Kendrapara: Bhitarkanika National Park will be closed for 10 days in January to carry out crocodile census. The crocodile census will start from January 2 and continue till January 11. During this period, tourists would be prohibited from entering the national park. Bhitarkanika is home to salt water crocodiles. During the 2021 census, 1768 saltwater…
New Delhi: India cleared two new Covid Vaccines and one pill today. The Health Ministry cleared CORBEVAX and COVOVAX as the two new vaccines and antiviral drug Molnupiravir after approval from Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). Making the announcement, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted in thread giving information about…
New Delhi: As per the guidelines issued by the Centre, only Covaxin will be administered to children in the age group of 15-18 years from January 3. The union health ministry on Monday has said that only Covaxin would be available for the children. “Covid-19 vaccination of children in the age-group of 15-18 years to…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha will administer Covid Vaccination to over 25 lakh children in the age group of 15-18 years, informed Family Welfare Director and state vaccination in-charge Dr Bijay Panigrahi on Monday. Registration for 25.53 lakh children will soon begin on COWIN, camps will be held in various schools and colleges for the vaccination drive. “We…
Bhubaneswar: Two Odia feature films ‘Adieu GODARD’ and ‘Mindgame’, will be premiered at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival 2022. The seven days festival will begin from January 7 and conclude on 14. While ‘Adieu GODARD’ is written and directed by Amartya Bhattacharyya and is produced by Swastik Arthouse in collaboration with FilmStop Entertainment and…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government gears up to administer COVID-19 vaccine to the children belonging to the age group of 15-18. Orders have been given to collect information about the number of children between 15-18 years across the state. “We have asked for district-wise details about children in the age group of 15-18. We have sufficient…
New Delhi: Vaccination for children for the age group of 15-18 years will begin from 3 January 3, 2022 across the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this in a live video message today evening. He further announced that people above 60 years of age with comorbidities will be eligible for precaution doses on doctors…
Bhubaneswar: The fourth National Para-Badminton Championship was inaugurated at the Railway Indoor Stadium here on Friday. Over 500 plus participants are participating in the three day Championship being held under the aegis of Paralympic committee of India and Badminton Association of India. Inaugurating the championship, Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera said, “Our Para athletes have brought…
Bhubaneswar: Amidst Omicron surge across the country, the Odisha government on Friday completely banned Zero night celebration across the state. Issuing fresh guidelines to avoid mass gathering of people during Christmas and New Year, the State Government completely banned Zero Night celebrations in hotels, clubs, restaurants, parks, convention halls, Kalyan Mandaps across the state. “No…
Bhubaneswar: In order to boost up rural connectivity, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid down the foundation for 55 Bus Stands in 22 districts of the state today. These Bus Stands will be set up at block levels taking into account several factors like distance from district headquarters, economic activity, places of tourist interest, existing communication…
