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…
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…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched doorstep delivery of oxygen concentrators in five cities. The doorstep oxygen concentrators facility will be available in Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Cuttack, Rourkela and Sambalpur. To book the facility visit the website https://statedashboard.odisha.gov.in/. Oxygen concentrators can also be booked through the State Covid portal and app: https://covid19.odisha.gov.in/. The facility is also…
New Delhi: ‘Water Burial’, a film based on Monpa Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, has won the Best Film National Award in the environment conservation category at the 67th National Films Award, 2021. Directed by filmmaker Shantanu Sen, the film is inspired by the Assamese novel ‘Saba Kota Manuh’ written by Sahitya Akademi award winner writer…
Thiruvananthapuram: Lakshadweep has been in news since the centre has come up with plans for the development of the island with a project Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation (LDAR and new regulations imposed by administrator Praful Patel. However, the proposal has been opposed by locals, bureaucrats and others. 93 retired top civil servants from across the…
Bhubaneswar: In order to enhance the income of farmers farming near watersheds and adjacent areas in Odisha, the state government has decided to develop a watershed program titled Rejuvenating Watershed for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD). A total of around 5.26 lakh hectares of land spreading over 705 micro-watersheds would be developed under the…
