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Bhubaneswar, January 17: The State-level Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) headed by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra has approved annual action plan of 2021-22 with a total outlay of around Rs 903.39 crore. A meeting of the CAMPA was held recently at the Lokseva Bhawan wherein CAMPA CEO Uma Nanduri outlined the […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 16: Odisha on Saturday recorded 85 per cent vaccination against COVID-19 with 13, 980 health and sanitary workers being immunised in 161 session sites across the State on the first phase of the nation-wide vaccination drive. However, only three minor AEFI (Adverse Event Following Immunization) cases were reported in the State that worked […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 16: A total of 612 beneficiaries were administered vaccines on Saturday on the first day of the massive nation-wide vaccination drive against COVID-19 in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area. The immunization drive was being conducted in six different facilities of Bhubaneswar. They are Capital Hospital, AIIMS, SUM Hospital, KIIMS Hospital, BMC Hospital and […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 16: Noted essayist and columnist Chandrasekhar Hota has been nominated as a member of the newly constituted general council of the Odisha Sahitya Akademi at its general body meeting held at the KalabhanjaMandap here on Wednesday. Despite being a police officer by profession, Hota has earned fame in different fields of literature, including […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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