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Today Odisha government counsel the Centre for introduction of e-Visa provision at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, made a proposal for introduction of e-Visa to arriving tourists. Mr Patnaik added that state government has entered into an MoU with Air Asia in which the state government is providing viability gap funding for the international carrier for its operations from Bhubaneswar. Mr Patnaik said there has been an exceptionally good response to this international connectivity with the Indian citizens travelling abroad through Bhubaneswar. 
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Polling for the fifth and final phase of three-tier Panchayat polls in 26 districts of Odisha was started at 7 am and continued till noon. Polling was completed and results were announced in other parts of the state. This time no violence was reported all over the state. The Panchayat elections are held for 853 zilla parishad seats, 6,665 panchayat samitis seats, 6,801 Sarapanch and 92,029 ward member seats.  And re-polling was held amid tight security in several places where incidents of violence had been reported in the previous phases of the elections.


The fresh polling was held in Krushnaprasad, Brahmagiri, Bhuban, Balliguda area and K Nuagaon block in Kandhamal district. Four blocks of Kirtanpur of Bhuban Zilla Parishad zone 3 in Dhenkanal district also went for re-polling.
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After the passage of Cyclone another a strong weather system has been developed in Bay of Bengal. Presently seen as a well marked low pressure area in south-east Bay of Bengal the system is likely to increase into a depression anytime soon. Moving at a fast stride it will continue to travel in northwest direction towards coastal andhra till November 4th. Thereafter the system is likely to recurve and take northerly route for a brief period before moving in north-northeastwards along the east coast of India.

The Rains and thundershowers are expected to increase over coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha from November 3 onwards. On November 4, we can expect moderate to heavy showers over the region. By November 5th Coastal Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal may receive heavy to very heavy rains as the system will move further north. As the sea conditions will also be rough to very rough, the fishermen are advised against rove out in the sea.
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In the search operations 24 Maoists, including two top commanders Chalapati and Gajarla Ravi were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces on the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border, dealing a grave puff to the Maoists in the region. Andhra Pradesh’s elite anti-Naxal force were also injured in the exchange of fire and airlifted to Visakhapatnam for treatment. The two Maoists commanders were carrying a reward of Rs 20 lakh each on their heads. And another Munna, son of Maoist top leader Ramakrishna was also said to be among the casualties.

Some of the women Maoists were also said to be among those killed in the face-off which endure for almost an hour early this morning. Police has recovered four AK-47 rifles from the scene of the encounter  where the Maoists den was found. This was a joint operation by Andhra Pradesh and Odisha security forces.
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The National Human Rights Commission declared that only three of Odisha's 568 hospitals have fire safety clearance, issued a notice to the BJD Government over the fire incident happened at a hospital in Bhubaneswar which caused death of 21 people dead and more than 100 people were injured in the blaze that broke out at SUM Hospital and Medical College on Monday evening.  The Commission has observed that uncaring attitude and lapses of the authorities if any, violation of right to life of the patients, and expressed a shock how the state authorities 'allowed' such a large number of hospitals to function without proper fire safety clearance. 
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Andhra Pradesh is being witnessing good Monsoon rains. In the present situation the cyclonic flow over the state coast and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and South Odisha coast. This weather system has remained static over the region. The kindred cyclonic circulation from this system extends up to 7.6kms above sea level and is bevel with height south-westwards. The rainfall has remained cramped to the coastal belt and Telangana State. The rainfall will continue for next 12 to 24 hours over the region. In the last 21 hours Machilipatnam has witnessed 29 mm of rainfall and Vizag has witnessed 16 mm of rainfall, rains was received over Bapatla and adjoining areas. Hyderabad has witnessed 67 mm of rains. Mostly cloudy to cloudy sky and low temperature will be observed over the area. This rainfall activity will start decreasing over the region after 24 hours.
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Perturbed over the attack on the procession of two Union ministers in Odisha, Rajnath Singh (Home Minister) on Saturday called Governor S C Jamir and Chief Minister Navin Patnaik, asked them to fortify the safety and security of central ministers visiting the state. The cavalcade of Union Ministers Sadhvi Niranjan, Santosh Gangwar Jyoti and former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Arjun Munda was pelted with stones supposedly by a group of ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers led by one MLA, when they were on way to attend a meeting in Bargarh to mark two years of the NDA government. In his telephonic conversation, Rajnath Singh asked Chief Minister to look into the incident and to take proper action to prevent such incidents in the future.
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Today Andhra Pradesh was covered by Southwest Monsoon. The was Monsoon has also covered Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal and some parts of Vidarbha and Jharkhand. Throughout the last 24 hours, modest to heavy rains have been observed over coastal parts of Andhra Pradesh. For instance, Machilipatnam recorded 47.3 mm of rain, Vijayawada 44 mm, Kakinada 5.7 mm, Kurnool 5.9 mm, and Ongole 2 mm. These rains can be accredit to the cyclonic circulation which is currently over Odisha and adjoining Bay of Bengal. The system has moved inland and is likely to affect interior parts of the state as well. By another 24 hours, rain potency will decrease over coastal parts of Andhra Pradesh but Rayalaseema will continue to receive light to moderate rain at many places. The possibility of heavy spells over the region also cannot be ruled out. So far Coastal Andhra has recorded 37 % surplus rains and Rayalaseema region recorded 27 % of excess rains. These rains will further improve the rainfall figures.
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In Odisha heatwaves returned on saturday, at least 10 places recorded temperatures above 40°C. India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its recent report said that weather has been dry over Odisha. The maximum temperatures considerably rise over 'North Odisha' and no large change over rest of the state was observed. There is no rainfall in the state during last 24 hours, IMD said and today forecast rain and thunder showers. Hirakud was recorded 43.3°C which is highest in the state, Sambalpur recorded at 42.5°C, Jharsuguda 42.4°C, Bhawanipatna and Bolangir at 42.2 °C, Titlagarh  recorded 41.5°C, Talcher, Dhenkanal and Baripada at 40.4°C.

