-The Times of India BHUBANESWAR: Water levels in all major rivers in the state fell on Saturday, raising hopes of respite from the trail of misery that began exactly two weeks ago on October 12 when cyclone Phailin hit coastal Odisha. In the latest floods that have hit the state, seven more died on Saturday, taking the toll to 17 over the past three days. Two deaths each were reported from Bhadrak,...
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Flood situation worsens in Odisha, Andhra Priya -Ranjan Sahu & agencies
-The Hindustan Times Bhubaneswar/Hyderabad: At least four more people have been killed and 66,000 evacuated as the flood situation worsened in Odisha following incessant rain in most parts of the state for the fifth consecutive day on Friday. The continuous downpour has added to the suffering of the people after Cyclone Phailin hit the beach town of Gopalpur in Ganjam on the night of October 12 with a wind speed of more...
More »India closes borders against poliovirus -Sanchita Sharma
-The Hindustan Times Now that India's "polio-free" status is less than three months away -- the nation's last polio case of a two-year-old girl in the Panchla block of Howrah, West Bengal, was reported on January 13, 2011 -- the Centre is going the extra mile to stop re-infection. This year, 296 polio cases were reported till October 16. In 2012, there were 171 in the same period and 223 till December...
More »Fed after squeeze, East fills to the gills -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph New Delhi: Swathes of eastern India resembled a gigantic overflowing bucket for parts of this week, with several areas flooded though the monsoon rainfall in the region till September was a staggering 28 per cent below average. Twelve of the region's 15 large river-fed reservoirs were brimming with water on Thursday night. Water levels in three of Jharkhand's five large reservoirs were above the full capacity although the operators, facing the...
More »Worst of squalls over, but heavy rains likely in Bihar, Chhattisgarh: IMD
-PTI Hours after cyclone Phailin hit coasts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, the IMD on Sunday said the worst in terms of wind velocity is over, but warned that heavy rains are expected in Bihar and north Chhattisgarh in the next 48 hours and a flood warning has been issued to the state. Director General, Meteorology, L.S. Rathore said here that there has been "zero loss of life" after the cyclone made...
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