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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved setting up of National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to conduct Common Eligibility Test (CET), paving the way for a transformational reform in the recruitment process for central government jobs. The National Recruitment Agency will conduct a CET to screen and shortlist candidates […]
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Mumbai: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Wednesday announced that its subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has acquired a majority equity stake in Vitalic Health Pvt. Ltd. (Vitalic) and its subsidiaries – collectively known as – ‘Netmeds’ for a cash consideration of approximately Rs 620 crore. This investment represents 60% holding in the equity share […]
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Bhubaneswar: UNESCO-IOC has approved the recognition of two communities – Venkatraipur in Ganjam district and Noliasahi in Jagatsinghpur district as Tsunami Ready Communities. With this recognition, India is the first country to implement Tsunami Ready in the Indian Ocean Region and Odisha is the first State, said an official release. To confer the UNESCO-IOC’s Certificate […]
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Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has tested positive for the Coronavirus, the senior BJP leader tweeted on Sunday afternoon. “After getting the initial symptoms of corona, I got the test done and the report came back positive. My health is fine, but I am being admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors. […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Maa Jageswari Yuba Sangathan along with Odisha Swabhiman and Bharat Raksha Manch on Thursday sent a container of water from the holy Bindu Sagar tank near the Lingaraj Temple to Ayodhya for the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony to be held for Ram Mandir on August 5. Keeping the distancing norms in place, the water […]
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Bolangir: In a rare display of courage and presence of mind, a 19-year-old tribal girl from Odisha’s Balangir district helped free more than 6000 labourers trapped in different brick kilns of Tamil Nadu during the Covid 19 pandemic. The teenager girl, Manasi Bariha, managed to do so after she mustered courage and alerted her relatives […]
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Bhubaneswar: Plasma therapy has brought a great relief to serious Covid patients in the State. Out of six critical patients who are now under plasma therapy, as many as four are responding very well and they are now not in need of oxygen support, and will soon be discharged. Other two patients are in stable […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government will bring back stranded Odia migrant workers form Gujarat amid the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. A team of two senior officers from each the State will coordinate the return of lakhs of Odia workers to Odisha. Decision to this effect was taken in a meeting held between Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government expects around 5 lakh Odias to return to the State once the lockdown restrictions are lifted. The Government has brought out detailed guidelines for expatriates returning to the State. Panchayati Raj Department Principal Secretary DK Singh here on Wednesday said about 5 lakh people belonging to the State are expected to […]
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Bhubaneswar: Five more Government standalone Covid-19 hospitals were opened in the State on Monday. With this, the State’s dedicated Covid hospitals are now functional in 26 districts with a bed capacity of 5,000. The five hospitals have come up in Sundargarh, Bargarh, Angul, Jagatsinghpur and Nabarangpur, and have a bed-strength of 825. Chief Minister Naveen […]
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