Centre revises guidelines for international arrivals

Delhi, January 7: Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has revised the Guidelines for International Arrival in view of the changing nature of COVID -19 virus and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOCs) – Omicron variant – and reported increase in the cases worldwide. These guidelines will be valid from January 11. These […]

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Bhubaneswar Smart City wins two SKOCH Awards for e-governance

Bhubaneswar, January 6: The Bhubaneswar Smart City has bagged the prestigious SKOCH Awards in two categories, for which announcement was made in November 2021. While the Bhubaneswar Smart City has won the award under Urban Governance Category for unified city portal Bhubaneswar.Me, it has won the Ease of Doing Business award for the Building Plan […]

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60 Management Trainees, 175 Junior Technicians join OPTCL

Bhubaneswar, January 6: Sixty Management Trainees and 175 Junior Technicians on Thursday joined the Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL). Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik joined the orientation programme organised at the Lokseva Bhawan on virtual mode. Welcoming the new comers to State Power PSU, the Chief Minister said that, “Electricity being the prime mover of […]

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STF seizes two leopard hides, arrests 2 poachers in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

Bhubaneswar, January 6: Two persons from near SCB Junior College at Ragdha under Betnoti Police limits of Mayurbhanj district on charges of poaching. Two leopard skins were also seized from their possession, informed the Special Task Force (STF) of the State Crime Branch on Thursday. The accused were identified as Prasanta Kumar Mohanty of Kuamara […]

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GAIL, IPICOL sign MoU for developing clean energy projects in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, January 5: IPICOL and GAIL (India) Limited on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the areas of Green Hydrogen, Green Ammonia and Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind) for the production of eco-friendly fuels in Odisha. Scope of the MoU inter-alia incorporates preparing a feasibility study for setting up proposed plants. MoU also […]

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Odisha Tennis Association felicitates young tennis talents

Bhubaneswar, January 5: The Odisha Tennis Association on Wednesday felicitated two young tennis talents of the State, in a function at Kalinga Stadium here. Debasis Sahoo, currently ranked number one, U-16 & U-18, in Odisha, has shown huge promise as a budding talent at the national level. Debasis is the first player from Odisha to […]

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Major security lapse during PM Modi’s Punjab visit, MHA seeks report

New Delhi, January 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday skipped his Ferozepur rally in Punjab as his security was compromised after arriving in the State. PM Modi landed at Bathinda from where he was to go to the National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala by helicopter today. Due to rain and poor visibility, the Prime […]

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COVID-19: CM asks Collectors to keep hospitals ready in next 10 days

Bhubaneawar, January 4: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the State with senior officials and district Collectors on virtual mode and directed them to speed up preparedness and keep all the Government and private hospitals ready within next 10 days. The Chief Minister directed that the number of beds and […]

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Rs 78.76 lakh aid for Missionaries of Charity in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, January 4: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 78.76 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) to support 13 institutions run by the Missionaries of Charity in Odisha. It may be recalled that on December 30, the Chief Minister had directed the district Collectors to ensure that no inmates of Missionaries of […]

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Focus on basic urban amenities in TP scheme areas

Bhubaneswar, January 4: Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Tuesday reviewed the implementation of town planning (TP) scheme on virtual mode from Lokseba Bhawan wherein BDA Vice-Chairman Sanjay Kumar Singh outlined the issues for discussion. It was decided in the meeting that the Works Department would construct the major roads, and BDA would develop the […]

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