News from Odisha

Odisha Governor, Ganeshi Lal unfurled the Tricolor in Bhubaneswar today to celebrate the country’s 72nd Republic Day

The 72nd Republic Day was celebrated across Odisha. While the Governor unfurled the National Flag in Bhubaneswar, Odisha Finance Minister led the R-Day Celebrations in Cuttack.

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The 72nd Republic Day parade at Rajpath New Delhi featured the famous Bajasal dance of Kalahandi district from Odisha

For the first time, a Rafale fighter jet performed a flypast at the 72nd Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi.

India celebrated its 72nd Republic Day today. On the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the brave martyrs of the country at the National War Memorial in New Delhi.

The farmer protests at New Delhi intensified with agitators camping at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points of the national capital broke police barricades to enter Delhi. As per reports, the farmers allegedly entered the Delhi border much ahead of the time they were granted permission by Delhi Police for their tractor parade today.

Though a low-key affair, the 72nd Republic Day celebrations were memorable in many respects. In Odisha, Lady IPS Officer, S Susree led the R-Day parade at the Mahatma Gandhi Marg in Bhubaneswar. The 2018 batch IPS officer, who is the Kesinga SDPO, led 14 contingents of CRPF, RPF, ODRAF, OISF, Odisha Fire Service, SOG, and others at the State-level Republic Day parade in Bhubaneswar today.

These visuals might seem unusual. There are teachers in a school, but no students. Instead you can see grown-up women taking lessons from the teachers. With masks and social distancing, these women are not here for themselves, but are attending schools for their children. Looks and sounds strange? But it is an idea that the teachers of Balenpali Government School under Dunguripali Block of Sonepur district have come up with to take education to the doorsteps of students.

Samaritans exist. Here in Nayagarh, these youths are as good as they come. They lend help to the helpless and are compassionate towards the neglected. These youths in Nayagarh have set an example in tending to the differently-abled people. They give them baths and offer clean clothing. These divyangs, who are otherwise at the mercy of others and sustain through begging, have finally found some help from social service group – Prince Foundation.

First phase COVID-19 vaccination in Odisha resumes. After a day’s break, the Covid-19 vaccination drive resumed today. As per the Health officials, health workers only in Bhubaneswar will be vaccinated today. The exercise will restart in other parts of the State from tomorrow (January 28).

Production of adulterated and counterfeit food items continues to rise in Odisha. A manufacturing unit engaged in manufacturing of duplicate soft drinks at Sukunda village under Sadar Police limits of Berhampur was busted on Tuesday

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Puri Srimandir servitors will undergo COVID-19 test again. According to the directive of the temple administration, the servitors will undergo COVID-19 test again from today. This decision has been taken by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) following suspected infections among the servitors due to increased footfall of devotees at the temple.

Free examination guide to help matric students released in Odisha. The Odisha government has released the question-cum-answer guide book ‘Pariksha Darpan’ for students of Class X who will appear for the annual high school certification (HSC) examination this year.