Bhubaneswar: Noted journalist Basudev Mahapatra passed away in Bhubaneswar, today. He is survived by his wife Sujata, who works as a senior reporter with an Odia news channel, and their son. Mahapatra was sick for the last few days and he complained of severe chest pain in the morning. He was immediately admitted to Capital…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha athlete Bapi Hansda clinched an impressive silver medal in the 400m hurdles at the ongoing 5th Youth Asian Athletics Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He clocked 51.38 seconds, his personal best to finish ahead of Sri Lanka’s Kuda Liyanage Ayomal who timed 51.40 to bag bronze while Qatar’s Mahamat Abakar Abdrahman won the gold…
Kendrapara: In view of the mating and nesting season of saltwater crocodiles, the Bhitarkanika National Park will remain closed from May 1 to July 31. During this period restrictions would be imposed at Bhitarkanika, Dangamala and Ragadapati forest blocks and no tourists would be allowed to enter the park. Locals have also been prohibited from…
Bhubaneswar: India’s first climate refugee village Bagapatia in Kendrapara district would be converted into a model colony. The Odisha government has sanctioned Rs Rs 22,50,71,000 crore in the first phase of work. Over 600 families are residing in Bagapatia where victims of sea erosion from Satabhaya Gram Panchayat in Rajnagar block were rehabilitated by the…
Bhubaneswar: In view of the rise in the Caesarean Section for child delivery, the Odisha government has expanded Caesarean Section (C-Section) Audit of delivery cases to all private hospitals. This a significant step towards maternal and child health care Director Family Welfare issued instructions to the Chief District Medical and Public Health Officers of all…
Bhubaneswar: All the Kutcha and WBM Roads in urban local bodies are to be upgraded to pavered roads to enhance the livability of the Cities. The state government has decided to carry out the upgradation as part of transformative urban Governance under 5T. The work to be completed by October 2023. G Mathi Vathanan, Principal…
Bhubaneswar: Direct flights to operate from Bhubaneswar to Singapore and Bangkok from June 3. The Indigo airline has scheduled two flights a week to each destination from Biju Patnaik International Airport. The state government has agreed to bear the costs of unsold tickets, with total ticket costs estimated to be around Rs 120 crore per…
Bhubaneswar: The women’s team of Odisha FC started their campaign in the Indian Women’s League with a marvelous win in the first match. They defeated CRPF FC 6-0 in Thursday’s match held at TransStadia in Ahmedabad. Odisha dominated the match from the beginning. Dangmei Grace of the team scored the first goal in the 20th…
Bhubaneswar: In a thrilling match, Odisha FC defeated Bengaluru FC by 2-1 to be crowned as the Hero Super Cup Champions on Tuesday at the EMS Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode of Kerala. Double strikes from Odisha FC’s Diego Mauricio gave the team the lead at halftime. The team was leading with 2 goals till the…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated 357 transformed high schools in 4 districts of Odisha on Tuesday. In the 3rd phase of the 5T High School Transformation initiative, 106 in Ganjam district, 87 in Angul, 57 in Keonjhar and 107 in Jagatsinghpur have been transformed. “The state government is on a mission to provide all…
