Brown sugar worth over Rs 1 crore seized in Bhubaneswar, 2 inter-State drug peddlers held

Bhubaneswar, September 14: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Tuesday seized 1.025 kg of brown sugar worth over Rs 1 crore from Rasulgarh area and arrested two inter-State drugs peddlers. Acting on a tip-off, the STF raided Rasulgarh area and seized the contraband along with other incriminating materials from the […]

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Odisha Govt closes “Ashirbad” scheme launched for COVID orphans

Bhubaneswar, September 13: The Odisha Government on Monday closed the “Ashirbad” scheme launched in April this year to provide financial help to the children who lost their parents to COVID-19 in the State on a monthly basis. “It is observed that the COVID-19 has a declining trend in the State for quite some time. In […]

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PM Modi congratulates Bhupendra Patel on taking oath as Gujarat CM

Delhi, September 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Bhupendra Patel on taking oath as Chief Minister of Gujarat. He also praised Vijay Rupani and said that during his five years as Chief Minister, Vijay Rupani has undertaken many people-friendly measures. He worked tirelessly for all sections of society. In a series of tweets, […]

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Glorious tradition of Nuakhai will never change: Guests at Global Liferature Foundation’s Milan Fest

Bhubaneswar, September 13: Though the cultural traditions associated with Nuakhai are slowly changing with DJ, Disco and western dances mostly taking over the cultural programmes like Ghumra, Dhap, Bajashal, Banabadi, but the original glorious tradition of the annual event is still intact and will continue to be so, opined guests while speaking at ‘Khusir Jharan: […]

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Paradip Port aims to boost EXIM trade with installation of new container scanner

Paradip, September 13: Under Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) initiative, a Mobile X-Ray Container Scanning System (MXCS) has been installed by Paradip Port near the PICT Terminal at a cost of Rs 30 crore for the purpose of reducing physical examination and dwell time of containers at the Port, said an official release. After a […]

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BMC constructs 3 temporary ponds for Ganesh idol immersion in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, September 12: In order to minimise riverine pollution caused by immersion of idols, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prepared three temporary ponds, one each on the bank of river Kuakhai, Kushabhadra and Daya respectively on the city outskirts. While under Division-II of BMC Engineering Wing two ponds have been constructed, the Division-I has […]

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Saline gargle RT-PCR test technique transferred to MSME Ministry

Delhi, September 12: Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has transferred the know-how of indigenously developed Saline Gargle RT-PCR technique, used for testing COVID-19 samples, said a statement on Sunday. The Saline Gargle RT-PCR technology is simple, fast, cost-effective, patient-friendly and comfortable. It also provides […]

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India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage surpasses 73.82 crore-Mark

Delhi, September 12: With the administration of 72,86,883 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, country’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage surpassed the cumulative figure of 73.82 crore and now stood at 73,82,07,378, as per provisional reports till 7 AM of Sunday. According to a Ministry of Health statement, this has been achieved through 75,25,766 sessions. The […]

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369 participate in Paradip Port Sports Council’s Trainees’ Selection trial

Paradip, September 11: The Paradip Port Sports Council organised two-day sports trainees selection in different categories such as Volleyball, Cricket, Football and Athletic at Gopabandhu Stadium, Paradip Port here under the Sports Trainees scheme of Major Port Sports Control Board. In this selection trial conducted on Thursday and Friday, total 369 participants in above categories […]

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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani resigns

Gandhinagar, September 11: Senior BJP leader Vijay Rupani on Saturday resigned as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. The reason behind the BJP leader’s resignation has not been ascertained as yet. He submitted his resignation letter at the Raj Bhawan. The development comes hours after Rupani took part in the video conferencing event where Prime Minister […]

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