Brown Sugar Worth Rs 26 Lakh Seized In Cuttack, 2 Held

The roadshow saw a sea of people and party workers walking along with JNadda's open-roofed vehicle. Nadda was seen greeting people standing on both sides of the road.

"In the last 5 years, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 4 crore houses have been constructed under Awas Yojana. Two lakh houses have been built in Kerala. Similarly, under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, 50 crore people who were in the marginalised section have received Rs 5 lakh per year as health cover," the BJP leader said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is pitted against CPI's Annie Raja and BJP's state president, K Surendran in Wayanad.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi won from Wayanad with a huge margin of over 4.31 lakh votes; the highest margin in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in Kerala. He secured 64.94 per cent vote share, defeating LDF candidate PP Suneer. The NDA had fielded BDJ (S) leader Tushar Vellapally, who secured just around 78,000 votes, which accounted for a mere 7.25 per cent.

All 20 constituencies in Kerala go to the polls on April 26 in the second phase of the Lok Sabha election.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in Kerala, the Congress party won 15 seats, its allies, the Indian Union Muslim League, won two seats and one seat each was won by the Revolutionary Socialist Party and the Kerala Congress (M). While the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won just one seat.

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In a post on X, IMD said, "Severe heat wave conditions are likely at isolated places over Odisha during 18-19 April and heat wave conditions on 20-21 April, 2024."

Speaking to ANI, Manorama Mohanty, Director, IMD Bhubaneswar, said Odisha's capital city recorded a temperature of 43.6 degrees Celsius and that 27 cities in the State are witnessing temperatures above 41 degrees Celsius.

"The state has recorded the highest temperature in Bhubaneshwar at 43.6 degrees Celsius. Bhubaneshwar, Boudh and Angul witnessed temperatures over 43 degrees Celsius," he further said.

While alerting the public about the heatwave conditions, Mohanty said, "On April 19, severe heat wave conditions will prevail while coastal areas will witness hot and humid conditions. There are even chances of warm nights. The heatwave will continue on April 20 and 21."

"After April 21, people can experience some relief amid the forecast of rains, lightning, thunder, and gusty winds," she told ANI.
When asked about the maximum temperature levels, Mohanty said, "The maximum temperature is expected to cross above 45 degrees Celsius for places like Mayurbhanj, Angul, Nayagarh, Balangir, and Kalahandi."

A Yellow alert has been issued for Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Balasore, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Khurda, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Nayagarh, and Kandhamal.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Odisha government announced that all the schools in the state will be closed from April 18 to 20 amid the IMD's forecast of a heat wave.

An 'yellow alert' advises people to remain updated. During the yellow alert, there is a warning of heatwave conditions at isolated pockets persisting for two days.

As per the weather department, that alert indicates that heat is tolerable for the general public but there can be moderate health concerns for vulnerable people like infants, elderly, and people with chronic diseases.

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The deceased has been identified as Tapan Prasad Acharya, the owner of Subham Bio CNG Private Limited. 

A resident of Phulbani, Acharya's death under mysterious circumstances is indicating some foul play. 

According to the sources, Tapan had visited Bhubaneswar two days ago to attend a meeting. After finishing the meeting he was at the guest house. 

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It is suspected that his death occured two days ago after looking at the condition of the body. 

Police reached the spot and started an investigation into the matter and sent the body for post mortem to Capital Hospital here. 

Police is investigating the matter with the skimming through the CCTV footage of the guest house.