India became the first country in the world to administer DNA vaccine against COVID-19 on Saturday giving a sigh of relief to people who fear needles. ZyCov D, India’s first needle-free and second indigenous Covid-19 vaccine was launched in Patna. The world’s first plasmid DNA vaccine, ZyCoV-D is produced by Ahmedabad-based vaccine manufacturer Zydus Cadila….
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the parents to send their children to attend physical classes at schools as all the educational institutions reopened. In his address, Patnaik requested parents and guardians to ensure their children wears mask properly and attend offline classes. Exhorting students to follow the Covid appropriate behavior, he…
Bhubaneswar: Schools for offline classes for the standard VIII to XII opened in all the 30 districts of Odisha. Around 37,533 schools opened on Monday. A total 14,42,790 students attended on the first day, out of the total enrolled number of 24,45,407 students of these schools. High secondary schools in Deogarh district recorded maximum attendance…
Bhubaneswar: Over 4,000 mobile towers to be installed in various places across Odisha. Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw informed this on Sunday. In a press briefing, Vaishnaw stated that about 6,000 villages in Odisha are out of mobile connectivity due to lack of mobile towers. In order to…
The voice which gave solace to every Indian soul for decades was given a tearful farewell today. The legendary singer and Bharat Ratna recipient Lata Mangeshkar was cremated with full state honour at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Sunday evening. Thousands of mourning fans throunged to the Shivaji Park to pay their last respect to…
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar breathed her last at the Breach Candy Hospital today. Her health condition deteriorated again on Saturday, doctors put her back on ventilator support. As per the doctors, the 92 year old Lata was responding to the treatments. She was admitted to the hospital on January 9 after she tested Covid…
India colts win ICC U-19 World Cup for the record fifth time as they defeat England boys in the final played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua on Saturday. Following their win, congratulatory wishes and accolades keep flowing for the team. At the same time, BCCI has announced reward of Rs 40 lacs per player…
Lakadong Turmeric from Meghalaya is being transported to other parts of the country through drones. The commerce and industry ministry informed this on Saturday stating that the aim is to resolve first-mile connectivity issues faced by the cultivators. The turmeric has been identified under the One District, One Product (ODOP), an initiative by the Department…
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar’s health condition deteriorated again on Saturday, doctors put her back on ventilator support. As per the doctors, the 93 year old Lata is again responding to the treatments at the Breach Candy Hospital. She was admitted to the hospital on January 9 after she tested Covid positive and was on…
Berhampur: ‘Robo’ a E- waste sculpture measuring 30-ft tall and weighs 3 tonnes has registered itself as the tallest e-waste sculpture in the Asia Book of Records. Created by the trainees at the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Berhampur, the sculpture was made in 2021 to mark the World Environment Day. The sculpture has been created…
