PM Modi launches nation-wide vaccination drive against COVID-19

New Delhi, January 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the pan India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive via video conferencing. A total of 3,006 session sites across the country were virtually connected during the launch. In the first phase, around 3 crore people – healthcare workers – will be vaccinated. According to the […]

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BMC cracks down on roadside eateries selling stale food in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, January 15: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) conducted raids on a number of temporary roadside eateries selling stale and unhygienic food here on Friday and destroyed huge quantity of food to safeguard the health of people. A special squad of the civic body led by South-East Zone Deputy Commissioner, Anshuman Rath conducted surprise raids […]

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Dharmendra exhorts steel industry leaders to focus on making industry export-centric

Bhubaneswar, January 15: Union Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday exhorted the steel industry leaders to focus on making the industry export-centric and fulfill global requirements too. Pradhan was addressing a webinar on “New opportunities for steel in construction and infrastructure”, organized by Indian Steel Association. He said, “Aatmanirbhar Bharat […]

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PM Modi to launch pan India rollout of COVID-19 Vaccination drive on Saturday

New Delhi, January 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the pan India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday at 10:30 AM through video conferencing. This will be the world’s largest vaccination programme covering the entire length and breadth of the country. A total of 3,006 session sites across all States and UTs will […]

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PM Modi leads nation in mourning Padma Shri D Prakash Rao’s demise

Bhubaneswar, January 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and a host of other leaders and people from different walks of life on Tuesday expressed deep shock and grief over the death of noted social activist and a “tea seller with a difference” Padma Shri D Prakash Rao. “Saddened […]

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Nayagarh minor girl murder: Victim’s mother moves Supreme Court seeking CBI probe

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, January 13: Soudamini Sahu, mother of the five-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped and subsequently killed in July 2020, has knocked the door of the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into her daughter’s alleged kidnapping and murder. According to reports, the apex court heard the petition. The ruling of the court is […]

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First stock of 4.08 lakh Covid vaccine doses arrives in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, January 12: The first batch of Covishield, a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here at 3.25 PM on Tuesday. The consignment consisted of 40,800 vials of vaccine having 4.08 lakh doses, said Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, P K […]

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Janaagraha City Governance: Odisha bags two national awards

Bhubaneswar, January 12: Odisha bagged two National awards at the Second Edition of the Janaagraha City Governance Awards announced on Tuesday, at a virtual award ceremony presided over by Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri. The State won in two of the five award categories competing with 54 applicants spanning across […]

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Union Minister Pradhan inaugurates UBSS’s four-storied Arogya Bhawan

Cuttack, January 12: Union Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday inaugurated the new four-storied Arogya Bhawan (Patient Care and Help Center) of Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti (UBSS) at Olatpur under Kantapada block in Cuttack district on the occasion National Youth Day marking the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Built under […]

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State Govts not to bear 1st phase COVID-19 vaccination costs: PM Modi

New Delhi, January 11: State Govternmets will not bear the costs of first phase of vaccination and the Central Government will bear all the expenses, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an interaction with all the Chief Ministers on vaccine rollout on Monday during very video conferencing. In the first phase three crore health and […]

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