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Bhubaneswar: The death toll caused due to the cyclone Fani has gone up to 43 in the State on Saturday as two more bodies were recovered in Cuttack and Khurda district, informed Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi here. While highest 21 human casualty was reported in Puri, where the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani made […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal on Saturday postponed its hearing on Mahandi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh to July 13 as both the States sought four-week time to comply with the Tribunal’s order regarding amicable solution. Both the States sought the four-week time as the third coordination meeting could not be conducted due […]
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Bhubaneswar: Governor and Chancellor of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), has appointed Dr Pawan Kumar Agrawal as the Vice Chancellor of the OUAT. Agrawal has been appointed for a period of three years with effect from the date of his joining as such or until further orders whichever is earlier. Presently Dr Agrawal […]
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Bhubaneswar: Five days after cyclone Fani ravaged parts of coastal Odisha, the State Government on Wednesday revised its death count upward to 41. “Death toll in Cyclone Fani touches 41,” informed Information and Public Relations Department Secretary Sanjay Singh here today. However, the district-wise toll will be released soon. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Central Government on Tuesday extended the registration dates for JEE (advanced)-2019 by five days till May 14 in the cyclone Fani-hit Odisha. The move came after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urged Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to extend the dates at least by ten days. The JEE (advanced)-2019 to get admission into IITs […]
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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: 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: 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: 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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