Bhubaneswar: Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), a Capripox virus disease affecting cattle, buffalo and goat, which was detected in Odisha in the aftermath of Fani cyclone in May 2019, has resurfaced in the state, the Institute of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry (IVSAH) run by SOA, said on Tuesday. The disease, which is contagious and transmitted…
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 &…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has said it will provide 15 per cent subsidy on the purchase of electric vehicles in the state. For two-wheelers, the subsidy will be 15 per cent of the cost, up to a maximum of Rs 5,000. The cap on 15 per cent subsidy for three-wheelers is Rs 10,000, and for…
Malkangiri: Security forces have seized huge quantity of explosives, suspected to be abandoned by the Naxals, from Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Friday, reported ANI. During a combing operation near the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border, security were informed about a bag suspected to contain explosive materials. When searched, the forces found four tiffin bombs, 20 web belts,…
Bhubaneswar: Neurosurgeons at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, SOA’s faculty of medicine here, have come across a rare human tail which is said to be the first bony tail in thoracic region to be reported in the world. The new born baby had a spinal cord anomaly with a tail at upper…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha won the International online Popular City Award at the 5th Guangzhou Award for Urban Innovation 2021 on Friday, receiving more than 4.60 lakh votes from across the world. People across the globe selected the Urban Wage Employment Initiative (UWEI) now known as MUKTA programme of Government of Odisha from among 15 other international…
Odisha lost their third match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by 27 runs to Maharashtra, being played in Lucknow. Opting to bat, Maharashtra made 183 for 8 in 20 overs, with Ruturaj Gaikwad making 81 and Kedar Jadhav 55. For Odisha, Debabrata Pradhan picked three wickets while Bikash Rout and Jayanta Behera scalped two…
News and updates from across Odisha that happened on Oct 21. From news on Covid daily cases to unlock 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 on Thursday reported 37 new Covid positive cases and 17 recoveries….
New Delhi: Central government-owned National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) on Wednesday announced the inauguration of the company’s lean slurry project at Angul, Odisha. Completion of this project will ensure 100 per cent utilisation of ash generated at the company’s captive power plant (CPP), reported PTI. “Alok Tandon, IAS, secretary, Ministry of Mines…inaugurated Nalco’s lean slurry…
Rourkela: Odisha Police detained a man in Rourkela after his 15-year-old daughter alleged that he was sexually abusing her, a senior officer said on Wednesday. In a written complaint to police, the girl has accused her father of sexual abuse for the past seven months, reported PTI. She has alleged that everything was happening in…
