Ø Ahead of Cyclone Hudhud, classified as very severe, more than 1.5 lakh
people were evacuated to 370 relief camps and shelters from four districts of
Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and East Godavari of Andhra Pradesh.
With up to 45 cm of rainfall and wind speeds of 180 kmph expected, Hudhud is
due to make landfall between Visakhapatnam and Kalingapatnam in Srikakulam
district on Sunday morning.
Ø Taking forward his announcement during his
address to the nation on August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a
blueprint for the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on
Jayaprakash Narayan’s birth anniversary.
Ø Novelist and short story writer K.R. Meera has
been chosen for this year’s Vayalar Literary Award for her novel ‘Aaraachaar’ (Hangwoman).
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