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Odisha evacuates 2.5 lakh people as Phailin approaches

Cyclonic storm Phailin is currently positioned just 260 km off the coast of Gopalpur.




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JandK High Court objects ad against sealing of illegal constructions

Division Bench of the court asked the English daily not to publish anything that instigates public.




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Cyclone Phailin: Jharkhand govt alerts districts as storm approaches

MeT said the cyclonic storm is expected to enter the state on Sunday morning.




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Bihar: Muslims offer chadar for success of Narendra Modi's rally

Bihar BJP minority cell Prez Khalid Rahman said that they offered prayer for the success of Modi's rally.




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'Phailin' cripples wheels between Bhubaneshwar and coastal areas

Cancellation of trains and buses towards coastal areas of the state will hit the commuters.




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Odisha, Andhra brace for devastation as Cyclone Phailin approaches

Filling most of the Bay of Bengal, Cyclone Phailin is expected to hit between 6-8pm.




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Cyclone Phailin: In Andhra, villagers don''t want to leave homes

Villagers, observing traditional pujas for Dussehra, refused to board vehicles.




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Cyclone Phailin: 'Want to ensure zero casualty... Leave or perish''

District administration found it difficult to convince the villagers to evacuate their homes.




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Phailin starts pounding Orissa, Andhra coast

This might be the second biggest evacuation exercise undertaken since 1990, NDMA officials.




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Cyclone Phailin super relief: The night govt and IMD saved the day

The death toll in the state stood at 18, most of them dying under falling trees as winds battered Ganjam and other districts.




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Politics on any tragedy is unwanted: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Earlier, Digvijay Singh had blamed corruption in plum postings for occurrence of such tragedies.




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Defence Ministry issues notice to AgustaWestland for cancelling chopper deal

Govt has already frozen the contract for supply of 12 AW-101 VVIP choppers to the IAF.




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Cyclone Phailin: Ganjam worst hit, more than 2.4 lakh houses damaged

Power infrastructure has been damaged to a great extent.




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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visits Phailin hit areas

The Chief Minister was moved by the drinking water scarcity in the affected areas.




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Modi Model: The Pathani kurta is likely to be in Narendra Modi's wardrobe

Modi's stylist says he may wear kurtas at evening engagements in north India.




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Bihar witnesses average rainfall of 125.3 mm due to Phailin

Bhojpur, Siwan and Patna districts experienced the heaviest rainfall as aftermath of cyclone Phailin.




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Cyclone Phailin: Odisha flood situation still grim, some rivers still in spate

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made an aerial survey of the flood-hit Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj districts this afternoon.




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Cong claims journalist's suicide attempt has exposed MP govt, demands probe




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CVC declines information on Leave travel concession scam

CBI is carrying out a preliminary enquiry in the case and has questioned several travel agents.




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Cyclone Phailin: Toll rises to 38; focus on relief, restoration

494 relief centres have been opened in Ganjam from today.




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Pakistan targets civilian areas in Jammu, 3 children among 4 hurt in firing along LoC

This is the ninth ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops in the past four days.




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Cyclone Phailin: Epidemic threat looms large over worst affected Ganjam district

Locals complained that the situation was the worst in Berhampore Municipal Corporation.




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Mumbai gangrape: Photojournalist identifies assaulters, 'faints' in court during trial

The 23-year-old victim was gangraped in the Shakti Mill compound on August 22.




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Gujarat Police raid 'Godman' Asaram's ashram in Bihar in search of Narayan Sai

Sexual assault charges were registered against Asaram and son N Sai by 2 Surat-based sisters.




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BJP protests against Pakistan shelling at Jammu

Protesters said situation in Jammu was "critical" and demand action against ceasefire violations.




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Odisha lost 26 lakh trees after cyclone Phailin

Fewer native varieties of trees were uprooted by Phailin, mostly fast-growing trees perished.




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'Became Buddhist for haircut, shave... mental untouchability persists'

The organisers of the event have claimed that a total of 60,000 Dalits converted to Buddhism.




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Environmentalist Sunita Narain injured in road mishap

Director general for the Centre of Science and Environment was hit by a vehicle.




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Omar asks security forces to be vigilant against militancy

Omar said there's substantial success in tackling militancy in the state and they'll be able to see its end.




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Homeguard jawans clash with policemen

Jawans attacked policemen deployed there, damaged a number of vehicles parked in the area.




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Bahuguna govt stalling Lokayukta Act: B C Khanduri

He said they were citing 'constitutional discrepancies' to prevent it from being implemented.




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Kudankulam-1 trips on launch but NPCIL says linked to grid

The grid control room said the unit is not likely to come back on before Wednesday night.




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BSF jawan killed, 3 injured in Pakistan shelling on border in Kashmir

Pakistan Rangers have targeted nearly 50 BSF posts along the International border.




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After Cyclone Phailin, rain adds to Ganjam woes

Slowing down of relief and power restoration work has also triggered concern.




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Rajasthan polls: Mewat Muslims yet to forgive Congress

Gopalgarh firing still pains Meo Muslims: 'Why should we vote for Congress?''




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Their homes lost, riot-hit victims unite to rebuild lives on their own

Community members donate land, come together to give uprooted Muslim families a second life.




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UPA's infinite wisdom: Minister seeks 2 more digs, 'airlift'' of 4,000 tonnes of gold

Shobhan Sarkar has dreamt of more treasure; MoS Mahant writes to culture minister to 'act''.




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Muslims struggle for graveyard in Etawah, bury dead at home, on road

In Mulayam's home district, land has not been allotted despite repeated requests.




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No political conspiracy behind blasts, says Nitish Kumar

Bihar chief minister denies lapses, says no intel alert from any state or central agency.




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Patna serial blasts: Terror attack suspected, cops say person held has IM links

Arrested person is suspected to have supplied explosives with the help of IM commander Riyaz Bhatkal.




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No change in US visa policy for Modi: US Counsel General Peter Haas

Haas, who is on a 2 day visit to Nagpur, said global economic recession won't impact Indo-US trade.




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IM man Afzal Usmani who gave cops the slip held from Nepal Border

Minutes after he managed to flee, Usmani got his beard trimmed by a roadside barber.




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Families of ex-militants held along LoC await their return

Army had arrested 23 members of the families for trying to enter Pakistan's Muzaffarabad.




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Pakistani troops fire on forward areas along LoC, India retaliates

There have been nearly 150 ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops this year.




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Army, police defuse unexploded shells in Jammu

Officials said several bombs and rocket shells didn't explode as they had sunk into the earth.




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Over 600 people shifted due to border shelling

They have been housed in community centres at places out of the shelling range.




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In election season, Muslim factions unite, meet Sonia Gandhi

Majlis-e-Mushawarat, takes up Muzaffarnagar riots, anti-communal violence Bill with Sonia.




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Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa slams centre for reducing allocation

TN CM Jayalalithaa charged and accused the Centre of not acting with responsibility.




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BJP parades ashes of Patna blast victims as Modi set to visit families tomorrow

BJP stressed the asthi yatra is a message to Hindus and Muslims to fight terrorism together.




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Victim at Muzaffarnagar relief camp allegedly raped by two youths

The duo have been arrested after a complaint was lodged in the matter by the victim's father.