Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Friday, 14 January 2022

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Odisha Excise Seizes Over 1 Tonne Ganja From Oal-Laden Truck

The Excise department on Friday seized over a tonne of ganja stashed inside an oal-laden truck from Koraput. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 2 years ago
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Demand For Deferral Of OAS Mains Exam 2021 Grows Louder, Aspirants Stage Demo In Bhubaneswar

Citing the relentless uptrend of Covid-19 case graph in the State, the agitating students urged the OPSC Chairman to consider the health of the candidates before the conduct of examinations. More
  • Sanjeev Kumar Patro
  • 2 years ago
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Over 50% Of Odisha Show High Infection Rate, Third Wave Spreads To Rural Areas

As many as five tribal districts have now started recording a weekly positive rate of over 5 percent. A Cambridge University report predicts the peak in the fourth week of January More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 2 years ago
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Once A Shield, Barabati Fort’s Moat In Dire Need Of Restoration 

The irony is that the Fort’s moat is crying for attention. It is in urgent need of restoration. More
  • Sanjeev Kumar Patro
  • 2 years ago
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Will Odisha See More Rains? Two More Western Disturbances To Hit India Between Jan 16 -20

Many places in the State are going to receive rainfall induced by the second Western Disturbance More
  • Sanjeev Kumar Patro
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha No 1 In Country With 213 Lightning Deaths In 2021, 2nd In Natural Disaster Toll

As per IMD's Annual Climate Summary-2021, Odisha reported only 4 deaths in 3 cyclonic storms More
  • Ramakanta Biswas
  • 2 years ago
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Gangs Of Ghogharpali: Coal Mining Mafia Having Field Day In Sundergarh, Admin Mum

The coal extracted from Rampia Coal Block is reportedly supplied to brick kilns and industrial units in neighbouring Chhattisgarh. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 2 years ago
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Covid-19 Hits Healthcare Services At Capital Hospital As Staff, Doctors Down With Infection

Owing to the third wave surge these days, the Capital Hospital has been struggling to maintain healthcare services up to the mark. More
  • Ramakanta Biswas
  • 2 years ago
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More Containment Zones Come Up In Bhubaneswar As Covid Cases Explode 

As many as 11 places were declared micro containment zones by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) today from where multiple cases of Covid infections have been detected.  More
  • Mrunal Manmay Dash
  • 2 years ago
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COVID Spurt: CMC Marks 3 Cuttack Courts As Micro Containment Zone

The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has sealed the court premises of the Cuttack Civil Judge, District & Sessions Judge and Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) in Cuttack on Friday marking them as containment zones following detection of multiple Covid positive cases. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 2 years ago
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Cops Thrash Pick-Up Van Driver On False Charges In Odisha’s Boudh, Video Goes Viral

A video of the alleged police brutality went viral on social media. More
  • Ramakanta Biswas
  • 2 years ago
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Ragging In VSSUT: Marks Penalty, Rs 15K Fine For 6 Senior Students

All the implicated students and their parents have been asked to submit declaration /undertaking in prescribed format in the office of the Dean, Students' Welfare by January 31, 2022. More
  • Ananya Padhihary
  • 2 years ago
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‘No Road,No Vote’: Odisha Village Voters Raise Call Ahead Of Panchyat Polls

Tired of the apathy by public representatives, the people of Das Sahi alleged that the politicians make promises before every election that they will construct the road but forget it as soon as the elections are over. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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Two Men In Odisha Villages ‘Bridging’ Success Stories Where Government Failed

Two individuals in Odisha have set examples for others by building an equal number of bridges across rivers to provide succour to fellow villagers More
  • Ramakanta Biswas
  • 2 years ago
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Train Service Between Baripada-Puri Flagged Off

As per the schedule, the train will depart from Baripada on Thursday night at 11.50 am and arrive at Puri station at 7 am the next day. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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Delay In Paddy Procurement, Unseasonal Rain Worry Western Odisha Farmers

Making things worse, hundreds of paddy sacks have been drenched in the unseasonal rain More
  • Sharmili Mallick
  • 2 years ago
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Puri Srimandir Servitors Above 60 Years Get Booster Shots

Meanwhile, the doors of Srimandir have remained closed for the public since January 10. The shrine will remain shut till January 31 in view of the rising cases of Coronavirus in the State and also the detection of some cases in the shrine. More
  • Odishatv Bureau
  • 2 years ago
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MBBS Exams At VIMSAR Burla Postponed Amid Rising Covid-19 Cases

The MBBS exam, which has been postponed due to the Covid-19 surge, was scheduled to begin on January 15 More
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  • 2 years ago
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Odisha's Forest Cover Increases By 537.44 Sq Km In Two Years

The rise in the Odisha forest area by 537.44 sq km between 2019 and 2020 is more than the 237 sq km growth during the previous two years. More
  • Sharmili Mallick
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha Reports 10,273 New Covid-19 Cases, 4 Deaths; Active Cases Over 50K

Odisha so far has tested 26,479,398 samples, including 75,731 in the last 24 hours, for Covid-19 while the test positivity rate stood 13.5 per cent in the State. More
  • Sharmili Mallick
  • 2 years ago
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Weather Alert: Yellow Warning Issued For 11 Odisha Districts

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati and at one or two places over the rest of the districts of Odisha on January 16. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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Centre Clears Six-Month Extension For Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra

Following the approval of the State government’s proposal by the Personnel Department, Mohapatra’s tenure will be extended for six months More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 2 years ago
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This Is Why The Sun God Is Worshipped On Makara Shankranti

The festival is also celebrated in a grand way at the Jagannath Tempel in Puri, at Hatakeshwar temple at Atri in Khordha district, Dhabaleswar Temple in Cuttack and Makara Muni temple in Balasore.   More
  • Ramakanta Biswas
  • 2 years ago
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Covid Protocols Issued For Odisha Hospitals To Keep Infections At Bay 

The health department said all elective surgeries are to be stopped and emergency surgeries need to be taken up with universal precautions. It prohibited entry of media representatives inside OPD and IPD of hospitals.     More
  • Mrunal Manmay Dash
  • 2 years ago
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Speculations Rife Over Women Candidature For Mayor’s Office, Male Counterparts ‘Disheartened’

With the publishing of the gazette notification by the Odisha government to reserve the Mayoral seats in Berhampur and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporations for women candidates, speculations are rife over the probable women contenders in three major political parties, BJD, BJP and Congress. More
  • Ramakanta Biswas
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha Hospitals Asked To Use Telemedicine For Medical Care To Patients, SOP Issued 

In view of the present COVID-19 situation it has become essential to provide health services and advice by alternative means, the Health department said. More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha Panchayat Polls: Political Parties Explore Ways To Launch Digital Campaign

This time around, Facebook and WhatsApp are going to be flooded with videos of candidates making enticing promises and hankering for votes. More
  • Ramakanta Biswas
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha Paanwala Installs Lockers In Shop To Make Paan Available For Customers 24X7  

Bizarre it may sound, but Ananda Panjawani, who owns a paan shop at Parsuram Chhak in Kantabanji town of Bolangir has made locker facility to facilitate storing of pans for the regular customers. More
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