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Under the 'Citizen Sentinel' section of the mParivahan application, citizens can upload photos and videos of people riding without helmets under the 'No Helmet Violation' option and e-challans will be issued to the violators after verification.
The scheme will provide support to artisans and craftspeople in rural and urban areas across India. Eighteen traditional crafts will be covered under the PM Vishwakarma scheme.
As per the State Commerce and Transport department, the scheme will establish a seamless public transport network across the State from Gram Panchayat level up to the State Capital to provide reliable and affordable services.
The Sarpanches alleged that Officer Raj in Odisha is not only confined to the cities where bureaucrats call the shots instead of ministers, in fact, it has spread to the countryside as well. As per their allegations, the BDOs in blocks are obstructing the rights and powers of the Sarpanches.
They alleged that the Odisha government is not sensitive enough about the jobs of engineers and that is why it is forcing the aspirants to appear for GATE exams to get recruited.
As per reports, most patients have been detected from Sadar and Balishankara blocks. So far, one patient has reportedly died of Scrub Typhus in the district.
However, other decisions were taken in the meeting, which was headed by the Special Administrator, Ajay Kumar Jena held at the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) office in Puri.
As per reports, the bus owners have been facing the menace for years, where some anti-socials collect ‘dada bati’ in the name of protection money from the bus owners. In fact, the bus owners alleged that the extortionists even threaten them if they went to the police to lodge a complaint.
Tata Motors has also said that they will continue to produce diesel powered cars despite a hike in GST as long as there are customers willing to buy them.
The State Government is in the process of applying before the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the issue of the Letter of Permission (LoP) in favour of the college for admission of 100 MBBS students for the academic session 2024-25.
Twenty-two riders from 11 teams will be contesting across the weekend in practice sessions, qualifying, sprint race, and the Grand Prix feature race. The 11 teams will race using bikes from renowned manufacturers such as Honda, Yamaha, KTM, Ducati, and Aprilia.
The isolation ward of MKCG Hospital has been the home of Tripathy for the last five years. With no relatives ever enquiring about his whereabouts, he has been left at the hospital for good.
As per reports, primary school teachers across the State staged a dharna in front of almost all the offices of the Block Education Officer (BEO), which in turn has hampered education in schools.
Though the exact reason behind the mass fish deaths has not been ascertained yet, the locals alleged chemical pollutants mixing in the river.
The accused ASI, Niranjan Mohanty was suspended by the district SP Sidhharth Kataria after a written complaint by the ward member.
Telling Patnaik to leave the party, Deb said that he should not criticise his own party while being in the party.
While the exact date and place of the video is yet to be established, the video is said to have been shot at a Maoist camp at an unknown location in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district along Odisha border.
As per reports, the baby was found in the washroom of the female medicine general ward by the patients. The nurses on duty were subsequently informed and they rescued the newborn and alerted the doctor.
Modi stood in front of a giant image of the Konark wheel from Odisha's Sun Temple, while welcoming the leaders with warm handshakes. The Konark wheel was built during the 13th century under the reign of King Narasimhadeva.
As per reports, Singh met with an accident a few years back which rendered him immobilised. Since then, he has been running from pillar to post seeking allowance from the government.