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Patnaik Inaugurates Hostels For ST/SC Students - 2021-03-03T02:51:31+05:30

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated hostels for scheduled tribe (ST) and scheduled caste (SC) students in the state. The CM inaugurated three 'Akankhya hostels' located at Berhampur, Sambalpur and Rourkela, an official said, adding that Rs 150 crore was spent on the construction of these hostels.
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15 New COVID-19 Cases Push Assam S Tally To 2,17,585 - 4+05:30

Assam's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,17,585 as 15 more people tested positive for the infection on Tuesday, the National Health Mission (NHM) said. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 1,093 as no fresh fatality due to the disease was reported on the day, it said.
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Bengal Reports 171 New COVID-19 Cases, 2 Fresh Fatalities - 2021-03-03T02:48:10+05:30

West Bengal's COVID-19 tally mounted to 5,75,487 on Tuesday as 171 new cases were reported, while two fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 10,270, a health bulletin said. Kolkata reported the highest number of new cases at 70, while the fresh fatalities were registered in the metropolis and its neighbouring North 24 Parganas district, it said.
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Odisha Varsity Students Tested COVID Positive Due To Faulty Kits: Official - 2+05:30

Altogether 25 students of a technology university in Odisha's Sambalpur district were detected with COVID-19 as the kits used to test them were faulty, a senior state government official said on Tuesday. Those students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) at Burla were found positive for coronavirus in rapid antigen tests conducted between February 25 and 27.
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Hospital: SUV Carrying 27 Crashes With Semitruck, Killing 15 - 2021-03-03T01:15:37+05:30

El Centro (US), Mar 2 (AP) An SUV believed to be carrying 27 people crashed into a semitruck Tuesday on a Southern California highway, killing 15 people and leaving others injured, hospital officials said. Judy Cruz, director of El Centro Regional Medical Center's emergency department, said 14 people died at the scene, which is about 11 miles (18 kilometers) north of the U.S.-Mexico border, and another died after arriving at the hospital. Officials believe there were 27 people in an SUV that struck a tractor-trailer full of gravel. Multiple patients were sent to hospitals for their injuries, including four flown to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, spokesman Todd Burke said. Three were in intensive care, he said..
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