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Cuttack City Reports 64 New COVID19 Cases, 78 Recoveries

Cuttack: In what could be a positive sign in the battle against COVID19, only 64 new positive cases were reported in Cuttack city on Monday. The latest data released by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) revealed that out of the 145 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Cuttack district, 64 were from Cuttack city. #COVID19 […]

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Fake Viral Video Case: Police Promptness After One And Half Years Raises Eyebrows

Bhubaneswar: One and a half year after five arrests were made in connection with a fake video purportedly linking Keonjhar MP Chandrani Murmu that went viral, the alacrity shown by the police in reopening the case recently has raised questions over the intention of the investigating agency. Many question, if some aspects of the case […]

Hyderabad Floods: Affected Families To Get Rs 10K, TN Announces Rs 10 Cr Aid
Hyderabad Floods: Affected Families To Get Rs 10K, TN Announces Rs 10 Cr Aid

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday announced Rs 10,000 as immediate assistance to each household affected by the floods in and around Hyderabad. He also announced that all the houses which were totally damaged in the rains and floods would be given an assistance of Rs 1 lakh each, and those partially […]

Odisha Plus-II Optional Paper Exams From November 5; Know Details

Bhubaneswar: The pending Odisha Plus-II optional paper exams will begin from November 5 and continue till November 7, a notification issued by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) today said. The exams of the subjects, which could not be conducted or grace mark was given, will be held at 56 examination centres across the […]

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Odisha Reports 2738 COVID-19 Recoveries In 24 Hrs

Bhubaneswar: The upward trend of the COVID19 recovery numbers continued on Monday as 2738 more patients recuperated from the dreaded disease. With this, the total count of recoveries climbed to 249575. As per the information provided by the Odisha Health Department, the maximum, 399 recovered from Khordha, 189 from Cuttack, 174 from Angul, 154 from […]

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Agri Minister Launches Rs 10,000 Cr Ayushman Sahakar Fund For Creation Of Healthcare Infrastructure

New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched Rs 10,000 crore NCDC Ayushman Sahakar Fund on Monday for creation of healthcare infrastructure by cooperatives. The National Cooperative Development Corporation fund would give a boost to provision of healthcare services. Under the scheme, the NCDC will give loans totalling Rs 10,000 crore to cooperatives to […]

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Odisha Bypolls: 2 Senior BJD Leaders From Balasore Join BJP

Balasore: With the Balasore Sadar Assembly bypoll date drawing near, the political atmosphere in the constituency is seeing a major transformation. In a major shock to the ruling party, two senior leaders switched alliance from BJD to BJP. BJD Nagar President, Ashish Ghosh and Chairman of Balasore Cooperative Urban Bank, Dhukul Ghadei joined hands with […]

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Doctor's 'Ghungroo' Dance To Cheer Up COVID-19 Patients Wins Hearts

Assam: A video of a doctor on COVID-19 duty, dancing in a protective suit to cheer up patients at a hospital in Assam, is winning praise from all quarters. The video is of Dr Arup Senapati, a surgeon who works at Assam’s Silchar Medical College. The ENT surgeon is winning hearts with his dance performance […]

India At Forefront Of COVID-19 Vaccine Development: PM Modi
India At Forefront Of COVID-19 Vaccine Development: PM Modi

New Delhi: India is now at the forefront of vaccine development for Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while virtually addressing the ‘Grand Challenges’ annual meeting. The assertion came just 48 hours after the Prime Minister chaired a meeting to review India’s vaccine delivery, distribution and administration process. Earlier, the Centre had said […]

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NUJ Condemns Police Action Against OTV Journalist, Terms It Intolerance

Bhubaneswar: The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) expressed concern over police action against a senior journalist of OTV terming it as “nothing but intolerance”. The journalist body issued a press release in this connection on Monday. Condemning the “illegal” detention of OTV senior journalist, Ramesh Rath, the NUJ said, “The police action against Odisha’s OTV […]

IPL 2020: Buttler's Fifty Help RR Clinch Victory From CSK
IPL 2020: Buttler's Fifty Help RR Clinch Victory From CSK

Abu Dhabi: Rajasthan Royals (RR) restricted Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to just 125/5 in their Indian Premier League’s 37th match here on Monday. Jos Buttler’s fifty and his standing partnership with Steve Smith helped RR to clinch victory from CSK. RR won the match by 7 wickets with 15 balls left. Opener Ben Stokes departed […]

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Odisha Launches “Mo Bidyut” App For Electricity Consumers

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated the “Mo Bidyut” portal and app under the government’s 5T initiative through video conferencing to facilitate electricity consumers in the state. As per the reports, consumers can avail electricity connections up to 5 Kilowatt through the app. Besides consumers can also pay their electricity bills and submit […]

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Senior BJP Leader Samir Dey’s Health Condition Stable

Bhubaneswar: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samir Dey’s health condition is stable and he is undergoing treatment at a private hospital, informed Lalatendu Badu, the President of Cuttack Nagar BJP. Badu said Dey is being treated at a private hospital in CDA area of Cuttack for illness and his health condition remains stable. He […]

Bagala Dharmasala Row: False Affidavit Filed By Odisha Govt, Say Social Activists
Bagala Dharmasala Row: False Affidavit Filed By Odisha Govt, Say Social Activists

Puri: The controversy pertaining to the alleged sale of Bagala Dharmasala land in Puri to private parties intensified further with social activists alleging that the Odisha government has furnished false and misleading information in its affidavit submitted in the Orissa High Court. The State government in an affidavit had stated that the land in question […]

NHRC To Govt: Set Up Helpline To Address Problems Of LGBTQ Community
NHRC To Govt: Set Up Helpline To Address Problems Of LGBTQ Community

New Delhi: In a bid to safeguard the LGBTQ+ community and ensure that the basic human rights of this community are not compromised due to the COVID-19 crisis, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued fresh guidelines in this regard. The human rights body has suggested a separate 24×7 toll free helpline number […]

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