Fani Kills 8 in Odisha, Loses Steam Into Bengal
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Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 Established 1864 OPINION 8 WORLD 11 SPORT 15 Published From AN EVOLVING PAK ISSUES ORDER TO FREEZE ARSENAL BEAT VALENCIA 3-1 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR CHANDIGARH DEMOCRACY ASSETS OF AZHAR IN EUROPA LEAGUE DEHRADUN HYDERABAD VIJAYWADA Late City Vol. 155 Issue 121 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, SATURDAY MAY 4, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 EVERY ACTOR HAS SPACE TODAY: BHUMI 14} VIVACITY } www.dailypioneer.com Fani kills 8 in Odisha, loses steam into Bengal Strongest cyclone in 20 years barrelled at 175km/hr uprooting trees, damaging houses PNS n NEW DELHI Director General of the Press to 140 kmph uprooted trees erate rain in northeastern Information Bureau, the roof of and electricity poles, officials States — Arunachal Pradesh, yclone Fani (also known as an undergraduate hostel in the said. Assam & Meghalaya and CPhani, meaning “hood of Bhubaneswar AIIMS was seen The Odisha Government Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram the snake” in Bengali) rolled being blown off. Later the has evacuated over 11 lakh and Tripura due to cyclone through Odisha’s Puri on wind speed of Fani came down people, including at least 600 while heavy to very heavy rain Friday, bringing rain and to around 140-165 kmph. pregnant women, to camps predicted over Arunachal windstorm that gusted up to According to officials, on higher grounds. Pradesh and Assam on May 4 175 kmph, leaving at least 8 large areas in Puri and other “I assure the affected peo- and 5. people dead, and blowing places were submerged with ple that the nation and the cen- “After making landfall this away thatched houses, uproot- water as heavy rain battered tre are with them,” Prime morning, cyclone Fani has ing trees, electricity polls, cut- the entire coastal belt of the Minister Narendra Modi said started weakening and it’s like- ting off power supply, and State. Several trees were at a rally in Rajasthan. He said ly to enter Bangladesh by swamping towns and villages uprooted and thatched struc- over `1,000 crore had been Saturday evening,” he said. in the State. tures destroyed at some places, released in advance for the No cyclone ever had such The strongest cyclone in including Bhubaneswar. All states affected by Fani. a long duration in April. The India in 20 years made landfall flights from Bhubaneswar have The Union Health Home Ministry said an eye of around 8 am in Puri, with roar- been cancelled since Thursday Ministry has announced can- cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ “com- ing winds flattening huts, midnight, and Kolkata airport cellation of Bhubaneswar as a pletely moved into land” by 10 enveloping the pilgrim town in is shut from 3 pm on Friday till centre for the AIIMS PG 2019 am on Friday weakening its sheets of rain, and submerging 8 am on Saturday. 140 trains, examination due to Fani. fury, but heavy rainfall is still homes in residential areas. including 83 passenger trains, “AIIMS PG exam is sched- predicted in Odisha, Andhra The extremely severe have been cancelled so far. uled on May 5. Due to cyclone Pradesh, West Bengal and cyclone Fani, a name given by In Bhubaneswar, people Fani, AIIMS Delhi is can- parts of the northeastern Bangladesh, weakened from took shelter under shades as celling the exam centre in States. The system is likely to an “extremely severe” to “very the heavy rain lashed the city. Bhubaneswar. Another exam weaken gradually and emerge severe”, and is predicted to They said their “homes were will be conducted for students into Gangetic West Bengal as further weaken to a “severe shaking”. After crossing affected by this cancellation as a “severe cyclonic storm” by the cyclone” before moving to West Odisha, cyclone Fani is likely soon as normalcy returns early morning of May 4. Bengal. to move towards West Bengal (sic),” Union Health Secretary Thereafter, it is expected to In several videos doing before tapering off. Cyclone Preeti Sudan tweeted. move further north-north- rounds on social media showed Fani also triggered heavy rain KJ Ramesh, Director eastwards and emerge into the impact of the powerful gale in parts of north coastal General of the India Bangladesh by May 4 evening and heavy rain. In videos post- Andhra Pradesh, where gusty Meteorological Department as a cyclonic storm. ed by Sitangshu Kar, the winds with speed reaching up (IMD), predicted light to mod- Continued on Page 7 Damaged structures and uprooted tress lie along a road in Puri after Cyclone Fani hit Odisha on Friday AP CAPSULE Cong candidate raps Burhan Wani's EC CLEAN CHIT TO MODI