Torrential rains, floods hit life in Chhattisgarh
August 20th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 20 (IANS) Torrential rains for the past 50 hours affected life in Chhattisgarh, specially in Bastar division, as water from the swollen Doodh river entered shops and houses ... Read more...
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Four years later, Kosi flood victims fight for survival
August 20th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) Four years after Bihar's Kosi region was ravaged by floods, an ambitious programme to rebuild a new-look Kosi region with World Bank help is yet to ... Read more...
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2,000 flood-hit people rescued in Odisha
August 5th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 5 (IANS) At least 2,000 people were taken to safer places after the Hati river in Odisha's Kalahandi district overflowed Sunday due to heavy rainfall during the ... Read more...
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Lightning kills 14 in Bihar villages
July 12th, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 12 (IANS) At least 14 people, including four women, have been killed after being struck by lightning across Bihar since Wednesday, officials said Thursday.The deaths took place in villages ... Read more...
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Rising Kosi floods dozens of Bihar villages
July 5th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 5 (IANS) Hundreds of people in Bihar's Saharsa and Supaul districts were forced to abandon their homes as dozens of villages were flooded after heavy discharge into the ... Read more...
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Heat wave: Summer vacation extended in Odisha schools
June 16th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 16 (IANS) The Odisha government Saturday announced the extension of the summer vacation in schools by a week in view of an unabated heat wave sweeping the state ... Read more...
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Sunstroke toll rises to 37 in Odisha
June 15th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 15 (IANS) Authorities in Odisha Friday confirmed one more death due to sunstroke, taking the number of heat-related deaths in the state this summer to 37.The latest death ... Read more...
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Sunstroke toll rises to 36 in Odisha
June 12th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) Odisha Tuesday confirmed four more deaths due to sunstroke taking the toll of heat-related casualties this summer in the state to 36, with temperatures crossing over ... Read more...
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Heatwave continues in Odisha, claims 32 lives
June 10th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 10 (IANS) Severe heatwave conditions continued in several parts of Odisha Sunday with the death toll due to sunstroke this summer rising to 32, an official said."The death ... Read more...
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Heat death toll in Odisha climbs to 21
May 29th, 2012 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 28 (IANS) The death toll from sunstroke climbed to 21 in Odisha with officials Monday confirming the death of a 55-year-old man in Khordha district.Sankar Samantaray, a resident ... Read more...
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Heat wave strikes Odisha, toll rises to 19 (Lead)
May 26th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) A blistering heat wave Saturday swept across Odisha with the state recording a new high temperature of 46.7 degrees Celsius, as officials confirmed nine deaths, mostly ... Read more...
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No respite from heat wave in Odisha
May 26th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) The blistering heat wave in Odisha is likely to continue for the next four-five days, the weather office here said Saturday.Many places in the western parts ... Read more...
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Boy dies of heat stroke in Odisha
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 23 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy died of heat stroke at a village in Odisha's Bargarh district, officials said Wednesday."The total heat-related deaths in the state now stand at ... Read more...
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Odisha heat wave death toll rises to nine
May 22nd, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 22 (IANS) Odisha Tuesday confirmed five more deaths due to sunstroke in the state, taking the total heat wave deaths this summer in the state to nine.The latest ... Read more...
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Four die in Odisha heat wave
May 19th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) At least four people have died in a heat wave sweeping Odisha, with maximum temperature in many places crossing 46 degrees Celsius, an official said Saturday.Authorities ... Read more...
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One killed in Mumbai balcony collapse
May 2nd, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) One person was killed and two others were injured when the balcony of a building and a portion of its wall collapsed in south-central Mumbai Wednesday, ... Read more...
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68 die, over 150 still missing in Assam boat tragedy (Lead)
May 1st, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 30 (IANS) At least 68 people died and over 150 were still missing after a ferry, with over 250 people on board, capsized in heavy storm in ... Read more...
