Shillong: Scores of 100 year old English pine trees planted during the British regime at the iconic stretch in Upper Shillong have been cut down for the road expansion and four-lane construction. The pictures and videos of falling trees went viral on social media which has irked the residents of Shillong and they criticized the…
A COVID care centre set up by Gram Vikas in Kalahandi district has been helping in improving local healthcare infrastructures in the region. The 50 bed Covid care centre set in the Gram Vikas Shikshya Niketan, a Gram Vikas residential school in Kumudabahal village of Thuamul Rampur block is being accessed by people from villages…
Bhubaneswar: ‘The Art of Life’, a Hindi non-feature film written and directed by Santosh Panda, has been awarded with an Outstanding Achievement Award at World Film Carnival held at Singapore recently. The film based on sand art and also highlights the Culture, Tourism and Disaster Management by Odisha. “The sand art has been used as…
New Delhi: A government panel studying side-effects of Covid-19 vaccine has confirmed the first death due to anaphylaxis post vaccination. The panel carried out an assessment of 31 serious Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) reported cases after Covid-19 vaccination. As per the report of the panel, a 68 year old man died on March 31…
Bhubaneswar: The staff of all medicine shops in Odisha will be vaccinated on a priority basis. Chemists across the state were demanding to be acknowledged as Covid Warriors and get vaccinated. Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra, the additional chief secretary of the health department has written to all Collectors, Municipal Commissioners and CDMOs to take necessary steps…
Itanagar: A case has been registered against Paras Singh, a youtuber from Punjab who posted a video with racial comments on MLA and Congress leader Ninong Ering and on the people of Arunachal Pradesh. Paras who runs a You tube channel posted a video on May 23 and called Ninong Ering ‘Non-Indian and Arunachal Pradesh…
Mumbai/ Berhampur: Bollywood actor Sonu Sood who turned as a real hero during the Covid pandemic has landed into a controversy over his claim to have arranged a bed in a hospital for a Covid patient in Berhampur. On Monday, the Ganjam collector shared the tweet of Sonu Sood and said, “ “We don’t received…
New Delhi: With Taukate Cyclone set to intensify in Arabian Sea, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for the five coastal regions of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Taukate is expected to make landfall between May 17 and 18 in the coasts of Gujarat. In its bulletin, the IMD said…
Bhubaneswar: Regional Outreach Bureau, Bhubaneswar under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting organised a virtual interactive discussion where the participants discussed the plans that could be implemented to fight the pandemic with special reference to home isolation. The discussion session titled “Fighting Covid: Our Future Preparedness with special reference to Home Isolation” saw the participation of…
