Puri. This train […]
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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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