Bhubaneswar: Union minister Bishweswar Tudu on Sunday said he is hopeful that the Centre will give its nod for turning the now-defunct Armada Road Airstrip in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, which was operational during World War-II, into a modern airport. Tudu said the airstrip is located 225 km from state capital Bhubaneswar and only 90 km…
Bhubaneswar: Twenty-two more Covid-19 patients, including an infant, have died in Odisha and 1,148 people tested positive in last 24 hours, the health department said on Sunday. The daily positivity rate was 1.82 per cent, the first time it fell below the threshold of 2 per cent since January 5, reported PTI. A four-month-old girl…
Odisha cricketer Subhranshu Senapati was bought by Chennai Super Kings on Sunday at his base price of Rs 20 lakh during the mega IPL players’ auction in Bengaluru. Senapati had captained Odisha in the group stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and recently had been called by the CSK for trials. In the Vijay Hazare…
News and updates from across Odisha that happened on Feb 13. 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. * Bhubaneswar reported 115 new Covid positive cases and 317 recoveries in the last…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar saw decrease on Sunday 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 Sunday were Rs 102.17 and Rs 91.97, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis. The…
Sambalpur: A 125-year-old cow shelter in front of Samleswari temple here is being shifted for the beautification and development of the 16th century shrine. The shifting of Sri Krushna Goshala began on Friday to pave way for the implementation of Odisha government’s Samaleswari Temple Area Management and Local Economy Initiatives (SAMALEI) scheme, Sambalpur Municipal Corporation…
Rourkela: The vigilance department on Friday raided the properties of Sundargarh additional district magistrate Biswajit Mohapatra and unearthed assets worth crores of rupees. The directorate in a statement said searches were conducted at the properties of Mohapatra at seven places in Khurda, Sundargarh and Jagatsinghpur districts, reported PTI. A double-storey building and a flat in…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Covid-19 tally rose to 12,76,114 on Saturday as 1,539 more people tested positive for the infection, while the death toll mounted to 8,862 as 24 patients succumbed to the infection, a health bulletin said. The state had logged 1,572 cases and 20 deaths on Friday. Khurda district reported the highest number of 233…
News and updates from across Odisha that happened on Feb 12. 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. * Bhubaneswar reported 128 new Covid positive cases and 920 recoveries in the last…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar slight increase on Saturday with the rate in the capital city at Rs 102.27 while diesel price at Rs 92.06. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Saturday were Rs 101.91 and Rs 91.70, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis. The…
