The famous Tarini Temple at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district will be thrown open for devotees from Tuesday with all Covid-19 restrictions in place. Not more than 50 devotees will be allowed to enter the temple premises at a time and the use of masks will be made mandatory during darshan.
The devotees will be allowed to have darshan in two phases- from 7.30 am to 12.30 pm and from 4 pm to 7 pm. However, the offering of prasad and diyas will not be allowed at the shrine.
Along with Tarini temple, all religious institutions will open in the district from tomorrow.
The Harvard Infection Rate Index puts Khordha district at 129 of 718 districts in the country. Parliamentary standing committee favours opening of schools but calls to hold classes in alternate days or in two shifts More
Gyanaranjan Das, who is presently posted as Collector & District Magistrate of Bhadrak has been appointed as Director of Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department. More
The dispute over Kotia is a long-pending border issue between Andhra Pradhesh and Odisha. Both States have been claiming their sovereign rights over the area, which consists of 27 small tribal hamlets on the border. More
Several parts of Odisha will experience rainfall, thunderstorm with lightning activity till August 13, a release issued by the IMD stated. More
While nine districts in Odisha have received normal rainfall, below-average rainfall has been reported in 21 districts so far. More
For conducting Puja in Puja Pandals/Mandaps, the organisers shall apply to and obtain necessary permission from the District Magistrate or any other officer authorised by him/ her, said State Special Relief Commissioner. More
The CSC operators were involved in issuing forged crop insurances policies against land belonging to farmers in and around Turekela area. More
Ahead of a possible third wave of the Covid pandemic, the Odisha government started conducting on-line training sessions for paediatricians, medical officers and staff nurses More
As many as 4000 computer teachers on Monday staged a demonstration in front of Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) office in Bhubaneswar protesting against their disengagement from service. The protestors raised slogans and attempted to barge into the office premises of OSEPA. The angry teachers alleged that the government is not paying heed to their demands despite repeated pleas and threatened mass suicide.
Meanwhile, the police picked up the protestors citing Covid restrictions. “As per the government guidelines, congregation is prohibited. They violated Covid-19 restrictions. Besides, some of the protestors were carrying phenyl and kerosene with them,” DCP Umashankar Dash said. “Two to three persons have also thrown kerosene. An inspector of Capital police station was injured while preventing them from taking any extreme step. Keeping in views these violations, action as per law will be taken against them,” he added.
As many as seven persons including the Additional Collector of Boudh NC Jyotishankar Nayak were injured as two cars collided head-on at Ranganatia square under Daspalla police station in Nayagarh district on Monday.
The injured have been admitted to Nayagarh Medical in critical conditions. Nayak's car was on its way to Boudh from Bhubaneswar when it met with the accident.
Jatra artistes and gym owners across Odisha staged protests at the Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar on Monday demanding relaxation of restrictions imposed on their shows and gymnasiums due to the ongoing second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. The protestors hit the streets by shouting slogans and urging the State government to give their livelihood back.
"Though running of jatra shows and reopening of gyms have been allowed in the August guidelines, it is impossible to run them without further relaxation of restrictions," said a protestor.
A joint team of Lalbag police and the Special Squad of Commissionerate Police carried out raids and arrested six persons with brown sugar weighing 1.195 kg More
Vigilance sleuths on Monday conducted simultaneous raids at the property of Ghana Shyam Sahoo, Assistant Secretary of Gaisilet Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society (PACS) in Bargarh district following allegations of possession of disproportionate assets. Two teams comprising one DSP, four inspectors and other staff conducted raids at two places in Bargarh district. During the raids, three plots, one four-wheeler, two two wheelers and cash worth Rs 1,66,000 were found in possession of Sahoo. Further search operation was underway tll the last report came in.
Medicines meant to be given to patients free of cost were reportedly set on fire and buried before their expiry date at a health centre in Cuttack district. More
Tent house and catering bodies staged a protest at the Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar demanding relaxation of restrictions imposed on social events More
Study titled ‘Non-communicable diseases care during COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-method study in Khordha district of Odisha, India showed that almost half of the participants had difficulties in managing their NCD-related care during the Covid pandemic. More
The Odisha Government today allowed off=line classes for the final year students at all technical institutes across the State amid strict Covid behaviors More
The religious places which remained off limits for devotees due to Covid pandemic, reopened today In Khordha amid Covid behaviours More
Soumya Ranjan Sahoo, a student of Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir in Phulbani used his leisure time during lockdown to gain knowledge on cyber education More
Odisha confirmed 66 new Covid-19 death cases on Monday taking the death toll to 6501. Khordha district witnessed the highest number of 29 deaths followed by Cuttack (13), Sambalpur (8), Bargarh (7) and Bolangir (3).
The number of cases dipped further as the State reported 886 cases and with this the total number of deaths mounted to 9,87, 956. The active cases stand at 11,486. As many as 9,69,916 patients have recovered from the infection so far with the addition of 1,463 on Monday.
Koraput police busted a gambling den and detained 20 people in Borigumma area late on Sunday night. More
The prisoner identified as Suman Dehury was found in an unconscious state on Sunday following which was admitted to hospital More
After a gap of six months, technical institutes will resume classroom teaching from Monday in strict adherence to Covid 19 guidelines More
ICMR's Bhubaneswar Unit is undertaking the Anthrax elimination project in Koraput in association with Odisha Health and Veterinary departments More
A look at the top-10 enrolled states reveals that, except Haryana, enrolment is high in states where the farmers face the brunt of high crop loss due to natural (cyclone, flood, drought) and pest disasters. More
The rate of the oil had declined by Rs 15-20 a fortnight ago, however, it is currently retailing Rs 10 more than the fixed price in the market. More
A high of 40 per cent of households in the State have been faced with at least one power quality (voltage problem) issues More
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