Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched Swachhta Pakhwada (cleanliness fortnight), a nationwide initiative from September 16 to October 2. ECoR general manager Manoj Sharma administered the Swachhata oath to employees. While the divisional railway managers at Waltair, Khurda Road and Sambalpur extended the pledge at their respective divisions. Also read: Hindi Diwas observed…
Nagpur: Gujarat registered a comfortable five-wicket win over Odisha in their Women’s Under-15 One Day Trophy (Elite C) match at the Lady Amritbai Daga College Ground, here on Tuesday. After winning the toss, Odisha elected to bat but struggled against a disciplined Gujarat bowling attack and were bowled out for 79 runs in 24 overs….
Bhubaneswar: A programme to create awareness about the harmful effects of Parthenium hysterophorus, a noxious weed which invades farmlands causing huge loss to crop yield, was organised by the Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAS), faculty of agricultural sciences of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), on Saturday. The programme was jointly organised by IAS, the NSS wing…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Thursday recorded 521 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state’s caseload to 10,33,809 while six fatalities pushed the coronavirus death toll to 8,274, a health department official said. Odisha on Wednesday registered 615 cases, it was 529 on Tuesday, 448 on Monday, and 652 on Sunday. Khurda district reported the highest of 249…
East Coast Railway observed “Sadbhavana Diwas” at Rail Sadan, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar by organising a pledge ceremony. Staff and officers led by Sharad Kumar Srivastava, General Manager (I/C), ECoR took pledge of Sadbhavana Diwas to work for the emotional harmony of all the people of India regardless of caste, region, religion or language and to resolve…
Bhubaneswar: Children turned radio jockeys for a day asking questions and participating in discussions as they celebrated the World Children’s Day at the SOA Community Radio here on Saturday. The students of city-based Guidance English Medium School, visibly excited at such an opportunity, asked questions to panelists, discussed their experience about online and offline classes…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hand out about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits on April 13 at 10:30 am via video conferencing. The PM will also address these appointees on the occasion. The Rozgar Mela is a step towards fulfilment of the commitment of the prime minister to accord highest priority to employment…
The fuel price in Bhubaneswar saw an increase of Rs 0.71 on Sunday, as the rate of petrol in the capital city was Rs 105.46 while diesel price was at Rs 101.62 per litre. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Sunday were Rs 105.65 and Rs 101.81, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar saw a slight decrease on Monday, with the rate in the capital city at Rs 101.67 while diesel price at Rs 91.49. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Monday were Rs 102.34 and Rs 92.14, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar on Monday saw a slight increase with the rate at Rs 103.19 while the price of diesel at Rs 94.76 per litre. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Monday were Rs 103.54 and Rs 95.10, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily…
