Guwahati: The Assam government has decided to institute a series of civilian awards on the line of Padma Awards. The decision was taken after a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday. Every year ‘Asom Ratna’ would be presented to a person for their significant contribution to the society. ‘Asom Bibhushan’…
Bhubaneswar: World number one ace shuttler Pramod Bhagat from Odisha has qualified for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic to be held from August 25 to September 5, 2021. Along with Bhagat, two other players Tarun Tarun and Krishna Nagar have also qualified for the Paralympics. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) in a letter to the Badminton Association…
Durban: Ashish Lata Ramgobin, a 56-year-old great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi has been sentenced to seven years jail in a six million rand fraud and forgery case. Lata was found guilty by Durban Court, South Africa on Monday. The daughter of noted rights activists Ela Gandhi and Late Mewa Ramgobin, she has been accused of defrauding…
Bhubaneswar: The Covid lockdown and weekend shutdown imposed in urban areas across the state has severely affected the street vendors financially. In order to help the street vendors of urban areas, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sanctioned 26.29 crore from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund on Tuesday. The decision will benefit around 87657 street vendors in…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC has signed 26-year-old Indian defender Lalruatthara ahead of the eighth season of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL). He has penned a two-year deal with the Bhubaneswar-based side with an option to extend for a third year. Lalruatthara started his professional career with Aizawl FC in 2015 and was a part of…
Indian football team lead by Sunil Chhetri registered a marvelous win against Bangladesh in FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers held at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Monday. Sunil scored two vital goals in the second half of the match. Despite strong performance, the Blue Tigers missed several opportunities to score a goal…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) which provides free foodgrain to the poor will be extended till Diwali in November. “Till November, 80 crore poor will get free foodgrains. The initiative is to ensure that no one sleeps hungry ”. said PM Modi. Under the scheme,…
New Delhi: Addressing the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the union government will procure 75 percent of the Covid-19 vaccines from the vaccine manufacturers and distribute them to the state government for free. Earlier, the state government had to procure medicines for the vaccination of people in the age group of 18 to…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced door to door survey in 70 wards for the vaccination of people above 45 years at the polling booth centres Announcing the ambitious plan, Kejriwal said that if there is no shortage of vaccines, everyone above 45 years of age will be vaccinated in the…
Cuttack: With a surge in Covid critical patients in need of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) who are being airlifted to other states for the treatment, the Odisha government has decided to establish a full-fledged ECMO unit at SCB Medical College and Hospital. The state government will procure six ECMO machines which will be installed at…
