Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote a letter to chief ministers of all the states emphasizing on vaccination to save precious lives. In his letter he stated, “The only way to protect our people against future waves and provide them with a hope of survival is vaccination. Countries which have focused on vaccination…
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday decided to cancel the CBSE Board Class XII examinations this year due to the present Covid situation in the country. The final decision was taken after a review meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired. The Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has also cancelled its ISC examination….
China has reported the first case of human infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu in the eastern region of Jiangsu province. China’s National Health Commission informed about this on Tuesday. The 41-year-old patient from Zhenjiang city who is now in a stable condition, was diagnosed with the H10N3 avian influenza virus on May…
Bhubaneswar: Jayanta Mahapatra, one of the prominent poets writing in English in India, has tested Covid positive and has been hospitalized on Monday. The 92 year old poet was suffering from fever for the past few days and his Covid tests came positive. After he developed some breathing issues, he was hospitalised at the SCB…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha became the first state in India to directly import medical equipment and cylinders from abroad. A cargo flight from China landed at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) on Sunday morning with 1350 oxygen cylinders and medical equipments. The Chairman of Western Odisha Development Council (WODC), Asit Tripathy, tweeted that this is the first…
Bhubaneswar: As Odisha faces natural disasters time and again, the state government has decided to include disaster and pandemic management as part of curriculum in every high school and college. The decision came after a meeting of the council of ministers was held on Saturday chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Every government employee will…
Bhubaneswar: Over the past few years, sea erosion and high tides surge due to storms on the coasts of Odisha have increased making the life of people residing in the coastal regions tough and challenging. The recent Cyclone Yaas has seriously affected coastal lands as huge tidal waves entered inland, causing flooding in villages and…
Following the footsteps of her husband Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, Nikita Kaul has donned an olive green army uniform on Saturday as she was commissioned into the Indian army. Army’s northern command Lt Gen Y K Joshi put stars on her shoulders during a passing out ceremony held at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai,…
Itanagar: Youtuber and gamer Paras Singh landed into trouble after posting a video on his youtube channel with racial slur against MLA Ninong Ering and stating that Arunachal Pradesh is a part of China. A three member SIT team led by inspector Techi Vijay went to Punjab to bring Paras to Itanagar on remand. The…
New Delhi: After an old video of Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda surfaced on social media in which the actor could be seen making a sexist and casteist joke on former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, the actor is being criticised for his remarks. Since the controversy erupted over the video, on Friday the UN removed…
