Tag: Cuttack

Cuttack: In view a sudden surge in the number of Covid-19 positive cases, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has issued revised cap on social gatherings by restricting number of guests at marriage ceremonies to 100. Similarly, maximum 50 people will be allowed to attend funeral and death ritual related functions in CMC jurisdiction. However, strict […]

For a whole generation of Odias growing up in the seventies and eighties, Chitta Jena’s was the voice of the ultimate romantic. While other stalwarts of the era like Akshay Mohanty, Sikandar Alam and Pranab Patnaik were all versatile singers, there was something in the voice of Chitta Jena that made him special for anyone […]

A drunken man gets into a street brawl after dashing his car against a bike and gets soundly thrashed for it. A police patrol party arrives, rescues him from the clutches of the angry mob, packs him into a van and takes him to the police station. But far from thanking the police, the inebriated […]

When something happens twice, it is coincidence. But when it happens, without fail, every single time on a dozen or so different occasions, there has to be something more than coincidence to explain it away. A few years ago, I returned from a party late at night and went straight to bed. On waking up […]

By Sandeep Sahu A rider at the outset. As of now, the BJD, the ruling party in Odisha, is going strong and there is nothing to suggest that its love affair with the people of the state could sour any time soon. But the ongoing tug-of-war for control of two major regional parties currently in […]

By Sandeep Sahu A video going viral on social media since Sunday evening serves as a timely warning for existing and potential eve teasers in the Twin City and the state at large. The one minute and 39 second long video that shows a young girl first slapping an eve teaser and then hitting him […]

Covid-19 pandemic may have hurled adversities at her, but she refused to bow down. The sheer drive to overcome challenges in life motivated Bishnupriya Swain of Cuttack to crush stereotypes. In order to earn money to fund her education and also support her family financially, Bishnupriya decided to take up a part-time job as a Zomato delivery agent.

There are just 21 ECMO machines across India. Directorate of Medical Education And Training (DMET) chief, Dr. CBK Mohanty on Monday informed that there are just 21 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machines all over India. He informed that the need for ECMO was not felt earlier as it is used in very critical cases only. However, with the rise in demand for ECMO due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Odisha government will set up six ECMO machines in Cuttack SCB hospital, he informed. 

Cuttack: The agitating lawyers have remained firm on their demands as they chose to continue their protests demanding action against the cops allegedly involved in assaulting a lawyer at Nuabazar area in Cuttack. During a meeting today, the Orissa High Court Bar Association decided to continue and extend the cease-work stir stating that a decision […]

Cuttack: Amid growing protests of the students demanding the university authorities to hold direct election this year, Vice Chancellor Ishan Kumar Patro today made it clear that the varsity would not be declared sine die. Patro was rescued by police at around 5 am today after he was gheraoed by agitating students inside his office […]

Cuttack: In a major breakthrough, the District Excise squad in Cuttack seized two quintals of Marijuana (cannabis) from a person travelling in Patna-Puri Express late Wednesday night. Acting on a tip-off, the excise sleuths conducted a raid on the Express train while it was halted at the Cuttack Railway Station at around 1 am. During […]

The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) directed Cuttack Collector and the Commissioner of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) to take immediate measures to rehabilitate and resettle the people of Balisahi slum near Nuapada area

In a welcome move, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has started doorstep vaccination and testing service for Divyang and elderly persons of and above 70 years-old.

The rapid spread of the second wave of Coronavirus infection in the Twin City has hit the Commissionerate Police hard with it’s over 210 personnel getting infected with the virus

Eid ul Fitr is being celebrated among the Muslim communities across Odisha today in a low-key manner due to the restrictions imposed to contain Covid-19 cases in the State