Miscellaneous News Updates

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made the announcement on the occasion of distribution of BSKY smart health cards programme held virtually.

According to the complainant, some villagers told him that the animal was under the influence of witchcraft.

Meanwhile, the Editors Guild of India (EGI) and Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC) have condemned the detention and demanded the immediate release of the two journalists.

The authorities said that most trails in the park have become slushy under the impact of rainfall for last few days and thick blanket of fog engulfing the national park could become dangerous for the travelers or safari, so it has been decided to keep visitors away from the biosphere reserve. 

The Gangapur police station of Odisha has been selected as one of the top three police stations of India for the year 2021.

Apart from the home to a rich biodiversity of flora and fauna, the national park is abode to as many as 1,768 saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus), as per the census held in January this year.

Sadhuapada village in Soro block of Balasore district on Sunday witnessed a reunion of a missing man with his family which seemed like a spectacle straight out from a movie script.

The information given by the office of Kendrapara collector in response to an RTI application stated that land acquisition for the mega drinking water project on Kharasrota River has not been carried out yet.

The air quality in Delhi improved marginally on Sunday from Saturday's "severe" to "very poor category". According to the forecast from the Air Quality Early Warning System, the AQI will continue to remain in the "very poor" category till at least Tuesday.

The air quality in the National Capital Region currently reeling in the 'severe category', left people gasping for fresh air on Sunday morning.

Dr Debabala Swain, the head of Computer Science department at the university, has developed the stick and recently put it up for display during a research conclave held at Utkal University.

The injured were identified as Shafiq's son Shahid Abdullah, wife Aayesha Khatoon, mother Sabadrina, and Jayeda Khatoon. All of them are initially admitted in sub-divisional hospital Danapur and later on shifted to Patna Medical College and hospital (PMCH) as their condition was critical.

Heavy downpour left several areas in the silk city waterlogged. Not just Berhampur, after incessant rainfall for two days, many places in Ganjam district suffered the same fate.

The first supplementary statement of expenditure for the year 2021-22 will be presented on the first day of the session (December 1). 

A video of the Personal Security Officer (PSO) of an Odisha MLA has gone viral. On Saturday, the PSO was purportedly seen brandishing a gun to threaten some Congress workers during a scuffle.