Cyclone Dana: Colleges And Universities Closed In Odisha's 14 Districts From Oct 23-25

According to sources, Bhoi allegedly demanded Rs 3000 from the bereaved family of deceased Purna Chandra Sahu to carry his body from the District Headquarters Hospital, Bargarh to Badsahaj Bahal village under Gaisilet block in the district, last week.

The son of the deceased reportedly paid the bribe amount to driver Bhoi and later lodged a complaint before the CDMO in this regard.

The CDMO constituted a special team to conduct a departmental enquiry in the alleged bribery case and submitted its report to the District Collector. Based on the findings of the departmental enquiry, the accused driver was placed under suspension, sources said.  

In 2016, Odisha government had launched the 'Mahaprayan' scheme for carrying bodies from hospitals to residence of the deceased free of cost.

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In a letter, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Deoranjan Kumar Singh apprised the Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Higher Education Department about the decision regarding the closure of the Colleges and Universities in the affected districts from October 23 to October 25.

All the Colleges and Universities in Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Angul, Khurda, Nayagargh and Cuttack districts will remain closed from October 23 to October 25 as a precautionary measure in view of the impending severe cyclonic storm, the SRC said.

The above districts are expected to witness rough weather due to the severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana’.

Meanwhile, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari told media persons the State government has kept ready more than 750 cyclone shelters for people who will be evacuated from vulnerable areas.

The Minister stated that officials at the ground level have been instructed to make arrangements for women in cyclone shelters where women police will be deployed.

Food, water, medicine, electricity and other essentials are kept in readiness for the people to be evacuated due to the impending cyclone, he said.

According to the IMD, the severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana’ likely to be formed in the Bay of Bengal on October 23 is very likely to cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island during the night of 24th and early morning 25th October 2024 as a severe Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting 120 kmph.

The IMD predicted that the rainfall activities will start in the coastal areas of the state from October 23 onwards while extremely heavy rainfall will be witnessed in some parts on October 24 and 25.

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Due to the fall, the market cap of all the companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) dropped by about Rs 9 lakh crore to Rs 445 lakh crore.

The Sensex closed at 81,151.27 at the end of trading after a huge fall of 930.55 points or 1.15 per cent. At the same time, the Nifty closed at 24,472.10 after falling 309.00 points or 1.25 per cent.

The Nifty Midcap 100 index closed in the red at 56,174.05 after slipping 1503.65 points or 2.61 per cent at the end of trading. The Nifty Smallcap 100 index closed at 18,061.00 after falling 736.40 points or 3.92 per cent.

Nifty Bank closed at 51,257.15 after falling 705.55 points or 1.36 per cent. Selling was seen in Nifty's Auto, IT, PSU Bank, Fin Services, Pharma, FMCG, Metal, Realty, Media, Energy, Private Bank, Infra and Commodity sectors.

The market trend remained negative. On the BSE, 576 stocks were trading in the green, 3,407 stocks in the red. Nearly 75 stocks closed without any change.

Barring ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel, all the major stocks in the Sensex pack ended in red.

BHEL, Coal India, M&M, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, SBI and Hindalco were the top losers in the Nifty pack. On the other hand, Infosys, ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel were the top gainers.

According to market experts, bearish sentiment continued to dominate the domestic market amid heightened volatility, with small and midcap stocks taking the biggest hit.

"The RBI's latest bulletin upholds India's GDP growth forecast of 7.2 per cent for FY25, suggesting that the Q2 slowdown is temporary, with festive season consumption expected to rebound and ease the pressure on earnings downgrades,” said experts.

--IANS

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