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The Union Home Minister praised Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for propelling the state forward through sound administrative, financial, and developmental strategies while noting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured all the help to the State
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To inaugurate the National Institute of Disaster Management's southern campus and the National Disaster Response Force's 10th Battalion campus near Vijayawada
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Adequate facilities have been arranged to allow devotees to witness the 'makara jyoti' and descend the hillock safely, say police officials
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According to police officials, while five people killed on the spot, three succumbed to injuries in the hospital
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Several excavators pressed into service as part of the rescue operation; police book two building owners in the incident
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A civic volunteer, identified as Chandan Das, died on the spot when he allegedly touched a live wire in Bud Bud in Purba Bardhaman district
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State government directs joint assessment of crop loss due to the cyclone by officials of the Agriculture and Revenue Departments
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The landfall of 'Dana' started at about 12.05 pm on Thursday night and it took around eight and half hours to end the process
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Rainfall intensified in the early morning hours across the affected districts, including Kolkata, which experienced moderate-to-heavy rainfall
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Andhra Pradesh Disaster Management Authority advises people to be on alert in view of strong winds and take necessary precautions
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Cyclone likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port in Odisha early Friday with wind speeds of up to 120 kmph
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The cyclonic storm is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port in Odisha early Friday
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Indian Coast Guard on high alert, mobilises vessels and aircraft to respond swiftly to any contingency
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IMD warns that wind speed is likely to reach 60 kmph along and off Odisha-West Bengal coasts and gradually increase thereafter
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According to weather officials, wind speeds along and off the Odisha-West Bengal coasts are anticipated to reach 60 km/h from October 23
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Though the State government sought Rs.5,000 crore towards interim relief after the recent floods wreaked widespread havoc, the Centre has sanctioned only a meagre Rs. 416.80 crore.
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Inter-Ministerial Central Teams to visit Bihar and West Bengal, which have also been recently affected by floods, for making an on-the-spot assessment of damage
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As per the existing rules, even if the entire Telangana was inundated, the State Government would not be able to use even a single rupee from Rs.1, 350 crores available in the NDRF, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy told the Central team, which is currently assessing the flood damage.
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According to a status note released by the state government, 6.44 lakh people in seven districts were affected by the heavy rains and relief camps
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According to officials, NTR district, which houses Vijayawada, the most affected, accounted for 24 deaths, followed by Guntur (7) and Palnadu (1)