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Satellite phones to help Bihar fight Maoists, floods
April 23rd, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 23 (IANS) Satellite phones will be installed at 85 places in Maoist and flood-affected districts of Bihar for better communications in times of emergency, officials Monday said.An official ... Read more...
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No-fly zone imposed over Beijing
March 1st, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 1 (IANS) Small aircraft will be banned from flying over the Chinese capital for the next two weeks when parliament and the country's top political advisory body meet.Planes, ... Read more...
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Inflammatory objects in AMRI basement made fire deadly: Minister
December 13th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) The fire at Kolkata's AMRI hospital, which has claimed 93 lives, became deadly due the combustible substances stacked in the building's basement, a West Bengal ... Read more...
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Orissa hastens post flood re-construction
October 8th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 8 (IANS) Orissa has set up panels to speed up reconstruction work in the districts hit by two rounds of floods last month, an official said Saturday.The floods ... Read more...
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Heavy rains spark fresh flood fears in Bihar
September 25th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 25 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked all district authorities to be on high alert after heavy rains across the state Sunday sparked fears of flood ... Read more...
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Crops damaged in two Jharkhand districts
September 12th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 12 (IANS) Standing crops on around 20,000 acres of land were damaged due to floods in two Jharkhand districts, an official said Monday.Around 8 lakh cusec of water ... Read more...
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Help Orissa’s drought hit, urges Congress
August 29th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 29 (IANS) Describing the prevailing drought situation in Orissa as serious, the Congress Monday asked the Naveen Patnaik government to take urgent measures to help those hit by ... Read more...
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IITs, IISc to use CAT 2011 for MBA admissions
August 29th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have decided to use CAT 2011 as part of the selection process of ... Read more...
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Flood victim injured in police firing in Bihar
August 25th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 25 (IANS) A man was seriously injured when police opened fire on protesting flood victims demanding adequate relief in Bihar's Bhagalpur district Thursday, officials said.Hundreds of angry flood ... Read more...
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Rains, floods kill 115 in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
August 19th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/Dehradun, Aug 19 (IANS) Floods and heavy rains in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have left as many as 115 people dead over the last two months, official reports ... Read more...
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Orissa lightning strikes leave 32 dead
August 3rd, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 3 (IANS) Lightning strikes in two days in Orissa have caused 32 deaths, the government said Wednesday.Authorities Wednesday confirmed eight more deaths.While 15 people died Tuesday, 17 others ... Read more...
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Toll in Orissa lightning strikes rises to 24 (Lead)
August 3rd, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 (IANS) The death toll due to lightning strikes increased to 24 in Orissa with the state government confirming seven more deaths Tuesday.While the seven people died across ... Read more...
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Lightning strikes kill 17 in Orissa
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 (IANS) At least 17 people, including six women, were killed in lightning strikes across Orissa with the coastal district of Ganjam accounting for four casualties, officials said ... Read more...
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13 people die in lightning strikes in Bihar
July 28th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 28 (IANS) Thirteen people, including women and children, were killed by lightning across Bihar Thursday in a single day, an official said."Ten people have been killed by bolts ... Read more...
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Over half a million hit by Bihar floods
July 6th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 6 (IANS) Over half a million people have been affected by floods in Bihar, with thousands forced to flee their homes, reviving fears of the 2008 devastation, officials ... Read more...
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Cyclonic storm kills nine people in Bihar
May 21st, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 21 (IANS) A powerful cyclonic storm with high velocity winds and heavy rain hit Bihar Saturday, killing at least nine people, destroying property worth crores of rupees and ... Read more...
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Sunny day in UP; 3 more dead
January 15th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 15 (IANS) A warm day Saturday in Uttar Pradesh saw people enjoying the sun even as three more deaths were reported over the past 24 hours.The deaths occurred in Maharajganj, ... Read more...
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Eight more die in UP, sunny day in cities
January 14th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IANS) It was a warm and bright Friday throughout Uttar Pradesh, but the eight more deaths reported over the past 24 hours were a grim reminder the winter's impact ... Read more...
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