Naygarh: Healthcare professionals who are leading the battle against Covid-19 from the frontline are now falling prey to the disease in Odisha with reports of a doctor and a nurse testing positive for the virus on Monday. According to sources, a doctor and a nurse of Nayagarh district headquarters hospital have been found positive for […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Covid-19 tally crossed 3000 mark with a spike of 146 new cases on Tuesday. The total confirmed cases in the State now surged to 3140. Of the new cases, 127 were in quarantine and 19 local contacts, according to the State Information and Public Relations Department. Khurda district reported highest 19 coronavirus cases […]
Bhubaneswar: In view of a steady rise in Covid-19 cases and reports on detection of the disease in officials of Central ministries, the Odisha government on Tuesday issued a set of fresh guidelines for strict enforcement of precautionary measures in all government departments and offices to contain the spread of the virus. All employees inside […]
Cuttack: Eminent neurosurgeon Dr. Sanatan Rath passed away today at the age of 86 in his Cuttack residence. He was suffering from cancer and other old-age related complications for quite some time, his family sources said. Prof. Sanatan Rath was born on July 25, 1934. After completing his Master of Surgery in Neurosurgery from Christian […]
Cuttack: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed senior lawyer Savitri Ratho as a judge of the Orissa High Court. “In exercise of power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Miss Savitri Ratho to be a judge of the Orissa High Court with […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to give incentive to contractual and outsourced healthcare professionals and volunteers who are working under the Health and Family Welfare department for Covid-19 management in the State. According to an official notification issued by the State Health and Family Welfare department, the proposal made by the managing director of […]
Bhubaneswar: In order to revive the economy hit by Covid-19 pandemic, the State Planning Board has directed officials of different departments to submit revival proposals within a week. The apex planning body of the State government held a meeting at the Lok Seva Bhawan on Tuesday which was chaired by its deputy chairman Sanjay Das […]
Bolangir: The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) (Kendu leaf) of Patnagarh, Pranab Kumar Mohanty was on Wednesday caught red-handed by Vigilance sleuths while reportedly accepting percentage commission (PC) of Rs 1.66 lakh. According to initial reports, the DFO had sanctioned Rs 10.37 lakh for repair work of a building used for storing kendu leaf and demanded […]
Bhubaneswar: Construction of an anicut (check dam) by the Chhattisgarh government on Ib River near Samdama in Sundergarh district has sparked concerns among the local people especially farmers who now worry that the project might throw their livelihood into uncertainty. The check dam project being commissioned at a cost of Rs 17 crore has 40 […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha witnessed a significant reduction in the number of road accidents and fatalities since the implementation of amended Motor Vehicles (MV) Act across the country from September 1, 2019, informed State transport Minister Padmanabha Behera. According to data given by Behera, the number of road accidents have gone down by 355 (a reduction of […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Skill Development and Technical Education department on Friday announced to conduct the eighth semester examination of all engineering colleges across the State through online mode between the first and second week of July. Informing about decision, Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Premananda Nayak said those students who will not appear for online […]
Bhubaneswar: Global steel giant ArcelorMittal & Nippon Steel on Saturday expressed its willingness to invest around Rs 2000 crore in Odisha. The CEO of ArcelorMittal group Lakshmi Mittal informed about the investment proposal while holding discussions with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik via video conferencing today. During the online discussion, Lakshmi Mittal informed that his […]
Bhubaneswar: Union MoS, MSME, Pratap Sarangi has urged the Centre to take a comprehensive view on persistent flood problems faced by people of Bhograi block in Balasore district and address the issues. In a letter to Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Sarangi requested for flood mitigating measures for safeguarding the lives and […]
Bhubaneswar: The upward trend of Covid-19 cases continued in Odisha with 108 more persons testing positive for the virus on Tuesday. With this, the total number of confirmed cases surged to 4163 in the State. Of the 108 new positive cases, 95 cases were reported from various quarantine centres across the State while the remaining […]
Puri: Amidst speculations regarding the celebration of annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath during Covid pandemic, carpenters carving the chariots of the Holy Trinity for the Car Festival meanwhile are all set to finish the construction work in next three days. Though rain interrupted the construction work on Monday, the Maharana, Rupakar, Chitrakar, Bhoi and […]
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