Odisha
Cyclone Amphan wreaks havoc in Bengal
Thu, May 21, 2020
According to reports available, a girl in Howrah died after a wall collapsed on her at Shalimar locality. In North 24 Parganas districts, a 56-year-old woman in Minakhan and another youth in Basirhat were killed by uprooted trees. In Kolkata, a mother and her son died at the Regent Park area in south Kolkata.
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IMD alert! Super cyclone Amphan to hit coastal areas from afternoon
Wed, May 20, 2020
According to the observations from the coast, the IMD said that wind speed at Paradip was 102 kilometre per hour, at Chandbali 74 kilometre per hour, at Bhubaneshwar it was 37 kilometre per hour, at Balasore 61 kilometre per hour and in Puri the speed was 41 kilometre per hour.
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Cyclone Amphan intensifies, IMD issues alert for Bengal, Odisha
Tue, May 19, 2020
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a fresh cyclone alert for West Bengal and north Odisha coasts as an extremely severe cyclonic storm `Amphan` was over the central parts of the South Bay of Bengal and adjoining central Bay of Bengal.
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IMD Alert: Super Cyclonic Storm ‘Amphan’ warning for West Bengal, Odisha; wind speed may hit 195-kmph mark
Tue, May 19, 2020
IMD Alert: The Super Cyclonic Storm ‘Amphan’ over West Central and adjoining central parts of South Bay of Bengal moved northwards at a speed of 11 kmph during past 6 hours.
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IIM-Sambalpur to hold online examination
Fri, May 15, 2020
"As a result, the examination could not be held. Moreover, we are also not sure when the lockdown will end and normalcy will be restored. And under the circumstances, we have decided to conduct the end term examination of the first year students using the Online Proctoring System in June, Jaiswal said.
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Odisha guidelines: Home treatment for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients only in urban areas
Tue, May 12, 2020
Further, the central guideline stated that the asymptomatic COVID19 patients or those with mild symptoms can be discharged if they do not have fever for three consecutive days and can undergo treatment at their homes. In Odisha, patients can be discharged after 10 days of developing symptoms or after three days if the person concerned does not suffer from fever, Mohapatra said.
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Odia Culture Department to organise monthly folk dance performance to promote art
Tue, Aug 27, 2019
Odisha is a state which is rich with culture and folk art. In order to promote folk art in the state, the Department of Culture has taken a unique initiative. Folk dance and art of Odisha will be performed on the 26th of every month. At least 2-3 folk art performances will take place every month. The ongoing programme will bring enormous opportunities to artists in the state.
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