Sagarmala project can further enable Odisha to emerge as major logistics destination: CM

Bhubaneswar, April 7: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday chaired the first meeting of the State Sagarmala Committee through video conferencing and said that the Sagarmala project can further enable Odisha to emerge as a major logistics destination. “In addition to our strategic advantage of long coastline, the Sagarmala project can further enable Odisha to […]

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PM Modi to release Hindi version of Harekrushna Mahtab’s book ‘Odisha Itihaas’ on April 9

New Delhi, April 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the Hindi translation of the book ‘Odisha Itihaas’ written by former Odisha Chief Minister ‘Utkal Keshari’ Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab on April 9 at 12 noon at Ambedkar International Center, Janpath, New Delhi, said an official release. The book, available in Odia and English so far, […]

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Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Konark Special Train to run with revised timings from April 12

Bhubaneswar, April 7: The Indian Railways has been decided to revise the timings of Mumbai CSMT-Bhubaneswar Konark Special between Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar in East Coast Railway jurisdiction from April 12. According to a East Coast Railway (ECoR) communique, Mumbai CSMT-Bhubaneswar Konark Special (01019) from Mumbai will arrive at Visakhapatnam at 3.45 PM from April 12 […]

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PM Modi to chair HLC meet commemorating 400th birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur

New Delhi, April 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the High-Level Committee (HLC) to commemorate the 400th Birth Anniversary (Prakash Purab) of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur, on Thursday (April 8) at 11 AM through video conferencing, said an official release. According to a Prime Minister’s Office communique, Union Home Minister Amit […]

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10-day drive to strictly implement Covid norms in Odisha begins today

Bubaneswar, April 7: The Odisha Police will begin a 10-day special drive on Wednesday to strictly implement the existing Covid norms across the State to contain the virus spread. Yesterday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed the State police to launch the drive to enforce the regulations, instead of introducing any new curb. The CM has […]

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Odisha to launch 10-day special drive to enforce COVID-19 regulations from tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, April 6: The Odisha Government has decided to strat a 10-day special drive to strictly enforce the Covid Safety protocols as notified from Wednesday. The decision was taken after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took stock of the COVID-19 management in the State. The Chief Minister instructed to Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay to […]

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President appoints Justice NV Ramana as next CJI

New Delhi, April 6: President Ram Nath Kovind, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, has appointed Supreme Court judge Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, as the Chief Justice of India. A notification in this regard has been issued by the Department of Justice, Ministry of […]

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Odisha writes to Centre again over acute shortage of vaccine

Bhubaneswar, April 5: The Odisha Government has once again written to the Centre highlighting acute shortage of vaccine. In a letter to Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra requested Bhusan to send 15 lakh Covishield doses immediately. “As on 5th April (8 AM), the vaccine availability in the State […]

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Night curfew in 10 districts of Odisha from today

Bhubaneswar, April 5: Starting today, night curfews will be enforced in 10 districts of the State – Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri – in view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the State. The night curfew will be in force between 10 PM and 5 PM from till further […]

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