News from Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar is the capital of Odisha .It is the biggest city and the main power corridor of Odisha. The city is famous for its ancient rich heritage especially its historic monumental temples. It is popularly known as the temple city. Because many temples built from sandstone are dotted around Bindu Sagar Lake in the old city, including the 11th-century Hindu Lingaraja Temple.

Dharmendra Pradhan
Cyclone Yaas: Dharmendra Pradhan Reviews Preparedness With NDRF DG, IMD Chief

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today reviewed the preparedness as weather department has predicted a cyclonic storm to hit the coast between Odisha and West Bengal.

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Covid19: Odisha Reports 11,108 New Cases, 26 Deaths

Odisha’s Covid caseload jumped to 67,9530 on Saturday with  11,108 new cases having been reported in the last 24 hours.

Rain Lashing
Low Pressure Over Bay Of Bengal To Trigger Rain In Odisha From May 24: IMD

A cyclonic system over south-east and adjoining Bay of Bengal is likely to trigger a low pressure area over east-central and north Andman sea today, the regional weather department informed.

Covid Vaccine
Covid Vaccine Procurement: Odisha Modifies Terms For Global Tender

As per the modifications, the storage condition has been revised up to minus 20 degree Celsius subject to condition that the vaccines will remain stable and maintain its potency at 2 degree Celsius to 8 degree Celsius for at least 12 hours.

Pradeep Panigrahi
MLA Pradeep Panigrahi, IFS Abhay Kant Pathak Test COVID Positive In Jharapada Jail

Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi and Retired IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak, both lodged at Jharpada jail in Bhubaneswar, test positive for COVID19 on Friday. The duo has been isolated and initial treatment has begun, informed sources.

Pradeep Jena
Odisha Well Prepared To Tackle Possible Cyclone: SRC Pradeep Jena

The concerned officials have been directed to ensure proper evacuation of people living in low-lying areas and kutcha houses to avoid any kind of eventualities.

Health Services Director
Odisha's COVID Positivity Rate Is Not High: Health Services Director

Stressing that the positivity rate is more important than the number of positive cases, the State Director of Health services Bijay Mohapatra on Friday said that the the positivity rate in Odisha is not high as compared to the number of testing.

Zero Shadow Day
Bhubaneswar Witnesses Zero Shadow Day, Expert Explains The Phenomenon

Residents of the State Capital of Odisha on Friday experienced the Zero Shadow Day, a rare celestial event that is generally witnessed only two times a year. Zero Shadow, which essentially means that there would not be a shadow of any object or beings when the sun is at its peak in the sky.

Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar needs regeneration
'Well Planned City' Bhubaneswar Needs Regeneration To Retain Tag

Bhubaneswar enjoys wide reputation as a greatly liveable Indian city with amiable people, soothing afternoon breeze, tasty drinking water and satisfactory air, road and rail connectivity. The city should grow to greater heights as a more planned city with cleaner roads, cleaner marketplaces and healthy public space.

Drive-in Vaccination
Drive-In, Door-to-Door Covid Vaccination To Be Stopped In Bhubaneswar From May 22

The municipal authorities of the city will stop the drive-in and door-to-door vaccination initiative from May 22.

Odisha Hits All Time High In Covid-19 Infection And Deaths With 12,523 Cases, 27 Deaths In 24 Hours
Odisha Hits All Time High In Covid Infection And Deaths With 12,523 New Cases, 27 Fatalities In 24 Hours

A total of 7,012 cases were reported from quarantine centres while the rest 5,511 were local transmission cases.

Another Son Of Late MP Raghunath Mohapatra Succumbs To Covid-19
Another Son Of Late MP Raghunath Mohapatra Succumbs To Covid-19

Jashobanta was shifted to SUM Covid Hospital from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on May 19 after his condition deteriorated. 

IIT Bhubaneswar Completes Semester Examination For 2020-21 During Pandemic
IIT Bhubaneswar Completes Semester Examination For 2020-21 During Pandemic

The first year students examination will take a month and half more due to late admission and late starting of the semester across all the IIT's across the country. The spring end semester examinations of 2020-21 has been completed for all students on May 15.

Criminals
3 Criminals Land In Police Net During Lockdown Checking In Bhubaneswar, Firearms Seized

A team of Nayapalli Police in Bhubaneswar arrested three hardcore criminals near Biju Patnaik College during lockdown enforcement on Tuesday night.

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‘Very Severe Cyclone Yaas’: 4 Models Pinpoint The Landfall Place As Balasore - Digha

While Indian models predict the date of landfall as May 26, ECMWF, US-GSF, CMC and put the date as May 27-28. The wind speed will be 150kmph gusting to 195kmph.

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