Cyclone Yaas, which is bearing down on Bengal and Odisha from the Bay of Bengal, will make landfall near Balasore coast in Odisha - 240km from Kolkata - on May 26 noon with a thunderous wind speed of 155kmph-165kmph. While Bengal will avoid a direct hit, several of its districts East Midnapore, West Midnapore, Jhargram, Bankura and Purulia falling within the core area of Yaas are likely to be severely affected. Each of these districts may receive heavy rain accompanied by very high wind speed.
Odisha witnesses ‘Zero Shadow Day’, a rare celestial phenomenon | See pics
Odisha witnesses ‘Zero Shadow Day’, a rare celestial phenomenon | See pics
Odisha’s Bhubaneswar on Friday witnessed Zero Shadow Day, a rare celestial phenomenon during which no shadow is observed.
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UPDATED: May 22, 2021 15:31 IST
In Odisha, different districts can experience the Zero Shadow Days starting from May 21 to June 2. (Photo for Representation)
Odisha’s Bhubaneswar witnessed Zero Shadow Day on Friday. It is a rare celestial phenomenon during which no shadow of an object or a being is observed.
The phenomenon occurs twice a year when the sun is at its highest point in the sky at all the regions between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Due to the sun being exactly overhead, the shadow of all beings or objects disappears, resulting in Zero Shadow Day.
Mindtree Co-Founder Subroto Bagchi, Wife Susmita To Donate Rs 340 Crore For Cancer Hospital
With this pledge, Subroto Bagchi, Wife Susmita hope to transform Odisha into a leading cancer research and treatment centre.
Mindtree co-founder Subroto Bagchi and his wife Susmita Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-12T21:21:08+05:30 Mindtree Co-Founder Subroto Bagchi, Wife Susmita To Donate Rs 340 Crore For Cancer Hospital outlookindia.com 2021-04-12T21:44:04+05:30
Mindtree co-founder Subroto Bagchi and his wife Susmita have pledged to donate Rs 340 crore to build a world-class Cancer Hospital and Research Centre along with a palliative care unit in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar.
With this pledge, Bagchi hopes to transform Odisha into a leading cancer research and treatment centre.
Updated Mar 13, 2021 | 16:28 IST
A 20-year-old youth allegedly tried to set himself on fire inside a police station in Bhubaneswar city of Odisha on Friday. Youth tries to set self afire inside police station in Odisha [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The incident happened at Nayapalli police station at around 8 pm on Friday.
The 20-year-old youth doused himself in petrol after cops refused to reunite him with his girlfriend.
Police, during inquiry, came to know that the youth s girlfriend is a minor.
Bhubaneswar: A day after reports emerged that a two-foot-tall man in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj has approached the police to find a bride for him, a bizarre incident has come to light from Odisha’s Bhubaneswar, where a 20-year-old youth allegedly tried to set himself on fire inside a city police station when cops, deployed there, refused to convince his girlfriend to tie the knot with him.
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