Orissa Summer

• Orissa reels under sweltering heat

  Sweltering heat sweeping across Orissa disrupted normal life in many areas as coal town of Talcher became the hottest place in the state recording 45.3 degree Celsius today.Talcher was followed by Sambalpur and Hirakud with 44.4 degree Celsius, according to the meteorological centre in Bhubaneswar.In the state capital, the maximum temperature rose ...

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  Heat wave: Death toll reaches 106

  The unrelenting heat in the eastern region claimed 34 more lives in Orissa on Sunday, taking the total toll so far this summer in the country to 106.

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  Heat abates in N India; 1 more dead in Orissa

  Several places in North India received rains on Monday, which kept the mercury well below 40 degree Celsius.

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  Mercury dips in North, Orissa still boils

  In the national capital, temperature slipped markedly to settle at 37.5 degree Celsius from Monday's 41 degrees.

• Heat wave across cities claims 17 lives

  Rising heat wave around India has started claiming lives with death toll in Orissa mounting to 15 on Sunday due to sunstroke.

• Scorching heat troubles Keonjhar's tribal

  A search for water under the scorching sun is daily routine for women and children of Keonjhar's Santangiri village. Their village is dry and parched. Women and children dig a dry riverbed in search of water.

• Poor in Orissa battle killer heat

  Summer heat has killed over 2600 people in Orissa in the past 10 years. And this year, 25 people have already died of the heat stroke. But the official figure, however, is only four.

• Orissa: Heat wave forces early summer vacation

  It's barely the end of April and the heat is already unbearable in Orissa. All schools have been closed for the summer vacation, at least eight days in advance. At least 25 people died over the last three weeks due to heatstroke.

• Orissa simmers as 17 die of heat wave

  The Rising summer heat has already claimed at least 17 lives across Orissa in the past three weeks.