This is a banquet hall (Kalyan Mandap) at Gopinathpur under Hinjilicut of Ganjam district. On Friday (May 21st) a marriage was organized here and a big feast had been planned. Food was prepared for as many as 1000 guests invited to the wedding. But police & administration authorities including the BDO ended up at the marriage venue. After the raid, the authorities stopped the feast and distributed the food door-to-door.
A low pressure area (LOPAR) has formed over the east central Bay of Bengal on Saturday morning (May 22). It is very likely to concentrate into a depression by tomorrow (May 23). The cyclonic system is expected to move north-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 24, and further intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm in the subsequent 24 hours. The probable cyclone is likely to reach West Bengal and adjoining North Odisha and Bangladesh Coasts in the morning of May 26 and cross the coast around evening.
The IMD has predicted formation of a low pressure area over East Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining North Andaman sea around May 23. This is likely to intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm and may touch/land over Odisha/West Bengal coast.
Hours of effort, and two elephants stuck in a swamp in Athagarh were finally rescued. Late on Wednesday (May 19) night, two wild elephants had gotten stuck in a swamp near a stone quarry close to Bhejia village under Tigiria Forest Range and could not manage to escape.
With Cyclone ‘Yaas’ looming on the horizon, Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena on Friday (May 21), stated that the state is well prepared. Jena stated that 5 NDRF teams who were sent to Gujarat for Cyclone Tauktae will return to Odisha for deployment. He also added that ODRAF, NDRF and Fire Services personnel are being dispatched to strategic locations in the districts most likely to be impacted.
With Cyclone ‘Yaas’ looming on the horizon, Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena on Friday (May 21), stated that the state is well prepared. Jena stated that 5 NDRF teams who were sent to Gujarat for Cyclone Tauktae will return to Odisha for deployment. He also added that ODRAF, NDRF and Fire Services personnel are being dispatched to strategic locations in the districts most likely to be impacted.
For Jatra artiste Dama Panda, this tree is now his stage and selling grocery is an act which only an unforgiving pandemic could have scripted for him.
The municipal authorities of the city will stop the drive-in and door-to-door vaccination initiative from May 22.
The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odishsa Assembly, Pradipta Naik, who has been undergoing treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar since April 20 after testing positive for Covid 19, is showing signs of steady improvement, hospital authorities informed today.
The health department in Odisha issued an advisory to both the private and government Covid-19 treatment facilities to establish dedicated help desks
Putting technology to use for better COVID management and quick transfer of patients to the Dedicated COVID Hospitals (DCH) and COVID Care Centres (CCC), the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started GPS tracking of ambulances.
Odisha Assembly Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro will chair an all-party meeting, virtual, on the Covid-19 situation in the State on May 17
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
The Sub-Divisional Medical Officer of Patnagarh in Bolangir district, who was caught on camera seeking bribe in Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital, has been suspended.
Unprecedented rush seen at COVID19 vaccination centres across Odisha. With vaccination underway in the State, people in huge numbers gathered at vaccine centres to get their doses. Amid such rush, social distancing norms went for a toss raising concerns. From Puri to Bhadrak, serpentine queues were seen with people turning up at vaccination centres in large numbers.
A youth was arrested on the charges of abusing and attacking an on-duty policeman during weekend shutdown at Balanga area in Puri district on Sunday
Mystery shrouded the death of a youth whose body was found hanging from a tree at Dakabangala Chhak in the State Capital of Odisha on Sunday
Though there is no evidence that Odisha is witnessing a downtrend, the daily Covid-19 infections posted a slight decline on Sunday. While the figures stood at 11,807 on Saturday, the single-day Covid positive cases came down to 10,635 on Sunday. As many as 19 persons succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours.
In a bid to keep the surge of Covid-19 pandemic in check, Odisha Government has started the process for free vaccination for 18-44 years age group in as many as five major cities of the State
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday informed that the 'Oxygen Express' carrying oxygen tankers from Angul in Odisha reached Maharashtra's Nagpur. The Oxygen Express from Angul has reached Nagpur and will ensure a steady stream of Oxygen supply for COVID-19 patients there, the rail minister tweeted. The Oxygen Express trains were launched by the Indian Railways for transportation of medical oxygen to various states raising oxygen crisis due to surge in the Covid-19 cases.
A day after the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) in Odisha came up with an alternative mode of assessment for awarding marks to Class 10 students, State School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Saturday expressed hope that no student will get disappointed with the adopted methodology. Still if some students are not satisfied with their marks, they can appear for offline examination and Board will make necessary arrangements for them, the Minister clarified.
The Odisha government has asked all civic bodies in the state to make necessary provision of food for the stray animals during the lockdown period to prevent starvation.
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