News from Odisha

Patna: Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time on Monday which was also his fourth successive term. Governor Phagu Chauhan administered the oath to Kumar at the ceremony at Raj Bhavan. He was sworn in as the CM for the 7th time in his 20 years of political […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Abhibhabak Mahasangh, an organisation of parents across the state, has written to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeking the latter’s intervention over the alleged plans of the School and Mass Education Department to close down around 14,000 government-run schools in the state to benefit private schools. In fact, the organisation has demanded the […]

Washington: President Donald Trump again refused to acknowledge his defeat in the 2020 US Presidential Election by Democrat challenger Joe Biden on Monday and insisted that he “won” the November 3 presidential election. “I won the Election! Trump tweeted on Monday. The tweet was flagged by the social networking site, which said, Official sources called […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Odisha government urged the railway board to cancel all passenger trains to Chhattisgarh in view of the rising Covid-19 graph, the East Coast Railway (ECoR)…

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based vaccines and pharmaceutical company Biological E. Ltd (BE) announced that it has initiated clinical trial of its Covid-19 subunit vaccine candidate in the country on Monday following approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI). BE collaborated with Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Dynavax), a US-based vaccine focused biopharmaceutical company, and Baylor College of […]

New Delhi: The government proposes to match GST data mentioned in Form 26AS with the turnover numbers provided while filing income tax returns. The move is aimed at identifying unscrupulous persons who try to avail or pass on input tax credit fraudulently by generating fake invoices. In such cases, the revenue department had found that […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) facilitated multiple options for submission of digital life certificate (DLC) by EPS pensioners. These initiatives will benefit approximately 67 lakh EPS pensioners out of which about 21 lakh are widow/widower, children and orphan pensioners. In general, all pensioners of Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS’95) are required to […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has barred rituals and mass bathing at river ghats in the State during upcoming Chhat Puja celebration as a measure to contain the spread of Covid-19 which experts fear could make a revival during winter season. A notification in this regard was issued (in public interest) by the Special Relief Commissioner […]

Cambridge: Moderna said on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine shots provide strong protection which is a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the US and around the world. Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data from the company’s still ongoing study. A week ago, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to promote homestay facilities at nature trails and eco-tourism spots in the state to attract tourists. During a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Monday, it was decided that homestay facilities would be implemented by the Odisha government from the financial year 2021-22 for a period of […]

Bolangir: Gigantic engraved rocks, believed to be the remains of a temple, have been discovered at Lower Suktel river ghat in Bolangir district. The site where rocks have been found is around two-and-half kilometres away from Roximunda village in the district, sources said. The large engraved rocks were found during excavation of sand with the […]

Puri: Members of the servitors’ association on Monday met the Sankaracharya of Puri- Nischalananda Saraswati and sought his intervention over their demand to reopen temples across the State. They said temples and mutts especially those coming under the Endowment Commission be allowed to reopen for devotees in adherence to the Covid-19 protocols. The Sakhigopal temple, […]

Koraput: The simmering tension between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh is likely to snowball into a major face off if no urgent measures are taken to resolve the disputes over border demarcation, experts opine. Amidst the stand-off, Koraput Collector, Madhusudan Mishra on Monday categorically said that the on-going land measurement works by the Andhra Pradesh government […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued a public notice asking entities involved in streaming of news and current affairs through digital media to comply with the Centre’s earlier order permitting 26 per cent foreign direct investment under the government approval route to such entities. The ministry, in its notice to […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has been directed by the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) to cough up a fine of Rs 10 lakh every month for not complying with the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) directive. The penalty has been imposed for the non-compliance of the NGT’s directive pertaining to the setting up of Biodiversity Management Committees […]