The petrol price in Bhubaneswar on Thursday saw a slight decrease as the rate was Rs 103.41 while price of diesel at Rs 93.23. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Thursday were Rs 103.88 and Rs 93.68, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis. The fuel…
Bhubaneswar: Institute of Dental Sciences (IDS), faculty of dental sciences of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), observed ‘Oral Cancer Awareness Month’ during April through a series of programmes. During the month, IDS doctors conducted oral cancer screening camps at different government run Public Health Centres, organised street plays and a mini marathon for creating awareness besides…
Bhubaneswar: The journey of Catch the Rain Campaign through Rainwater Harvesting Structures (RWHS) under MUKTA has achieved around 37,242 RWHS across 111 ULBs of the state in last two years under MUKTA. During 2021-22 finacial year, around 13,000 RWHS were constructed with an investment of Rs 60 crore. About 8,000 MSG/SDA were engaged as implementing…
After Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 21-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders at home, stand-in skipper Virat Kohli blamed the dropped chances on Wednesday. “To be honest we handed them the game. We did deserve to lose. We were certainly not up to standard. If you look at the game, we didn’t capitalize our chances. We dropped…
East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Roop Narayan Sunkar on Wednesday inspected the Bhubaneswar Railway station and had Window Trailing inspection from Bhubaneswar to Talcher via Angul and reviewed various other work. Sunkar inspected the Bhubaneswar railway station circulating area, reservation counters, various passenger amenities at the station and platform. He also reviewed the proposed…
Deoria (UP): Police have detained a man following the circulation of a video allegedly showing a youth being beaten with a belt and slippers and forced to lick spit in a village in Deoria district. The footage, believed to be from Gobarai village, has been widely shared on social media since Sunday evening. According to…
Gurugram: In a disturbing incident in the Bhim Nagar area here, an elderly woman is facing charges of animal cruelty for reportedly attacking a puppy with acid, as well as assaulting stray cows with boiling water. The complaint was lodged by Suman Mishra, an animal rights activist associated with NGO Voiceless. Suman Mishra, a resident…
In order to reduce “biosecurity risks”, India’s upcoming limited-overs series against West Indies next month will be played in two cities, BCCI has announced on Saturday. The ODI and T20I series was earlier scheduled to be played across cities including Jaipur, Visakhapatnam, Cuttack and Thiruvananthapuram. But now the ODI series will be played in Ahmedabad…
New Delhi: Environmental experts say Delhi’s Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) helps control pollution during emergencies but does little to tackle the root causes of the city’s worsening air quality. Environmental analyst Sunil Dahiya said GRAP works as a short-term response but has not led to any meaningful reduction in overall pollution levels. He pointed…
The day four action from BYJU’S Odisha Women’s T20 Cricket 2022 at DRIEMS Cricket Stadium, Tangi saw Odisha Red and Odisha Green winning their respective matches. Odisha red beat Odisha Yellow by 8 wickets, with Madhuri Meheta winning the Player of the Match for scoring a fifty off 55 balls. In a rain-curtailed second match…
