Bhubaneswar: The extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha, which was centred over Bay of Bengal about 590 km south east of Paradip on Saturday, was likely to move in a north-northeasterly direction towards Bangladesh, the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) said on Saturday. The cyclonic storm expected to move parallel…
Bhubaneswar: The Housing & Urban Development department has issued SOP regarding preparation of action plan for management of flood and waterlogging in urban areas during the ensuing monsoon. Like previous years, ULBs have been directed to take up joint verification with respective Drainage Division/MI Division of Water Resources department to ensure desilting and repair of…
Bhubaneswar: The G-20 presidency gives India a chance to shape the agenda for global cooperation as the world emerges from the shadows of the Covid-19 pandemic, said former diplomat Debraj Pradhan here on Friday. Addressing a national seminar on ‘India’s G20 Presidency: Our Foreign Policy Imperatives & Global Priorities’, organised by Indian Institute of Public…
Bhubaneswar: SUM Ultimate Medicare celebrated the International Nurses’ Day on Friday. The nurses who were present at the event took the ‘Florence Nightingale Pledge’ holding candles. The CEO of SUMUM, Dr Swetapadma Dash, chief of Medical Services (CMS), Dr (Brig) Biraj Mohan Mishra, chief of Nursing Services, N Ayesha were present at the event. Adressing…
Bhubaneswar: A one-day state-level workshop on “MUKTA goal-setting” was held on Wednesday by H&UD department. In his opening address the principal secretary of the department Mathi Vathanan highlighted that the state government has been actively working towards improving urban capacities and resources through various means such as strengthening scheme implementation, process re-engineering, and developing robust…
If you have travelled to Odisha, it’s time for you to explore the shopping hubs in and around Cuttack and the capital city Bhubaneswar. The state is known for its local handicrafts, handlooms, and silver works known as “Tarakasi”. The twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar are most famous for these centres, and offer an…
The low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea has now become a well-marked low pressure area on Tuesday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has informed. It also said that the low pressure area will very likely intensify into a depression by Tuesday evening over the same region and…
East Coast Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation (ECoRWWO) organised a summer camp for children of railway employees at Rail Vihar. Divya Sharma, president of ECoRWWO inaugurated the camp in presence of other members of the organisation and encouraged the children to express their inherent qualities. At the camp the participating children will have all the freedom…
Bengaluru/Bhubaneswar: The first meeting of the expert committee to promote seamless inter-mandi and inter-state trade of agricultural produce through implementation of Market Yard of National Importance (MNI), was held in Bengaluru on Monday. It has been proposed that MNI would be implemented in the states of Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Bihar and Odisha in…
The first phase of OCA’s talent hunt camp for spinners ended at the Railway Stadium in Bhadrak on Saturday. The camp held across different venues in the state, saw participation of 417 spinners. A total of 97 spinners turned up at the zonal venue Bhadrak which consisted of Kendrapara, Balasore, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Jajpur…
