Bhubaneswar: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Odisha government on Wednesday appointed senior IAS officer Sanjeev Chopra as the Additional Chief Secretary to Home Department. The 1990 batch IAS officer was allowed to remain in additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary to Government, G.A. & P.G. Department in addition to his own duties. Saswata Mishra, […]
Bhubaneswar: In a big relief, State health department Thursday informed that the new strain of mutant COVID-19 has not been detected in any of the samples sent for genome sequencing. Senior officials said around 204 swab samples were collected from UK returnees and their contacts and were sent for testing as per the protocol. However, […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to reel under intense cold wave as temperature remained below 10 degree Celsius in many parts of the State and is expected to fall further in the coming two days. The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar on Thursday predicted that minimum temperature across Odisha might fall by 2 to 3 degree Celsius […]
Keonjhar: In a tragic incident, four persons were killed and four others injured after a SUV in which they were travelling overturned at Somagiri under Pandapada police limits in the district late on Wednesday night. The SUV carrying 11 persons was coming to Jirang near Harichandanpur in the district while the vehicle lost control and […]
Jeypore: Panic gripped the residents at Ladijodi village under Borigumma block here in Koraput district for last several days after six sloth bears are found moving around the village in the night. Locals said the animals sneak into the human settlement soon after the sunset and roam around till late night before leaving for forest […]
By Devbrat Patnaik Infamous among many as the ‘Chinese’ virus – the lethal Covid-19 made its way into Odisha from Italy via New Delhi in March this year. Nine months into the outbreak of the pandemic in the State, and all eyes are now on the new UK variant genome knocking at the doors of […]
Bhubaneswar: From tomorrow onwards, riding a two-wheeler without wearing helmet will prove costly for riders as the Odisha Government, as per earlier decision, will ensure strict enforcement of provisions under the Motor Vehicle Act. The State Transport Department and police have braced up for crackdown on the violators of the motor vehicle laws. A two-wheeler […]
Bolangir: Vigilance sleuths on Thursday conducted simultaneous raids at several places linked to the branch manager of Central Cooperative Bank in Titlagarh and Puintala panchayat executive officer (PEO) in Bolangir district on charges of amassing disproportionate assets. A team from Bolangir Vigilance division conducted searches in the houses and office of Sagar Rana, the manager […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has imposed night curfew on the eve of New Year across the State, restricting large congregation of people in public places. The restriction will remain in force from 10 pm on December 31 to 5 am of January 1. However, all essential services and public communication have been exempted from curfew. […]
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to ensure that there is no large gathering in public places, the Commissionerate Police on Thursday decided to clamp prohibitory orders under Section 144 in the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. Police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi appealed to the people of the twin cities not to take part in Zero Night […]
New Delhi: A gangster, who is suspected to be on the payroll of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence in terror activities, Sukhmeet Pal Singh alias Sukh Bhikhariwal was deported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India on Thursday for conspiring in the killing of Shaurya Chakra awardee, Indian intelligence agency said. He was wanted by the […]
With a series of heartbreaking and unfortunate events, the outgoing 2020 turned out to be one of the most ominous years which was marked by the loss of a number of eminent personalities from various sections of the society in Odisha. In other words, 2020 which has not been so kind to the people is […]
Bhubaneswar: In a gift to train passengers ahead of New Year, the Indian Railways on Thursday launched the upgraded e-ticketing website. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal unveiled the new e-ticketing website- www.irctc.co.in and IRCTC Rail Connect Mobile App which are used for booking railway tickets ‘online’. It is pertinent to mention here that the Indian Railways […]
Sambalpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur on January 2, 2021. Modi will attend the event through video-conferencing in presence of Odisha Governor Proffesor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other diginitaries. IIM […]
Bargarh: Years of hard work and determination paid off for a youth in a farmer’s family in Odisha’s Bargarh district when he received an appointment letter from the elite Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently. Nihar Ranjan Pradhan, a resident of Jharpali village under Ambabhona block of Bargarh district has been shortlisted as a Scientist/Engineer […]
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