Justice NV Ramana sworn in as new Chief Justice of India

New Delhi, April 24: Justice NV Ramana on Saturday took oath as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI). He was administered the oath by President Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, took over as the 48th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Ramana, 63, will be the country’s top […]

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Each ward of 114 ULBs in Odisha to have Rain water harvesting structures

Bhubaneswar, April 23: Rain water harvesting structures will now be constructed under the Urban Wage Employment Initiative (UWEI) in each ward of all 114 ULBs of Odisha with Mission Shakti Groups engaged as Implementing Partners, said an official release. According to a Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Department statement, a State-level Task Force headed by […]

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Odisha records highest ever single-day spike with 6,215 COVID-19 cases

Bhubaneswar, April 23: Odisha has reported as many as 6,215 daily new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, highest ever in a day, informed the State Health Department on Friday. The State also recorded 2,165 fresh recoveries and eight deaths during the same period. Khurda reported highest 950 cases. Of the total 6,215 cases, […]

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COVID-19 surge: PM Modi focuses on smooth supply of oxygen to States 

New Delhi, April 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on chaired a high-level meeting to review the oxygen supply across the country and discuss ways and means to boost its availability. The officials briefed him on the efforts undertaken in the last few weeks to improve the supply of oxygen. The PM spoke about the need […]

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Fight against COVID-19: Railways to transpoft oxygen by Ro-Ro service

Bhubaneswar, April 22: In response to fight against Covid-19, Indian Railways has geared up to run Oxygen Express to supply Oxygen from Steel plants to different parts of the country. First Roll On-Roll Off (Ro-Ro) Oxygen Express is now in East Coast Railway (ECoR) with seven empty tankers from Kalamboli Goods Shed in Maharashtra. It […]

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Odisha records new high of 6,164 Covid cases in a day, 7 deaths

Bhubaneswar, April 22: The daily COVID-19 cases breached 6,000-mark in Odisha on Thursday as the State reported 6,164 new infections recording a steep rise of 27 per cent in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Department. The state’s infection in past 24 hours is the highest ever in a day. A total of […]

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Ground Penetrating Survey in Old Town of Bhubaneswar – Too little, too late

Bhubaneswar April 21: The ongoing Ground Penetration Radar survey underway in the areas coming under the Ekamrakshetra Beautification Project is an effort which is too little and too late. The entire area that had been earlier cleared for the project and laid with cement tiles is now being surveyed. The Gujarat based company engaged for […]

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Odisha reports 4,851 new COVID-19 cases, five more deaths

Bhubaneswar, April 21: Odisha has reported 4,851 new COVID-19 cases, 1,740 recoveries and five more fatalities in the last 24 hours, informed the State Health and Family Welfare Department on Wednesday. Of the total cases, 2,814 cases were detected from among the quarantined people and 2,037 were local contacts. These new cases have been detected […]

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COVID-19 Surge: Odisha CM asks Collectors to be prepared for return of migrants

Bhubaneswar, April 20: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the State and directed all the district Collectors to be prepared for the return of the migrants. “With lockdowns in seriously affected states, the Collectors should be prepared for the return of the migrants. The protocols followed earlier should be reactivated […]

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