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Bhubaneswar: Government-run Capital Hospital here has, so far conducted 13 plasma donations till today to help critical COVID-19 patients to recover. The process, called as “Plasmaphereses” is a term used to refer to a medical procedure through which plasma is separated from blood of a donor, who has recovered from COVID-19 and the plasma can […]
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Bhubaneswar: Continuing its move against Government officials and employees accused of corruption, the Naveen Patnaik Government on Monday ordered compulsory retirement of Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, former Chief District Agriculture Officer of Koraput serving in the rank of Deputy Director, Agriculture. Following allegations of corruption, Mohanty was intercepted by the State Vigilance on July 2 while […]
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Bhubaneswar: Maintaining that improved infrastructure development and connectivity are central to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, Union Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said that Modi Government’s ambitious 451-km long Digha–Gopalpur coastal highway will be a game-changer in transforming the fortunes of coastal Odisha. “Digha-Gopalpur coastal […]
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Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: Humanitarian organisations have proved to be a catalyst to restore normalcy in the cyclone-hit villages of Bhadrak district amid COVID-19 pandemic and have enabled the vulnerable people to face the spell of heavy rainfall as predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday. Cyclone Amphan that lashed the region on May 19 triggering […]
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Bhubaneswar: In order to encourage people to come more in numbers for testing of COVID-19, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in association with the Health and Family Welfare Department has started rapid antigen testing of local citizens at nine local urban health centres. Of the nine local health-care facilities, six are Urban Primary Health Centres […]
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha continues to be the top performer in the country in effective implementation of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme. According to the ranking of the States released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Odisha has retained its 1st position by securing 85.67 per cent of marks. Since the […]
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New Delhi: Odisha-born IAS officer and former Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Saturday took oath as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office and secrecy to Murmu at the Rastrapati Bhawan in the presence of Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and […]
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday approved rationalisation of 905 posts in the Odisha Police which will help in strengthening of 220 police stations. “The Chief Minister has approved this rationalisation for strengthening of the police stations for better crime control and efficient delivery of citizen centric services,” said a CMO statement. Besides the […]
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Bhubaneswar: Railways has recently introduced various incentive schemes, to attract more freight transporters to tie up with Railways for transportation of freight traffic. These incentives/ benefits are provided at the Goods sheds and sidings, based on the traffic offered and according to the scheme guidelines. These incentive schemes are being liberalized even more to attract […]
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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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