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Bhubaneswar: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Thursday sanctioned Rs 951 crore for the construction of 176 rural roads in Odisha. The assistance has been sanctioned under the the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for 176 rural road projects in all 30 districts of the state, NABARD chief general manager, Odisha…
People who do not suffer long Covid symptoms can still have reduced attention and memory six to nine months after recovering from mild Covid infection, a study by Britain’s Oxford University says. In long Covid cases, concentration levels, forgetfulness and fatigue are some of the features that affects a person. The participants in the study…
Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) in Odisha has announced Rs 30 lakh ex-gratia for Covid-19 death of any person engaged in panchayat election duty in the state. In an order, the SEC said the ex-gratia will be applicable to all civil persons including government (both Centre and State), corporation (including Central and State PSU),…
Malkangiri: Security forces have seized huge quantity of explosives, suspected to be abandoned by the Naxals, from Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Friday, reported ANI. During a combing operation near the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border, security were informed about a bag suspected to contain explosive materials. When searched, the forces found four tiffin bombs, 20 web belts,…
The 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton arrived in Bhubaneswar on Friday. It was received by chairman, Odisha Hockey Promotion Council, Dilip Tirkey along with officials from DSYS and Odisha Olympic Association. Eminent sportspersons Anuradha Biswal and Shradhanjali Samantaray were also present while welcoming the baton. The relay baton after a stay in the capital city…
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…
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,…
Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA) in Odisha has made it mandatory for all the automobile dealers to display details of all vehicles in their showrooms, officials said. The STA has directed all the dealers to display details of payment to be made by the purchaser for each category of vehicles on a notice board…
Bhubaneswar: Neurosurgeons at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, SOA’s faculty of medicine here, have come across a rare human tail which is said to be the first bony tail in thoracic region to be reported in the world. The new born baby had a spinal cord anomaly with a tail at upper…
Bhubaneswar: BJP MLA from Nilagiri in Odisha’s Balasore district, Sukanta Nayak, has tested positive for Covid-19 for the third time in last 18 months. Nayak told PTI that he tested positive for the virus on Wednesday and is isolating at home. He had first contracted coronavirus in July 2020 and again in September the same…