State capital Bhubaneswar recorded 37.9°C lower than yesterday 38.2°C. Humidity in the city was as high as 92 %.

                
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On Saturday officials of Thiruvallur district rescued around 330 bonded labourers, and 88 children hailing from ruin tribal districts of Odisha State from a brick kiln in Poochetti village, Tamil Nadu. The raid was conducted by S Jeyachandran (Revenue Divisional Officer) in assistance with an NGO. After getting the information about several people are stuck at a brick kiln in Thiruvallur, district administration formed a joint action team under leadership of S. Jayachandran, and also embrace members of International Justice Mission and did raid at the place. All the people rescued from that brick kiln were cajole that they would be paid an advance of INR 10,000 – INR 16,000 for a contract of 6 months, during which they would have to undergo hard labour.
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After the pique of Cyclone Roanu rains took a backseat over the state. The sun began to glide in many parts of the Coastal Andhra. During the past few days, secluded pockets of Coastal Andhra were also observing heatwaves. Temperatures were being recorded well above the 40°C. People are urge for some relief in the form of rains. East India receives extensive pre-monsoon showers.

During the last 24 hours, good showers have lashed parts of Coastal Andhra. Temperatures have also taken a immerse emanate in the fade of heatwaves from the region. A cyclonic circulation is over West Bengal and adjoining Jharkhand and Bihar. Also a crib is expanding across Odisha up to coastal Andhra. Rains are likely to continue for another 24 hours, and heavy rains will be tight over the coastal areas of Andhra the possibility of light showers over the rest of the state cannot be ruled out.
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Heavy rains wiping parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha the India Meteorological Department has issued a cyclone warning for both the states. Winds are expected to be hit speeds of 100 km per hour in Odisha, where 12 districts are on alert. The chief ministers of both states have directed authorities to be prepared to face the storm.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to open relief camps and evict people from vulnerable areas. Navin Patnaik has directed collectors and district administrations to keep food and drinking water supplies and medical support ready.

CM Chandra Babu said State Disaster Response, National Disaster Response Force and fire service personnel should focus on rescue operations wherever required, clear all uprooted trees and electric poles for free flow of traffic and steady power supply. Roanu remained over the Bay of Bengal on about 440 km southwest Gopalpur district, Odisha. It is expected to move north-eastwards along and cross over the coast of South Bangladesh between the night of May-21st and early May22nd after debilitate.
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The Famous Puri Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri can collapse anytime, according Archaeological Survey of India. GC Mitra (ASI technical core committee chairman) while proffer her resignation, said if necessary steps were not taken immediately the Jagannath Mahaprabhu may come down, BBC report said. Earlier, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to take immediate steps regarding the temple. Naveen Patnaik had complained about the slow pace of ASI, regarding the repair work going on in the temple. On Monday a high level meeting was chaired by Union Ministers Mahesh Sharma, Dharmendra Pradhan, ASI chief and other officials to discuss the sepulchre issue. 

After the meeting Sharma said due to technical problems the repair work at the temple was getting delayed. Pradhan said government will ensure there is no deficiency of money needed for repair work at Temple. The central government would send a deputation headed by culture secretary to probe structural safety of the Temple, said the Petroleum Minister. The Puri temple is built on a enormous raised platform in the heart of the city, temple complex is enclosed by a wall about seven meters high including the 0 height of the platform. The area of this platform is more than 4,20,000 sqft. 

