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Day temperatures rise above 40 degrees Celsius in 29 locations in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Apr 16 (UNI) Several parts of Odisha are reeling under grueling heatwave conditions, with daytime temperatures rising to above 40 degrees Celsius in as many as 29 locations across the state on Tuesday.
Baripada City has become the hottest place during the season in the state, with the mercury hovering at 43.6 degrees Celsius.
IMD sources said about 18 cities recorded daytime temperatures above 41 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, bringing normal life to a grinding halt during the peak period.
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Stage set for Tuesday's election to four Bengal LS seats

Stage set for Tuesday's election to four Bengal LS seats

06 May 2024 | 1:34 PM

Kolkata, May 6 (UNI) The stage is set for the third phase election to the four Lok Sabha seats of Malda (Uttar), Malda (Dakshin), Jangipur, and Murshidabad in West Bengal on Tuesday, with over 7.3 million electorate members expected to exercise their franchise.

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Odisha: Modi dubs BJD 'setting sun', Congress 'history'

Odisha: Modi dubs BJD 'setting sun', Congress 'history'

06 May 2024 | 1:11 PM

Berhampur (Odisha), May 6 (UNI) Declaring BJP as the new ray of hope for the people of Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first election meeting here on Monday, equated the state's ruling Biju Janata Dal as a setting sun and Congress as a page of history.

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Bomb blast: Boy killed, 2 injured in poll-bound Bengal

Bomb blast: Boy killed, 2 injured in poll-bound Bengal

06 May 2024 | 12:36 PM

Kolkata, May 6 (UNI) A boy was killed and two were critically wounded in a bomb explosion on Monday in West Bengal's Hooghly district, which will vote in the fourth phase Lok Sabha elections on May 20.

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Hailstorm hits Manipur, 1 dies

06 May 2024 | 12:24 PM

Imphal, May 6 (UNI) A man died and about a dozen people injured as hailstorms, lightning, and rain hit Manipur nonstop since Sunday.

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Special arrangements for voters & polling personnel to combat heat wave condition: ECI

06 May 2024 | 11:31 AM

Kolkata, May 6 (UNI) Ahead of the third phase of polling in West Bengal's four Lok Sabha seats, the Election Commission of India has directed the polling authorities to ensure a special arrangement for
comfort of voters so that the current heat wave cannot deter the electorate from casting votes, especially for elders, women, and PWD (Visual impairment; speech and hearing disability) at the polling stations.

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