Kerejanga-Angul doubling railway line commissioned in record time

Bhubaneswar, January 11: The doubling between Kerejanga-Angul of 13.51 km has been commissioned on Sunday in a record time. CCRS has authorized to run the trains at a maximum speed of 100kmph for the new double line. With this, doubling between Rairakhol to Angul is now completed for Sambalpur-Talcher Doubling project. This is 85.3km out […]

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India’s COVID-19 fatality rate declines to 1.44%

New Delhi, January 10: The focused efforts of Centre and State/UT Governments on effective clinical management of the hospitalized cases have ensured sustained decline in India’s Fatality Rate which is 1.44% on Sunday, said an official release. According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with effective containment strategy, aggressive testing and standardized clinical management […]

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PM Modi reviews COVID-19 situation; Vaccination drive to kick off on Jan 16

New Delhi, January 9: COVID-19 vaccination drive will kick-start on January 16 in the country. Priority will be given to the healthcare workers and the frontline workers, estimated to be around three crore, followed by those above 50 years and the under-50 population groups with co-morbidities numbering around 27 crore. The decision was taken in […]

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CM, Dharmendra launch Bindusagar Lake Rejuvenation project

Bhubaneswar, January 9: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday jointly launched the Bindusagar Lake Rejuvenation initiative, a CSR project by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd here. Around Rs 70 lakh is being invested from the IndianOil Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund for this initiative. […]

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Gift-a-bicycle: Smart City, BMC donate 15 cycles to Peer Leaders

Bhubaneswar, January 8: The Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) on Friday organised “Gift-a-Bicycle” event in which cycles were distributed to 15 Peer Leaders, who were associated with BSCL and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) during the COVID-19 related awareness and sanitation drives. Today’s event was part of the CycleGiri and Cyclothon organized in the city to […]

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Bhubaneswar gets first ever ‘Mo Khata’ stall

Bhubaneswar, January 8: Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Friday inaugurated the first ever stall of compost made of organic waste, Mo Khata (My Compost) here at Rajmahal Sqaure here. The compost is being manufactured from the wet waste collected from the capital city area and processed in Micro Composting Centre. “This compost is 100% […]

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NALCO to invest Rs 30,000 crore on expansion by 2027-28 FY: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

Bhubaneswar, January 7: Union Minister for Coal & Mines Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said that NALCO will invest around Rs 30,000 crore by financial year 2027-28 on the company’s expansion and diversification plans. Joshi was addressing the 41st Foundation Day of NALCO today at the company’s headquarters in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha. Out […]

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MBBS and BTech quota: Odisha Govt constitutes High Power Committee

Bhubaneswar, January 7: The Odisha Government has constituted a High Power Committee led by Dr Justice A.K. Mishra, retired Orissa High Court judge for making necessary recommendation regarding reservation of seats for the students of Govt High Schools in Engineering and Medical courses of the State pursuant to the decision of the Cabinet held on […]

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No case of bird flu in Odisha so far, says Chief Secretary

Bhubaneswar, January 6: So far, no case of bird flu has been reported in the State, said Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra here on Wednesday. Amidst the bird flu scare in several parts of the country, the Chief Secretary today reviewed the possible bird flu scenario in the State and said that till today there […]

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More job opportunities for Indian ‘Specified Skilled Workers’ in Japan

New Delhi, January 6: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Government of India and Government of Japan, on a Basic Framework for Partnership for Proper Operation of the System Pertaining to “Specified Skilled Worker.” The present Memorandum of Cooperation would […]

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