Mere 5.15% people in Bhubaneswar developed antibodies against Covid-19 

Bhubaneswar, September 4: The second phase of the sero surveillance conducted across 25 wards of the Temple City has found the antibody prevalence rate at 5.15. The low prevalence of antibody in the community serological study by Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) indicates that the state capital could be “one of the protected cities’’ with […]

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Bhubaneswar-Balangir-Bhubaneswar Inter City Special to run daily

Bhubaneswar, September 3: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to increase the frequency of (08493/08494) Bhubaneswar-Balangir-Bhubaneswar Inter City Special Train from five days a week to daily with effect from Friday, said an official release. According to an ECoR statement, Bhubaneswar-Balangir-Bhubaneswar Inter City Special leaving from Bhubaneswar at 6.30 AM and from Balangir at […]

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BMC Community Organiser given honour of COVID Warrior

Bhubaneswar, September 2: Community Organiser Saraswati Sahoo (42) of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), who faced with a severe accident on August 28 evening, died yesterday evening and cremeted during Wednesday evening as COVID-19 Warrior with guard of honour. The body of Sahoo was brought from SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack with the guidance of […]

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Indian Oil to Invest Rs 1268-Cr for Grassroot Needle Coker Unit at Paradip Refinery

New Delhi, September 1: The Indian Oil board has cleared the Stage-1 approval to install a Grassroot Needle Coker Unit atIOCL Paradip Refinery using Indian Oil R&D’s in-house technology. The proposed unit will have a Calcined Needle Coke (CNC) production capacity of 56 KTPA. The estimated project cost is Rs 1268 crore. With the production […]

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Odisha rushes 2 young IAS officers to BMC, Khurda for Covid management

Bhubaneswar, September 1: The State Government on Tuesday deputed two IAS officers to assist in COVID-19 management in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Khurda district, which have now turned hotspots. Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy informed that Special Additional District Magistrates Parul Patwari and Vishal Singh posted in Ganjam have been transferred to BMC and Khurda […]

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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas

Bhubaneswar, August 31: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday undertook an aerial survey of flood affected areas and announced 50 kg rice and Rs 500 financial assistance to all families in the villages which have been severely affected, inundated, marooned due to the flood. At least 17 persons have lost their lives and as many […]

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Vedanta Lanjigarh poised to make mark in history of aluminium production: Navin Agarwal

Lanjigarh, August 30: Navin Agarwal, Executive Vice Chairman, Vedanta Limited reaffirmed Vedanta’s commitment to an Atma Nirbhar Bharat as he addressed employees at Vedanta’s alumina refinery in Lanjigarh today, through a virtual town hall meeting. The event saw participation by employees, business partners and the entire leadership team of the refinery. Present on the occasion […]

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Bhubaneswar gears up for a smooth IIT-JEE Mains Exam, three-tier security at exam centres

Bhubaneswar, August 30: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has geared up to provide all facilities for a smooth conduct of the IIT-JEE Mains examination in the State capital city from September 1 to 6 at six centres, while accommodation will be provided at eight centres, said an official release. However, all these will be in […]

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CM deputes senior IAS officers to monitor flood situation in 7 Odisha districts

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday deputed seven senior IAS officers to seven flood-hit districts to monitor flood situation. While Hemant Sharma has moved to Kendrapada, DK Singh has moved to Cuttack. Vishal Dev has been deployed in Balasore district while Bishnupada Sethi has been moved to Bhadrak district. VV Yadav was assigned the […]

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