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Solicit Governor SC Jamir's intercession into the ongoing stalemate in Odisha assembly which crossed ten working days on Monday, Narasingha Mishra leader of opposition ostensible that democracy and parliamentary practices were killed in a pre-planned manner in the state. Democracy and parliamentary practices are killed in broad day light and in a pre-planned manner. Mishra informed Jamir through a letter, stating that he was constrained to write to the governor, Mishra said i do not know where to get justice. Mishra alleged he was not allowed to speak on the Appropriation Bill by the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members and the speaker suspended the proceedings without sufficient ground. Mishra said there was no disturbance from the opposition bench when the speaker suspend proceedings several times on May-13th when the house passed the Appropriation Bill in the absence of Opposition. The Congress leader admonish Jamir to take appropriate steps to save democracy and uphold the mandate of the Constitution.

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India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile on sunday from a test range Wheeler Island, Odisha. The missile is capable of destroying any incoming hostile projectile missiles. Sources at the Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) said, the advanced version of low altitude supersonic ballistic interceptor missile was fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at a ballistic missile, a modified naval version of Prithvi missile launched from a ship harbour inside Bay of Bengal. According to a source this was the 12th test conducted by India of the interceptor missile. The 'kill' effect of the interceptor was ascertained by analyzing data from multiple tracking sources, DRDO scientist reportedly said. According to reports the interceptor features a hi-tech computer and an electro-mechanical activator and has its own mobile launcher, secure data link for interception and independent tracking.
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In Odisha Congress workers led by Suresh Routray (Senior Party Leader) showed black flags at Master Canteen when Suresh Prabhu Visited Bhubaneswar Railway Station on sunday to launch Google's free Wi-Fi service.  Sources said around 100 Congress workers entered the railway station shouting slogans. Odisha Police has arrested more than 15 congress workers and youth congress members while protesting Railway minister Suresh Prabhu's Visit to Odisha for shifting wagon factory from Kalahandi District. The decision of Shifting of wagon factory from Kalahandi to Vizag, Andhra Pradesh has been catchted a political strom in the state. This month congress and other organisations called bundh in Kalahandi, which forced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to write letter to Suresh Prabhu. Yesterday, Suresh Prabhu announced that a Joint Verification Group (JVG) will be formed jointly by Railway Ministry and Odisha government to verify the feasibility of establishment of Wagon Factory in Kalahandi and Ganjam District.
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An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck Myanmar on Wednesday evening. According to initial reports the earthquake measured 7.0, United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the intensity was 6.9 on the Richter scale. Vibration were felt across Patna, Kolkata and several parts of Eastern India. Vibration were also felt in several parts of Assam and Odisha. The vibration were felt at Eden Gardens where Kolkata Knight Riders faceoff against the Mumbai Indians in the IPL. At the Kolkata Metro station cracks were seen in walls after the tremors, according to reports there was minor damage in high rise buildings in Guwahati. Delhi and several parts of eastern India were rocked by tremors.  According to National Centre of Seismology (NCS) the earthquake occurred at 7:25 PM at the depth of 134 km.
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The Government of Odisha announced on Monday for the closure of schools till 20th April due to the heat wave in state, which caused 19 deaths so far been reported. Normal life continued to remain affected in Odisha as the 40 degrees Celsius in most parts of the state. A meteorological office release here said 17 places in Odisha recorded temperatures above 40 degrees while Talcher, Chandbali and Sundargarh recorded above 43 degrees. The state capital recorded a high of 45.8 degrees, the highest for the month since 1985 when it was 45 degrees on April 23 that year. The Meteorological department said intense heat wave would continue for a week. 
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A total number of 193 elephants died in the last three years in Odisha even though several efforts done by government to protect the animals, the assembly was informed on Tuesday. Replying to a question by Congress legislator Prakash Chandra Behera, Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh told the assembly that 70 elephants died in 2013-14, 55 in 2014-15 and 68 in 2015-16. He said 47 elephants died due to diseases while 45 died due to unknown reasons. 

As many as 41 elephants died due to poaching, poisoning, deliberate electrocution and accidental electrocution, he added. Arukh said that state government has taken a number of steps including development of habitations as well as digging of water bodies for the safe habitation of elephants in the state. He said the forest department has erected stone walls and solar-powered fences in several sensitive places to deter the elephants from coming to human habitations.
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 Tata Steel is getting ready to commence integrated, commercial production of the first phase of the 3-million tonne steel plant in Odisha by this september and is keen to keep the project cost below the projected INR 25,000 crore. Integrated commissioning of all units for the first phase will take another six months. Project cost remains within the revised budget and even it could (be) lower, Tata Steel V-P Operations (Odisha) Rajiv Kumar said. The company is gradually synchronising integrated steel plant components like blast furnace, coke oven, sinter plant, captive power units and hot rolling, among others in stages, he said. The timeline and cost was revised in 2011 in the wake of delay in land acquisition, which has pushed back the project by four years. Kumar did not share the cost of the original project, the MoU of which was signed with the Odisha government a decade ago. With the Kalinganagar first phase, capacity of the steel major is expected to go up to 13 mt in India. Kumar indicated that demand and market scenario could play a big role in construction of the second phase.
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