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Omicron Not Endgame, More Fit Variant Will Emerge: Know Why WHO Says So

Unless virus circulation is reduced, the world's vast gene pool will become the lab for variant mutation. Africa continent is vulnerable. Fully vaccinated are also susceptible, says WHO  

Modi's Naveen Praise - A Harakiri Or Strategy?
Odisha Panchayat Polls: PM Modi Praising CM Patnaik A Political Harakiri Or Strategy

In last 4-years, this is PM Modi's third praise for Naveen. The earlier extols were timely. Modi could have avoided this when BJP-BJD are at daggers drawn in rural land. But...

Will Feb Sizzle In Bhubaneswar Like 2021?
Winter Time Up In Odisha But Will February Sizzle In Bhubaneswar Like 2021?

As per IMD and APEC Climate Centre, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur and south Odisha will record above normal temperature

'Anna' Factor Will Be The Decider In Odisha
Odisha Panchayat Polls 2022: 'Anna' Factor Will Decide The Winner

Studies show the scale of tilt in the elections is decided by the B-factor, which means the number of beneficiaries who have availed of the scheme on a real-term basis  

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Odisha Only State Highly Vulnerable To Lightning, 20 Dists, 4 Cr Population Impacted: IMD

Odisha is the top state affected by lightning in the country. When it comes to thunderstorms, none of State's districts in high to very highly vulnerable list

Farmers Protest Over Slow Procurement In Odisha
54% Paddy Procured in 92-Days In Odisha: Data Shows Panchayat Poll Years Worse Than Natural Disaster

Only 6.9 lakh farmers could sell at MSP in Odisha as against a massive 21.05 lakh in Chhattisgarh

Railway Budget 2022-23
Railway Budget 2022: East Coast Railways To Pool Rs 325 cr Via PPP For Station Development In Odisha

Rs 1.89 cr to install 28 lifts at stations under the scheme Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan and Rs 40k for creating a new Rayagada division in East Coast Railway.

Not Roti, Kapada,Makan, Its Rice, Kisan , Makan In Odisha
Odisha Panchayat Polls: Not Roti, Kapada, Makan, BJD 'Zero Hour Uprisings' Shows It's Rice, Kisan, Makan

Reality checks show the zero hour BJD uprisings is to shift the blame on the Centre over the flip-flops in PMAY and rice procurement

Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw At A Press Conference Today
30 Ports In Gujarat In PM Modi's CM Stint, Odisha Yet To Realise Potential: Rail Min Vaishnaw's Spin

Rail Ministers three worded sentence 'coastline is goldmine' delivers a massive political punch to the ruling BJD

How Much School-Ready Is Odisha
Odisha Unlocks Schools From Feb 7: Know How School-Ready Is The State

Schools with high students-to-classroom ratio, adhering to physical distancing norms and indoor masking when day time temperature is set to rise from Feb end, regular screening test mandatory, says CDC

Death Penalty On Rise In Odisha
Death Sentences Rise In Tandem With POCSO Cases In Odisha, 11 Convicts On Death Row

Since 1994 capital punishment sentences were given to 66 convicts in the State, but the number of convicts on death row in Odisha at the end of 2021 were 11

Budget 2022-23
Union Budget 2022: No Midas Touch On Personal Taxes, Know New Tax Proposals On Digital Assets

A new updated return filing system is proposed wherein a voluntary updated return can be filed within 2 years from the end of the relevant Assessment Year (AY)

Pure-Bred 'Horse Trading' Made Free
Union Budget 2022: 'Horse Trading' Made Free, Kaju to Khajur & Nighties To Trousers Cheaper

The FM has taxed high where that hurts Indian local industries, and has gone liberal where the imports as inputs are critical for Indian industries to run the show

Central Tax Devolution To Odisha In 2022-23
36.97K Cr For Odisha In Budget 2022-23 As Pandemic Stress On Centre's Earnings Eases

Pandemic blow is writ large. As against the 15th FC award of Rs 114,777 cr to Odisha for FY 21-23, State will be receiving Rs 70,674 cr

Economic Survey Show High Unemployment In Odisha
Economic Survey 2022 Nails High Job Loss In Odisha, Unemployment Rate 2nd Highest After Kerala

Since services sector in Odisha takes 26.4 percent share in the total employment generated, the mayhem is visible when the sector went down weak at knees

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