Odisha’s Cuttack surpasses Khurda in daily COVID-19 case count, reports 589 fresh ones

Bhubaneswar: Cuttack surpassed Covid hotspot Khurda by reporting the highest daily spike in positive cases among all other districts on Monday, said the Information and Public Relations Department. The district reported 589 fresh cases in the last 24 hours whereas Khurda detected 474 cases during the period. Of the 2949 cases reported today in the […]

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Govt deploys 65 Secretariat staff at BMC for COVID-19 duty

Bhubaneswar: The Home Department in a notification issued yesterday, has asked 50 Assistant Section Officers (ASO) and 15 data entry operators (DEOs) to report at BMC and join the duty and deployed at the civic body’s COVID-19 Control Room and remain there till September 19 in order to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The Home Department […]

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PM greets people on Nuakhai, lauds farmers

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people on the occasion of Nuakhai, which is one of the most ancient festivals celebrated in Odisha. The Prime Minister also lauded farmers, saying it is due to their efforts that our nation is fed. “The special occasion of Nuakhai is about celebrating the hard work […]

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65 ASOs, DEOs roped in for Coronavirus work in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The State Government on Saturday directed 50 Assistant Section Officers (ASOs) and 15 Data Entry Operators of various administrative departments to report joining in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) forthwith to work with the BMC team for COVID-19 pandemic. The move follows sharp rise in Coronavirus cases in the State capital city. Now, Bhubaneswar is […]

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Bhubaneswar crosses 1 lakh-Mark in COVID-19 testing

Bhubaneswar: Tests for COVID-19 in Bhubaneswar has crossed 1 lakh mark, said the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. With 2,812 tests done on Thursday and 2,642 the day before, the State capital city has, so far, conducted 1,04,390 tests both by the Government and private facilities. Out of this while the Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests […]

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Jan Dhan has benefitted over 1.5 crore poor people in Odisha: Pradhan

Bhubaneswar: Jan Dhan has benefitted more than 1.5 crore poor people in Odisha covering more than 74 lakh households, said Union Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday. Highlighting various initiatives being taken by the Narendra Modi Government for financial inclusion with a vision to provide banking to the unbanked, funding […]

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Digital India has touched lives of millions of Odias in more ways than one: Pradhan

Bhubaneswar: Claiming that Prime Minister Narendra’s Modi Digital India initiative has enhanced the reach of Government benefits even to the remotest places and has delivered succour to those in need, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that it has touched lives and brought convenience to millions of […]

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Swachh Survekshan: Odisha bags two national awards

Bhubaneswar:  For the first time, Odisha has bagged two National Awards in the “Swachh Survekshan-2020,” results of which were declared by the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri during “Swachh Mohatshav” held in New Delhi on Thursday. Housing and Urban Development Department has bagged the “Fastest Moving State Award” at the National […]

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Cabinet approves setting up of National Recruitment Agency to conduct CET

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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