Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates - Saturday, 15 January 2022

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  • Sanjeev Kumar Patro
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha Misses Its Own Vaccination Goalposts By Yards, State Not In Top-20 List

Andhra Pradesh beats Odisha in both rounds. Rajasthan and Assam are also ahead More
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  • 2 years ago
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OPSC Civil Services Main Exam To Be Held As Per Schedule

The Commission through a press release today informed that the exam will be conducted amid the Covid-19 pandemic More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 2 years ago
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Self Medication To Treat Omicron Symptoms May Prove Dangerous, Cautions Health Expert

Pointing out some important facts about Omicron, health expert Jayant Panda said that the Covid-19 mutant strain remains in throat and does not infect chest, nor does it make a patient serious. More
  • Suryakant Jena
  • 2 years ago
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Brave Odisha Youth Saves National Boxing Champ, Coach From Drowning In Puducherry Sea

A youth from Nayagarh district of Odisha has won the hearts of many for showing extraordinary courage in saving two people from drowning in deep sea on the Puducherry coast in Tamil Nadu without caring for own life.  More
  • Pradeep Singh
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha SEC Asks Collectors, SPs To Submit Panchayat Poll Management Plan By Jan 28

Nodal officers will be appointed in all the districts to enforce the Covid-19 protocols and model code of conduct at all polling stations More
  • Sanjeev Kumar Patro
  • 2 years ago
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Lower Back Pain, Sore Throat Are Omicron Symptoms; Odisha Recovery Rate Drops To 5%

Omicron (and its sub-lineages) now account for 53.2 percent of the genomes sequenced in the country. Omicron Viral clearing rate is 5.35 days, the time in Odisha is around 14 days More
  • Pradeep Pattanayak
  • 2 years ago
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Ganjam’s Chalk Carving Artist Sculpts His Way To Record Books; Know Details

But a few take up ‘chalk carving’ as a hobby, because besides creativity, it also requires a pair of skilled hands. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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Villagers In Odisha's Koraput Allege Sale of 'Plastic Rice' In Local Market

Some villagers claimed that the rice they bought from the market was different from normal grains. Some of the grains were floating in the hot water while cooking More
  • Sharmili Mallick
  • 2 years ago
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Notorious Conman Held For Over Rs 3 Crore Fraud In Bhubaneswar

Disclosing the modus operandi of the accused, Satpathy said that Prabhakar would initially borrow small amounts (Rs 1 lakh to 2 lakh) and return the money with huge interest within 10 to 15 days. Later, after winning the confidence of the investors, he would take huge sums and then vanish. More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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AIIMS Bhubaneswar To Stop Walk-In OPD Services From Jan 17 As Covid Cases Surge

However, the OPDS will remain functional only for online registered patients and all emergency cases More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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Conduct Of Panchayat Elections In Odisha Will Be A Unique Challenge Amid Covid Surge: DGP Bansal

The forthcoming Panchayat elections in Odisha will be conducted amid strict enforcement of the election code of conduct and adherence to the Covid-19 guidelines, said Bansal More
  • Odishatv Bureau
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha's Omicron Tally Breaches 200-Mark With 32 More Infections

Odisha had on Wednesday witnessed its biggest single-day jump (67) in the highly-transmissible Omicron variant of the virus More
  • Sharmili Mallick
  • 2 years ago
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Asymptomatic Patients Do Not Require Covid Test, Says Odisha Public Health Director

Mishra said patients suffering from mild to moderate symptoms can stay in home isolation. However, patients who are critical or need oxygen support will have to get admitted, Mishra added. More
  • Sharmili Mallick
  • 2 years ago
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Woman Dumps Husband After Finding Him HIV Positive In Odisha’s Bhadrak

On the other hand, the woman alleged that her in-laws and husband used to physically harass her and since she was unable to bear the trauma anymore, she decided to leave the family. More
  • Mrunal Manmay Dash
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha Releases Draft Reservation List For Chairpersons In 107 Municipalities, NACs

Releasing the notification, the Department stated, “The State government do hereby propose to publish a notification in the Odisha Gazette showing reservation of office of Chairperson of the Municipality/ NAC for several categories.” More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha's Dhinkia Turns Into Fortress After Friday’s Violent Clashes Between Police & Villagers

Tension is running high in the village following the arrest of some villagers who had confronted the police during the eviction of betel vine plantations More
  • Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha FC Appoints Kino Garcia As Interim Head Coach

Garcia, who served as the assistant coach of the club, will be taking over the duties of the chief coach from Odisha’s next game which is against NorthEast United FC More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 2 years ago
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Mercury To Drop By 3 To 4 Degree Celsius In Odisha; Check IMD’s Latest Forecast

As per the IMD’s weather bulletin, the minimum temperature in different parts of the State is likely to plunge by 3 to 4 degree Celsius. The gradual fall in minimum temperature will persist for almost three days. More
  • Somatirtha Purohit
  • 2 years ago
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1 Killed, Crops & Property Damaged As Elephants Run Amok In 3 Odisha Districts

A herd of elephants unleashed terror in Khordha district. The wild animals destroyed boundary wall of a park near the district Collector's office and triggered panic in the locality. More
  • Mrunal Manmay Dash
  • 2 years ago
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Minor Girl Raped On Bhubaneswar Outskirts, One Detained

The girl was all alone at her home when the miscreant forcibly picked up her and allegedly raped her. The survivor was initially admitted in Balipatna hospital and later shifted to Capital Hospital in a critical condition. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha Logs Over 10K New Covid Infections For Third Straight Day; 3K Plus Cases From Khordha

Khordha district topped the chart with highest 3087 Covid-19 cases, followed by Sundergarh (1943), Cuttack (909), Sambalpur (500) and Mayurbhanj district reported 376 new Covid-19 cases. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 2 years ago
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Odisha Higher Education Dept Invites Applications From UG-PG Students For Various Scholarships

The scholarships will be awarded to students who are pursuing general courses- Under Graduate (UG) (+3), Post Graduate (PG), Technical and Professional courses in SAMS and Non-SAMS institutions (i.e CBSE/ICSE affiliated schools, Universities /Management/ Engineering and Technical Institutions) inside and outside Odisha. More
  • Mrunal Manmay Dash
  • 2 years ago
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Tension In Bhadrak After Youth Meets With Accident During Mask Enforcement Drive

Tension flared up on Friday evening at Bhadrak town when a young man was left with a broken leg after a two-wheeler hit him during a mask checking drive by the Police. More
  • Vikash Sharma
  • 2 years ago
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Tiffin Bombs, Medicines Seized From Maoist Dump In Odisha’s Malkangiri

The explosive dump was detected by the personnel of the Special Operation Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF). More
  • Odishatv Bureau
  • 2 years ago
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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 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
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