Shatrughan for Shah confident of landslide win in UP IN ALL COMPLAINTS last ‘Tiger’, 2 New Delhi: The EC concluded campaign for PNS n LUCKNOW India have already decided jholi mein daal do’ and Uttar on Friday that Prime Minister that they want Narendra Pradesh will become the other Hizbul Narendra Modi did not ‘Samajwadi’ wife JP president Amit Shah Modi again as Prime Minister number one state of India. violate the model code or its Bexuded confidence that after May 23,” the BJP presi- He said during the advisory on armed forces in his AGENCY n LUCKNOW despite being opposed by the dent said. Manmohan Singh-led UPA terrorists shot speech in Varanasi. With this, ‘mahamilavati’ (adulterated) Counting of votes after government, Rs 3 lakh crore MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU the EC has decided on five he Congress candidate from Samajwadi Party-Bahujan the completion of seven phas- were given to Uttar Pradesh complaints against Modi and TLucknow on Friday took strong Samaj Party alliance, his party es Lok Sabha elections on by the Centre from 2009 to joint team of security gave him a clean chit in all exception to party leader Shatrughan would win 74 Lok Sabha May 19 will be taken up on 2014 while during the five Aforces early on Friday matters. Sinha canvassing for his wife, who is the seats in Uttar Pradesh. May 23. years of Narendra Modi gov- morning dealt a body blow to Samajwadi Party candidate in the con- “In 2014, along with our Referring to the strike by ernment, there was sharp top Hizbul Muhajideen (HM) AKSHAY SAYS HE HOLDS stituency. ally, the BJP won 73 Lok the Indian Air Force at the hike in fund allocation to UP commanders active in Kashmir CANADIAN PASSPORT Shatrughan was present during the Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. terror camp in Balakot deep and it increased to over Rs 10 Valley by neutralising Lateef Mumbai: Setting to rest filing of nomination papers by his wife, I want to assure you that in inside the territory of lakh crore. Ahmad Dar, alias Tiger of speculation about his Poonam Sinha. He attended an election 2019 the tally of our seats will Pakistan following the killing Lauding the leadership of Dogripora Pulwama, the lone citizenship, actor Akshay Kumar meeting on Thursday with Samajwadi not be 72, it will be 74. Since of 40 jawans in Pulwama, Rajnath Singh, the BJP pres- surviving member of Burhan on Friday said his aim is to Party president Akhilesh Yadav. January this year, I have vis- Shah said, “The entire coun- ident said “the troika of Wani group, along with two make India a stronger nation “From the behaviour of Shatrughan ited 284 Lok Sabha con- try celebrated the air strike BJP president Amit Shah at a public rally in Lucknow on Friday Rajnath-Modi-Yogi has other local terrorists in a fierce even though he holds a Sinha, it appears that although he has stituencies and in all four cor- but I am at my wits end why proved to be very lucky for firefight in South Kashmir’s Canadian passport. joined the Congress, but has not yet ners of the country, I hear there was mourning in the UP as Lucknow and rest of Shopian district. resigned from the RSS,” Acharya people chanting ‘Modi, offices of Samajwadi Party, ernment, the BJP president ies of jawans of the Indian the state has achieved devel- Timing of the clinical oper- KEJRIWAL GETS NOTICE Pramod, the Congress’ Lucknow can- Modi’,” Amit Shah said on Bahujan Samaj Party and said the list was endless. He Army were beheaded. After opment in all fields”. ation is set to boost the morale FROM POLL AUTHORITIES didate, tweeted. Friday while addressing an Congress.” said the NDA government the terror strike at Pulwama “Lucknow has the dis- of the security forces deployed New Delhi: Poll authorities in Shatrughan Sinha quit the BJP election meeting here to solic- Shah said, “Earlier only not only improved the eco- in which 40 jawans of CRPF tinction of electing Atal in the area to ensure peaceful Delhi have issued a showcause recently and is the Congress candidate it support for BJP candidate two countries were known for nomic lot of 22 crore poor were martyred, the Indian Air Bihari Vajpayee for five con- polling in the final phase in notice to Chief Minister Arvind from the Patna Sahib constituency in Rajnath Singh. surgical strikes — USA and people of India, it also Force hit back deep inside the secutive terms. Rajnath Singh Shopian and Pulwama districts Kejriwal, asking him to submit Bihar. Poonam is the SP-BSP-RLD “The chant of Modi by Israel. The Narendra Modi secured the nation from ter- Pakistan territory on the ‘ter- is the true inheritor of the on May 6. certificate obtained by a panel, alliance candidate from Lucknow, who the people is not a mere poll government added a third ror strikes.