Ashok Mahapatra, an umpire in the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) panel passed away aged 49. A lawyer by profession, he had been active as an umpire in the cricket circuit. He passed away in the evening of January 12 while being treated at MKCG Hospital in Berhampur. Office bearers and members of OCA expressed their…
News and updates from across Odisha that happened on Jan 15. From news on Covid daily cases to new restrictions, and from weather updates to sports news, we have got you covered. Thanks for tuning in to this space on CityBuzz.click. * Cuttack reported 583 new Covid positive and 157 recoveries, CMC informed in a…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar saw an increase on Saturday, with the rate in the capital city at Rs 102.17 while diesel price at Rs 91.97. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Saturday were Rs 102.17 and Rs 91.97, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis….
Bhubaneswar: Legendary music composer and lyricist Saroj Patnaik died at the age of 81 on Thursday. He was bedridden at his Baripada resistance for the last one year, reported ANI. Patnaik was born on June 2, 1940, in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. He learned to play the harmonium himself. Later on he became an…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Friday reported 10,273 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state’s tally to 11,11,879, a health department bulletin said. The death toll mounted to 8,476 as four more persons succumbed to the disease, the highest single-day Covid fatalities in more than two months. The daily test positivity rate (TPR) rose to 13.57 per cent…
Baripada: Four suspected poachers were arrested from the Similipal National Park in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, a forest official said on Friday. An improvised gun, snares and around one kilogram of wildlife meat were seized from them, reported PTI. The arrest was made during a raid in the Kendumundi range in North Similipal on Thursday, the…
Bhubaneswar: The central government has approved the Odisha government’s proposal to extend the tenure of chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra by six months, official sources said on Friday. Mohapatra, who was due to superannuate on February 28, will remain in the service for six more months, reported PTI. Centre’s Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)…
News and updates from across Odisha that happened on Jan 14. From news on Covid daily cases to new restrictions, and from weather updates to sports news, we have got you covered. Thanks for tuning in to this space on CityBuzz.click. * Cuttack city logged 601 new Covid positive cases and 111 recoveries, CMC informed…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar was unchanged on Friday, with the rate in the capital city at Rs 101.81 while diesel price at Rs 91.62. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Friday were Rs 102.31 and Rs 92.10, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis. The…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is dangerous to suggest that Covid-19’s Omicron variant is ‘just a mild’ disease. “Yes, oversimplified narratives can be dangerous. While we see lower risk of hospitalisation compared to Delta, to suggest that Omicron is “just a mild” disease is dangerous. Cases are astounding even with lower risk,…
