Orissa extends summer vacation due to heat waveJune 23rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa extended the summer vacation of its schools Tuesday to June 27 due to the unprecedented heat wave gripping many parts of the state, officials said. The summer vacation was extended up to Saturday, June 27.
Orissa heat wave toll 50, people seek divine helpJune 18th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - People in Orissa are now seeking divine intervention for respite from the unprecedented heat wave that continues to grip parts of the state. Fifty heat deaths have been reported until Thursday in the state, officials said.
Western Orissa reels under heat waveMay 28th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Western Orissa continued to reel under a heat wave Thursday, with Titilagarh town recording the highest temperature of 45 degrees Celsius and most places hovering around 44 degrees, officials said. The temperatures in coastal districts has come down significantly due to sporadic rain during the past week, a Met official said.
Heat wave predicted in north IndiaMay 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A severe heat wave is are expected in many parts of northern India for the next two days, the weatherman said Tuesday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the heat wave will be in many parts of northern Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and western Madhya Pradesh.
Orissa heat wave toll rises to 24May 6th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Orissa government Wednesday confirmed two more deaths due to sunstroke, which takes to 24 the heat wave toll in the state this summer. 'We have confirmed two more deaths due to sunstroke,' an official of the state revenue control room said, adding that the toll has risen to 24.
Heat wave continues in Orissa, toll rises to 22May 4th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The death toll in an unprecedented heat wave in Orissa has risen to 22, officials here said Monday. The Met Department said that high temperatures were recorded in most parts of the state except the coastal belt that was a little cooler due to sporadic rain.
Orissa heat wave claims 18 livesMay 2nd, 2009 BHUBNESHWAR - Constantly rising mercury has claimed 18 lives in Orissa's capital Bhubneshwar. As the temperature touched 43 degrees, many people suffered heat stroke in the state.
Sunstroke death toll in Orissa rises to 18May 1st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The death toll due to the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 18, an official said Friday. 'The Dhenkanal and Khordha districts have reported highest of four deaths each, the districts of Jajpur and Balasore reported two deaths each,' D.N.
Heat wave death toll rises to 11 in OrissaApril 30th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The death toll in the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 11 Thursday with eight of the victims dying during the past seven days, an official said Thursday. 'Four people died in the district of Khordha followed by two each in Jajpur and Balasore districts,' M.R.
Heat wave death toll rises to three in OrissaApril 28th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The death toll in the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to three and authorities are investigating 38 more deaths occurred this month to find out if they were due to sunstroke, an official said Tuesday. 'Three people died of sunstroke - one each in the districts of Jajpur, Ganjam and Jagatsinghpur.
Mercury rises in Kolkata, may touch 42 degreesApril 24th, 2009 KOLKATA - There was no respite for the West Bengal capital from the scorching heat, with the weather officials predicting that the mercury level may touch 42 degrees Celsius Friday. 'According to the 11.30 a.m.
Two polling officials die of sun stroke in OrissaApril 23rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Two polling officials died and two others fell ill due to sun stroke in Orissa's Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar Districts on Thursday. According to officials, the heat wave death toll in Orissa has now touched 30.
Heat wave forces early summer vacation in OrissaApril 21st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa declared an early summer vacation for schools Tuesday due to an unprecedented heat wave in the state that has caused one person's death, an official said. 'Both the private and government schools in the state have been ordered to declare an early summer vacation from Wednesday,' Revenue Secretary G.V.V.
Heat wave grips OrissaApril 21st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Soaring mercury level has made life miserable for people in Orissa as they grapple with the heat wave. The temperature hovered around 40 degree Celsius in the state, with some parts like the western region of the state recording a temperature of 43 to 44 degree Celsius.
Heat wave sweeps Orissa, one deadApril 21st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least one person has died due to the severe heat wave sweeping across Orissa, where the mercury has crossed 40 degrees Celsius, an official said Monday. 'Local newspapers had reported that at least 23 people died in the past month due to the heat wave.
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