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Bhubaneswar, June 23: With a heavy rainfall of 113.2 mm within 24 hours spanning between 8.30 AM yesterday and 8.30 AM today recorded by the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD), the city’s waterlogging issues in the low-lying and vulnerable pockets were addressed instantly by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) with timely action and dewatering by engaging […]
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Bhubaneswar, June 22: The Ministry of Railways has decided to run nine pairs of long distance special trains from and through East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction till further advice. These trains include Howrah-Titilagarh-Howrah Ispat Special, Rourkela-Jagadalpur-Rourkela Special & Rourkela-Gunupur-Rourkela Rajyarani Special. According to an ECoR statement, the Howrah-Titilagarh-Howrah Special (02517/02518) from Howrah will leave at […]
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Bhubaneswar, June 22: Keeping in view the safety of passengers and railway authorities, one Automatic Ticket Checking & Managing Access (ATMA) system installed at Bhubaneswar Railway station. The ATMA system is based on information technology (IT) which will support effective screening of passengers for temperature and checking of tickets from a safe distance by staff […]
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Delhi, June 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with participants of Toycathon-2021 on Thursday at 11 AM via video conferencing. Toycathon 2021 was jointly launched by the Ministry of Education, WCD Ministry, MSME Ministry, DPIIT, Textile Ministry, I&B Ministry and AICTE on 5th January 2021 to crowd-source innovative toys and games ideas. Around 1.2 […]
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Bhubaneswar, June 21: International Day of Yoga has been observed by the East Coast Railway (ECoR) as per the guidelines issued by Ministry of AYUSH. With the motto “Be with Yoga Be At Home,” the ECoR observed the day as per the standard protocols. Staff and officers of East Coast Railway were encouraged to perform […]
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Bhubaneswar, June 21: Employees of Vedanta, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has leveraged in-house engineering and innovation capabilities to convert an old petrol-fuelled motorbike that was beyond economic repair, into an electric bike (e-bike) at its Jharsuguda plant in Odisha. A symbol of the company’s commitment to reducing carbon footprint and the […]
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Bhubaneawar, June 20: To help children who are orphaned by COVID19, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced a special scheme ‘Ashirbad’. The Chief Minister directed all the district Collectors to take steps to ensure that no helpless child is left out. Under the scheme, children who have lost both their parents or single parent […]
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Bhubaneswar, June 19: Smart City Bhubaneswar has done it again! It has come as the fourth ranked city among the top 10 Livable Capital Cities in the entire nation. Interestingly, the Temple City has topped in the Citizen Perception Survey with the highest score of 94.8 out of 100. As per the New Delhi-based Centre […]
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Bhubaneswar, June 19: Condolences poured in grieving the death of senior IPS officer and Odisha Vigilance Director Debasis Panigrahi. The 1991-batch Odisha cadre IPS officer passed away on Saturday due COVID-19 related complications at around 10.15 PM on Friday while undergoing treatment at a private super specialty hospital in Kolkata. Expressing grief over his death, […]
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New Delhi, June 19: Odisha-born 1986-batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer and Department of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra died of COVID-19 related complications on Saturday here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep grief over the demise of Mohapatra. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Saddened by the demise of Dr. Guruprasad […]
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