Two City Covid Observers visit 1929 Call Centre in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, April 19: Two senior IAS officers and COVID-19 observers for Bhubaneswar city – Anu Garg and Dr N Thirumala Naik – on Monday visited the 1929 Call Centte at the Bhubaneswar Operations Centre here. The Covid Observers interacted with the staff regularly calling up those in Home Isolation and those receiving queries from the […]

Continue Reading

State-level panel to check hoarding & black marketing of essential supplies in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, April 16: To check hoarding and black marketing of medicines and other medical supplies essential for treatment and prevention of COVID-19, the Odisha Government on Friday formed a State-level committee. Additional DGP, CID, Crime Branch has been appointed as the Chairman of the committee. The Committee will also have an officer not below the […]

Continue Reading

COVID-19: ECoR GM urges public not to visit railway offices

Bhubaneswar, April 16: In view of upsurge in Covid-19 cases, East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Vidya Bhushan on Friday appealed to the general public to refrain from visiting railway offices. He also requested that, instead of visiting offices physically, correspondences may be done by means of email, phone, fax or by SMS. Apart from […]

Continue Reading

NALCO gets mining lease for Utkal-E coal block

Bhubaneswar, April 16: The National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), the Navratna CPSE, has been granted the mining lease of Utkal-E coal block, said an official release. According to a communique of the NALCO, the lease has been granted by the Department of Steel & Mines, Government of Odisha, through a notification issued on April 12. […]

Continue Reading

Dreaded Odisha gangster Hyder, who had escaped from hospital, arrested in Telangana  

Bhubaneswar, April 15: Dreaded criminal Sheikh Hyder, who had escaped from the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack during treatment on April 10, was recaptured in Telangana on Thursday. Hyder was intercepted by a joint team of the Telangana and Commissionerate Police in Sangareddy district while he was moving in a bike in […]

Continue Reading

Odisha CM launches 47 more Advanced Life Support Ambulances

Bhubaneswar, April 14: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday dedicated 47 new Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulances to the people of Odisha on the occasion of Odia New Year and Maha Bishuba Sankranti. The Chief Minister expressed hope that these ambulances will meet the increasing demand for transportation of patients with advanced life support system. […]

Continue Reading

MoU inked for Cancer Hospital & Palliative Care Centre in Bhubaneswar; To be ready by Jan, 2024

Bhubaneswar, April 14: The State Government on Thursday signed two MoUs for two state-of-the-art cancer care centres in Bhubaneswar in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here at Lokseba Bhavan. The first MoU was signed for Bagchi-Sri Shankar Cancer Centre & Research Institute by the State Government, Susmita Bagchi and Shankar Cancer Foundation. The […]

Continue Reading

Pipili Bypoll: Congress candidate Ajit Mangaraj dies of COVID-19; Election postponed

Bhubaneswar, April 14: Congress candidate for Pipili Assembly bypoll, Ajit Mangaraj died of COVID-19 while undergoing treatment at a private hospital here. Now, elections was postponed as he was set up by a recognised political party. Voting for the by-election was scheduled on April 17. Mangaraj fell sick while campaigning on April 7 (Wednesday) and […]

Continue Reading

Ancient well rediscovered in Dalijoda Forest Range in Odisha’s Cuttack district

Choudwar, April 14: An ancient well which may date back to the 12th/13th Century AD has resurfaced in Ambilijhari village inside Dalijoda Forest Range in Cuttack district. The well had been in local folklore since ages, but had been totally engulfed in thick vegetation and its exact location was lost. Debjit Singh Deo, of the […]

Continue Reading

PM Modi wishes people of Odisha on Odia New Year

Bhubaneswar, April 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished people of Odisha on Odia New Year. In a tweet Modi said, “My heartfelt wishes to the people of #Odisha on Odia New Year and Maha Bishuba Pana Sankranti.” “I pray that all your aspirations are fulfilled in the coming year. May everyone be blessed […]

Continue Reading