Cyclone Yaas Intensifies Into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm: Weather Office Cyclone Yaas Intensifies Into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm: Weather Office The Indian Meteorological Department also issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts.
Cyclone Yaas is likely to gain a maximum speed of 155 kmph to 165 kmph during landfall.
Kolkata/New Delhi/Bhubaneswar/Ranchi/Patna:
Cyclone Yaas intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday evening, Indian Meteorological Department Director General M Mohapatra said, even as the states of West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand aggressively evacuated over 12 lakh people to storm shelters by late evening.
The IMD also issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts.
Illegal black stone mines on Dankari hill in Jajpur district raided; 10 vehicles seized, 5 detained Post News Network
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Ten vehicles including a compressor, tractor, hyva and hitachi machines were seized. Five persons were detained in this connection and a detailed probe is underway, an official informed.
Orissa POST had given a report on this issue two days back. The administrative action followed the news coverage, upon directive of Jajpur District Collector Chakravarti Singh Rathore.
Notably, the illegal mining activities had come to the fore after revenue inspector Manoj Kumar Samal submitted his report on resumption of rampant black stone quarrying on Dankari hill a few months back.
Search Tata Steel’s youth conclave ‘Dhwani’ to go online on January 11, 12 Event aspires to provide a platform for youngsters to network and voice their aims
The Tata Steel Foundation will be organising its youth conclave “Dhwani” on January 11 and 12 on virtual platforms, coinciding with the National Youth Day.
Revolving around the United Nations’ theme for International Youth Day, Dhwani aspires to provide a platform for youngsters to network and voice their aims.
More than 1,000 young minds from across Jharkhand and Odisha will come together to absorb multifaceted perspectives from eminent thinkers, change-makers , subject-matter experts and also share ideas and action plans for social change.
Akhandalamani temple reopens today, Biraja tomorrow Post News Network
Bhadrak/Jajpur: After remaining closed for nine months, the famous Akhandalamani shrine at Aradi in Bhadrak district will reopen from Monday amid strict Covid-19 protocols, while the Biraja temple in Jajpur will reopen from December 29.
The servitors and their family members will get the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the Lord in first two days at Aradi following which the shrine will be thrown open for local residents.
According to Bhadrak Sub-Collector Pitambar Samal, December 28 and 29, the temple will reopen for servitors and their family members and residents of around four panchayats in the vicinity of the Aradi Temple will be allowed darshan December 30 and 31.
COVID-19 wont be the last pandemic unless we tackle climate change, WHO has said.
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Delhi saw lowest daily rise in Covid cases in four months on Saturday
New Delhi: India s daily number of COVID-19 cases today stood at 18,732, the lowest since July 1, when 18,653 cases were recorded. Up to 279 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the overall count since the outbreak in January to 1,47,622. The country s overall positive cases stood at 1,01,87,850, with 2,78,690 active cases. Delhi recorded 655 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours - the lowest in over four months - bringing a much-needed relief for the capital that had seen a sharp spike in cases in November.