Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Covid-19 tally rose to 12,25,268 on Wednesday as 7,416 people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. Ten more patients succumbed to the infection, which is the highest daily toll in nearly five months, reported PTI. The daily test positivity rate rose to 11.37 per cent as 65,250 samples were examined…
Number of Covid-19 cases in Odisha on Thursday surged to 10,26,476 as 602 people tested positive for the virus. Six fatalities pushed the coronavirus death toll to 8,198, a health department official said. The state on Wednesday, Tuesday and Monday had reported 565, 545 and 585 cases respectively. Also read: Odisha crosses 3 crore vaccination…
Odisha has been ranked No. 1 Performing State in the Country in the recently published State Ranking Index for NFSA 2022 – for creating resilient food systems to optimise the delivery of benefits. The announcement was made by Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal on July 5, in the Conference of Food Ministers on Food &…
Cuttack: In a low scoring game of Kalahandi Cup, Rest of Odisha-D beat Rest of Odisha-B by five wickets at Sunshine ground here on Sunday. Opting to bat, Rest of Odisha-B were bowled out for 164 in 41.3 overs, with Jamala Mohapatra picking three wickets and Ankitkar Jaiswal two. Subham Naik (55) and Devendra S…
New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality showed slight improvement on Friday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 293, falling in the ‘poor’ category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The air quality had plunged to the ‘severe’ category earlier this week following Diwali celebrations across the National Capital Region…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Police have arrested the alleged mastermind of a vast international cyber-slavery and human-trafficking racket linked to Chinese crime syndicates operating out of Myanmar and Cambodia. Deputy chief minister and Home minister Harsh Sanghavi announced on Tuesday that the accused, Nilesh Purohit, also known as Neel or “The Ghost”, was taken into custody by…
Royal Challengers Bangalore after getting off their UAE-leg campaign with a crushing defeat would like to bounce back when they clash against the formidable Chennai Super Kings in Match 35 of IPL 2021 on Friday. MS Dhoni-led Chennai on the other hand have the momentum after clinching a 20-run win over Mumbai Indians on Sunday…
Cuttack: Swayambhu Palai hit an unbeaten double ton as Bhadrak thrashed Rayagada by 263 runs in a OCA U-16 inter-district cricket tournament at Sunshine ground here on Friday. Opting to bat, Palai did the bulk of the scoring by slamming 207 off 135 balls as Bhadrak reached 346 for 8. In reply, Rayagada were bowled…
For the safe conduct of the upcoming T20I between India and South Africa on June 12 in Cuttack, a mock drill was conducted by DCP Cuttack and his team on Thursday. Led by Pinak Mishra, DCP Cuttack the mock started at 8 am at Barabati Stadium, which involved fire mock drill, mob management, law &…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar saw an increase on Tuesday, with the rate in the capital city at Rs 101.81 while diesel price at Rs 91.62. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Tuesday were Rs 102.20 and Rs 91.99, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis….
