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| Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) With monsoon likely to hit Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra within 15 days, the government Friday moved into a state of high preparedness. The aim is to combat possible floods and disruptions due to the heavy rains, a government official said.
The navy and air force w....
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| Bhubaneswar, May 25 (IANS) A blistering heat wave sweeping across Odisha intensified with one of its towns Friday recording a temperature of 46.7 degrees Celsius, the highest of the day in the state, officials said.
Normal life was hit at the district headquarters town of Sambalpur, about 32....
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| Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now taken up the cause of preserving the river Ganga and announced a panel Friday led by its firebrand leader Uma Bharati.
The initiative will focus on restoring the cleanliness and continuity of the river which is held sacred by Hin....
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| New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The maximum temperature in Delhi shot three notches above average to 44 degrees Celsius Friday, making it the season's hottest day so far. Saturday's weather is expected to be similar.
Until Friday, the highest temperature (43.1 degrees Celsius) was recorded Thursday....
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| New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) It was a hot Friday morning in the capital with clear, sunny skies. The minimum temperature settled a notch above average at 27.8 degrees Celsius and the weather office said the maximum was expected to hover around the 44 degrees Celsius mark.
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| New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Delhi reeled under a scorching sun Thursday with the maximum temperature recorded at 43.1 degrees Celsius -- three notches above average and the highest so far during the season. The mercury is expected to further rise to up to 45 degrees Friday.
As sweltering heat s....
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| Bhubaneswar, May 23 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy died of heat stroke at a village in Odisha's Bargarh district, officials said Wednesday.
"The total heat-related deaths in the state now stand at 10," a disaster management department official told IANS.
The boy died Sunday at Sukuda villa....
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| Guwahati, May 23 (IANS) A one-horned rhino is suspected to have been poached in Assam's Manas National Park, official sources said Wednesday.
Forest guards recovered the carcass of the full grown male rhino from Bhuyanpara forest range in the park with its horn chopped off.
A total ....
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| New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) It was a hot, sunny day in the capital Wednesday with the maximum temperature settling three notches above average at 42.2 degrees Celsius.
The day's minimum temperature was 26.3 degrees Celsius -- normal for this time of the season -- while the humidity levels waver....
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| Guwahati, May 23 (IANS) The Assam government is launching a mega project to reclaim the land the state has lost over the years due to erosion.
A pilot project to reclaim the eroded land will start in Sualkuchi, Assam's silk town near here, said Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Wednesday.
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