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Severe Heatwave In West Bengal, Odisha, Weather Office Issues Red Alert
The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that it has issued a red alert for Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal due to severe heatwave conditions in this part.
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"New Wave Of Progress": Trinamool Campaign Kicks Off Ahead Of Rural Polls
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee today kicked off a two-month-long Jono Sanjog Yatra across West Bengal as campaigning for the upcoming rural polls in the state heats up.
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Why There Is Power Crisis In These States Due To Lack Of Coal Stocks
Huge outstanding dues worth about Rs 7,918 crore of state-run power generating companies have resulted in less dispatch of coal especially to the states with high dues like Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal, according to an official note.
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Heat Wave Hits West Bengal, Government Extends Summer Vacation In Schools
The West Bengal government has extended summer vacations in government schools due to a heat wave that has hit Kolkata and southern parts of West Bengal. State Education Minister Partha Chatterjee today announced the decision to extend the vacation till June 30.
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3 Bengal Districts Face Severe Heat Wave
A severe heat wave will hit three districts in West Bengal in the next four days while state capital Kolkata will experience sultry conditions, weather officials said today.
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Heat Wave Kills Around 1,400 in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana; Most of its Victims Are Poor
The labourers and drivers, the daily wagers and the homeless, appear to be the chief prey of the relentless heat wave that's sweeping through the country. In scorching Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, almost 1,400 people have died in the last two weeks.
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More Than 1100 Die in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Heat Wave
The relentless heat wave sweeping through Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has claimed around 180 lives in the last 24 hours. Around 20 people have died elsewhere in the country, reported news agency Press Trust of India.
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After 2 Cabbies Die, Allegedly From Heat Wave, Kolkata Taxis Take a Break
For love or for money, you may not get a taxi in Kolkata between 11 am and 4 pm starting Monday. The drivers have decided that it is simply too hot to work in the afternoon and most taxi unions have backed the idea.
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Bengal government official dies due to heat wave
A West Bengal government official on poll duty died here today due to heat wave, taking the toll to three in the state with the mercury soaring to 41.2 degree Celsius, even as the Met department predicted thunder squalls in the next two days.
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Monsoon onset over Kerala still a week away
As temperatures zoom northwards, the wait for south-west monsoon could be a bit longer with the weatherman saying the annual rains would arrive in Kerala only next week.
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Death toll due to heat rises to 48 in West Bengal
Heat wave conditions continued to prevail in the southern districts of West Bengal with 48 persons succumbing to the heat till today, official reports from the districts said.
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Heat wave forces schools to extend summer holidays in West Bengal
After reports of over 30 deaths, apparently due to intense heat wave in southern West Bengal, the state administration has started taking precautionary measures. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked the education department to order the schools to extend the summer holidays till June 17. The intense heat has even forced advocates of the Calcutt...
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Heat wave kills 30 in West Bengal
After reports of over 30 deaths, apparently due to an intense heat wave in southern West Bengal, the state administration has started taking precautionary measures. "We have received reports of 16 unnatural deaths from various hospitals in the Burdwan district on Tuesday," District Magistrate OS Meena told Indo-Asian News Service.
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Heat wave kills 15 in West Bengal
The intense heat wave sweeping West Bengal has claimed the lives of 15 people during the past three days with the average temperature hovering at 45 degrees Celsius. While nine people died in Burdwan district, three each were killed in Kolkata and Purulia district.
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Heat wave grips most states in India
From West Bengal in the east to Rajasthan in the northwest, heat wave swept several parts of the country with mercury hovering over 40 degrees in many areas.
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Severe Heatwave In West Bengal, Odisha, Weather Office Issues Red Alert
The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that it has issued a red alert for Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal due to severe heatwave conditions in this part.
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"New Wave Of Progress": Trinamool Campaign Kicks Off Ahead Of Rural Polls
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee today kicked off a two-month-long Jono Sanjog Yatra across West Bengal as campaigning for the upcoming rural polls in the state heats up.
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Why There Is Power Crisis In These States Due To Lack Of Coal Stocks
Huge outstanding dues worth about Rs 7,918 crore of state-run power generating companies have resulted in less dispatch of coal especially to the states with high dues like Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal, according to an official note.
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Heat Wave Hits West Bengal, Government Extends Summer Vacation In Schools
The West Bengal government has extended summer vacations in government schools due to a heat wave that has hit Kolkata and southern parts of West Bengal. State Education Minister Partha Chatterjee today announced the decision to extend the vacation till June 30.
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3 Bengal Districts Face Severe Heat Wave
A severe heat wave will hit three districts in West Bengal in the next four days while state capital Kolkata will experience sultry conditions, weather officials said today.
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Heat Wave Kills Around 1,400 in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana; Most of its Victims Are Poor
The labourers and drivers, the daily wagers and the homeless, appear to be the chief prey of the relentless heat wave that's sweeping through the country. In scorching Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, almost 1,400 people have died in the last two weeks.
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More Than 1100 Die in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Heat Wave
The relentless heat wave sweeping through Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has claimed around 180 lives in the last 24 hours. Around 20 people have died elsewhere in the country, reported news agency Press Trust of India.
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After 2 Cabbies Die, Allegedly From Heat Wave, Kolkata Taxis Take a Break
For love or for money, you may not get a taxi in Kolkata between 11 am and 4 pm starting Monday. The drivers have decided that it is simply too hot to work in the afternoon and most taxi unions have backed the idea.
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Bengal government official dies due to heat wave
A West Bengal government official on poll duty died here today due to heat wave, taking the toll to three in the state with the mercury soaring to 41.2 degree Celsius, even as the Met department predicted thunder squalls in the next two days.
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Monsoon onset over Kerala still a week away
As temperatures zoom northwards, the wait for south-west monsoon could be a bit longer with the weatherman saying the annual rains would arrive in Kerala only next week.
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Death toll due to heat rises to 48 in West Bengal
Heat wave conditions continued to prevail in the southern districts of West Bengal with 48 persons succumbing to the heat till today, official reports from the districts said.
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Heat wave forces schools to extend summer holidays in West Bengal
After reports of over 30 deaths, apparently due to intense heat wave in southern West Bengal, the state administration has started taking precautionary measures. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked the education department to order the schools to extend the summer holidays till June 17. The intense heat has even forced advocates of the Calcutt...
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Heat wave kills 30 in West Bengal
After reports of over 30 deaths, apparently due to an intense heat wave in southern West Bengal, the state administration has started taking precautionary measures. "We have received reports of 16 unnatural deaths from various hospitals in the Burdwan district on Tuesday," District Magistrate OS Meena told Indo-Asian News Service.
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Heat wave kills 15 in West Bengal
The intense heat wave sweeping West Bengal has claimed the lives of 15 people during the past three days with the average temperature hovering at 45 degrees Celsius. While nine people died in Burdwan district, three each were killed in Kolkata and Purulia district.
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Heat wave grips most states in India
From West Bengal in the east to Rajasthan in the northwest, heat wave swept several parts of the country with mercury hovering over 40 degrees in many areas.
