A counter terrorist multi-agency mock drill was organised at the Bhubaneswar Railway Station, jointly done by Railway Protection Force and Government Railway Police (GRP), to ensure operational preparedness. The mock drill included evacuation of passengers to a safe place, shifting of injured RPF officials to hospital, information to local police, controlling over civilians and hostage…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday remanded Soyab, a resident of Faridabad, to 10 days’ custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly sheltering Red Fort blast accused Umar-un-Nabi. Soyab was brought to the Patiala House Courts under heavy security after being arrested from Dhauj in Haryana’s Faridabad. According to the NIA, he…
Bhubaneswar: More number of foreign students should prefer Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University here for their studies as it always strives for excellence, Dr Pradip Singh Rajpurohit, joint secretary in the External Affairs Ministry, said on Tuesday. Dr Rajpurohit, who looks after West Asia and North Africa, interacted with senior University officials while…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Covid-19 tally rose to 12,82,869 on Monday as 388 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. Fifteen fresh fatalities pushed the state’s coronavirus death toll to 9,026, reported PTI. The daily positivity rate was 0.72 per cent as 53,690 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. Six patients…
In response to the increasing demand from passengers across various routes, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced the operation of special trains during the summer season. These special trains aim to meet the additional rush experienced during this time. Here are the details of the special trains: Puri-Udhna (Surat) Bi-weekly Summer Special Train: Operating between…
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: Robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery, which ensures greater precision and better result and is seen as the future of joint replacement, was conducted for the first time in Odisha at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here recently. The surgery was conducted in the hospital under the supervision of Dr. Shekhar Srivastav, one…
News and updates from across Odisha that happened on Jan 26. 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. * Cuttack city reported 225 new Covid-19 cases and 531 recoveries, CMC informed in…
New Delhi: A day after Diwali celebrations, Delhi woke up to toxic air with the Air Quality Index (AQI) dipping to “very poor” levels across most parts of the city. According to data recorded at 5:30 am on Tuesday, the average AQI in the national capital stood at 346, indicating highly polluted air. Despite the…
Nainital: Uttarakhand Police have busted an interstate cyber fraud racket that allegedly siphoned off Rs 3.37 crore by remotely hacking victims’ mobile phones and diverting money into “mule accounts.” Four suspects, Shubham Gupta of Rajasthan, Piyush Goyal of Bulandshahr, Rishabh Kumar of Ghaziabad and Mohit Rathi of Gurugram, were arrested during a vehicle check at…
