Centre designates Jajpur, Bhadrak & Balasore as COVID-19 red zones

Bhubaneswar: The Central Government has designated three districts of Odisha – Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore – as red zones after the lockdown ends on May 3. Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan, in a letter to Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories, designated districts into Red, Orange and Green Zones. According to the letter, […]

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Covid outbreak: Odisha announces complete shutdown in Balasore, Bhadrak & Jajpur for 60 hours

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Thursday announced complete shutdown for 60-hours from 10 pm of Thursday in Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts as 28 Coronavirus (Covid-19) positive cases have been reported from these districts in last four days. “As many as 28 Covid-19 positive cases have been reported from the three districts in past […]

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Sarangi writes to Odisha CM, seeks deployment of special forces to check influx from West Bengal

Bhubaneswar: With West Bengal returnees turning north Odisha into new Covid-19 hotspot, Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on Thursday requested Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to deploy special forces along Odisha-West Bengal border to prevent unauthorised cross border movement into Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts in view of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In a letter to Patnaik, Union […]

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Coronavirus in Odisha: 15 new positive cases, highest in a single day

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s novel Coronavirus or  Covid-19 count touched 20 mark on Friday, with the State reporting 15 new cases, the highest for a single day so far. This is the first time Odisha’s single-day Covid-19 tally has crossed into double digits. The State Health and Family Welfare Department confirmed that 15 persons – three from […]

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Bhadra guesthouse to be razed today in Jajpur

Jajpur: The Jajpur district administration will demolish the guesthouse of Rupesh Bhadra, where the village level worker and panchayat extension officer Smitarani Biswal was found dead on October 16, on Friday. Bhadra, considered to have close links with the ruling BJD leadership, constructed the guesthouse on two plots – 290 and 291 – in an area […]

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Misuse of Nagada funds: Lokayuta issues notices to Jajpur DRDA PD, five others

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Lokayukta has issued notices to six Government officials, including Jajpur District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Project Director and Sukinda BDO, over alleged irregularities of fund meant for the development of Nagada village in Jajpur district. Hearing a petition filed by RTI activist Pradip Pradhan about allegation of corruption and misappropriation of fund […]

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Literary luminaries share views at Rock Pebbles’ national meet

Jajpur: Literary luminaries from across the country attended the Rock Pebbles’ Literary Meet held at Biraja Women’s College here recently. On the occasion, quarterly-Rock Pebbles, a peer-reviewed literary journal of international repute with a publication history of 32 years was released. The programme was organised on June 14. Professor JS Ananda from Chandigarh attended the […]

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Odisha records 31.5% deficit rainfall in June

Bhubaneswar: Odisha got average rainfall of 148.3 mm against the Long Term Average (LTA) of 216.5 mm registering a deficit of 31.5% during June this year, said an official release. According an Special Relief Commissioner’s office, Jajpur district received the highest rainfall of 253.7 mm during the month whereas Gajapati district received the lowest rainfall […]

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Dutee warns of legal action against those encroaching on her individual freedom

Bhubaneswar: India’s fastest woman Dutee Chand, who faces obstacle from her family for her same-sex relationship, on Tuesday made it clear that she will take legal action against those trying to encroach on her individual freedom. Addressing a press conference here, Dutee (23) also accused her elder sister Saraswati, also an athlete, of blackmailing her. […]

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Campaigning for fourth phase polls ends today, Amit Shah to address rallies in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Campaigning for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the last polling day in Odisha, will come to an end on Saturday evening in the State. On the last day of electioneering for the fourth phase, all political parties will make final efforts to woo the voters. Today, BJP national president Amit […]

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