Visakhapatnam: As many as 32 passengers had a close shave after a bus carrying them from Odisha caught fire on the National Highway-5 at Paikaraopeta near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday. Though the exact reason behind the fire has not been ascertained, short-circuit is suspected to be the cause behind the mishap. All the […]
Puri: Puri Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingha Deb on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the Centre to withdraw the National Monument Authority (NMA)’s proposed heritage bylaws for the Lord Jagannath Temple. The Puri King appealed to the Central government to hold prior consultations with the State government of Odisha before taking any steps concerning the Srimandir. He […]
Bhubaneswar: The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority of Odisha government, headed by the Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Tuesday, approved eight investment proposals to the tune of Rs 1242.02 crore. As per official sources, the eight new industrial projects are in the Metal & Metal Downstream, IT & ESDM, Manufacturing, Logistics and Tourism […]
Angul/Dhenkanal: A group of villagers allegedly attacked a police team while the latter were escorting an accused from Amana village in Dhenkanal district after arresting him in an oil theft case on Tuesday. The attackers were in an inebriated condition and mistook the accused for a child lifter that led to the commotion, informed Angul […]
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is not in favour of one-time relaxation to UPSC exam aspirants who are age-barred, as it will be discriminatory to other candidates. Scores of petitioners, who had exhausted their attempt in October 2020 exam amid Covid-19, had moved the top court urging it […]
Bhubaneswar: All students studying in Odia Medium schools across Odisha who were in Standard IX last year will be eligible to appear this year’s matriculation examination scheduled to be held in May. The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Tuesday issued a notification making it clear that the Class IX students of 2019-20 academic session are […]
Chennai: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen on Tuesday pointed out a tongue-in-cheek warning he gave to India through a Hindi tweet before the England series, rubbing salt into host India’s wounds after they lost the first Test by 227 runs at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium. “India, yaad hai maine pehele hi chetawani di thi ke itna […]
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has directed states and Union Territories to conclude the first dose administration of all frontline workers by March 6, officials said on Tuesday. Ministry officials said that they have communicated to all the states and Union Territories that vaccination for all frontline workers must be scheduled once by March […]
Bhubaneswar: All technical and professional institutions across Odisha will reopen from February 10. However, the physical mode of teaching will resume from February 17 with strict compliance of COVID-19 protocols. As per a notification issued by Skill Development and Technical Education Department, all ITI, polytechnic, engineering colleges and other professional institutions will resume their operations […]
Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to speculations related to the observance of Khandagiri Mela this year, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday has finally decided to cancel it citing COVID guidelines. After a barrage of meetings with all the stake holders, the civic body concluded that with the prevailing COVID-19 restrictions and the ongoing road […]
New Delhi: Over 97 per cent of 7.75 lakh people surveyed after receiving anti-coronavirus vaccine shots have expressed satisfaction with the immunisation process, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The government is taking feedback from those vaccinated since January 17 through its mobile app CoWIN and has got responses from 7.75 lakh people, Health […]
Bhubaneswar: With the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Government having declared to conduct the Panchayat polls in the Kotia gram panchayat of 28 villages in Odisha, a peeved State government has on Tuesday decided to move to the Apex Court to seek a restraining order to maintain status quo. The flashpoint this time around has been that […]
Puri: Nagarjuna Besha of Lord Jagannath and siblings will not be held in 2021 as stated earlier by the almanac writers of Srimandir in December 2020. The announcement was made by the Administrator (Rituals) of Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Jitendra Sahu on Tuesday. Addressing a presser, Sahu said, “It is a standard practice in […]
Baripada: Defying all odds, a girl from the tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district of Odisha emerged winner of Opera Miss India Contest Season 2. Subhangi Jana has brought laurels for Odisha by winning the national-level beauty contest which was conducted through virtual mode. More than 200 participants from across India were selected for the final round and […]
Bhadrak: Four buses and an SUV gutted after a major fire broke out at a garage on National Highway-16 near Dahanigadia Chhak here in the district in the early hours of Wednesday. The bus staff, who were sleeping inside the buses, managed a narrow escape in the incident. Eyewitnesses said the fire broke at around […]
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