Bhubaneswar: BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda is scheduled to visit Odisha on Thursday, informed Manmohan Samal, Odisha BJP State President to the media. Sources from the BJP headquarters have stated that the BJP National President and Union Health Minister Nadda will arrive in Bhubaneswar before noon. He is expected to hold discussions with…
Bhubaneswar: Heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast in 20 districts of Odisha till Friday under the influence of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. All these places are likely to receive torrential rain (7-11 cm) accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning.A bulletin issued by the IMD…
Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Wednesday shared some important information regarding the Subhadra scheme in Odisha.The Deuty CM said that according to the review that she took two days before, about 92 lakh people have applied for Subhadra Yojana so far. Out of them, the 1st instalment amount has been credited to the account of…
Kakatpur: With advent of the festive season Sharadiya Puja (worship of the autumn) has started in various Shakti Peethas. Accordingly, Sodasa Upachar Puja is going on at the famous Maa Mangala Peetha in Kakatpur of Puri district in Odisha.Servitors are worshiping Maa Mangala at the Kakatpur shrine with special rituals. From Mulastami to Mahastami, the Shodsha…
harsuguda, 24 Sept: The 4th Rehabilitation and Peripheral Development Advisory Committee (RPDAC) meeting for NLC Talabira Thermal Power Plant in Taraikela was held on Tuesday at the District Council Sadbhavna hall. The meeting focused on rehabilitation, resettlement, compensation, and environmental development in areas affected by NLC projects. The meeting was chaired by Sachin Ramachandra Jadhav,…
Bhubaneswar: Under the influence of cyclonic circulation over Central Bay of Bengal, a low pressure area has formed over Westcentral Bay of Bengal and adjoining Northwest Bay off north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts. This has been informed by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 7.6 km above…
Bhawanipatna: The Odisha Forest department has launched a departmental investigation into the suicide case of Sanjay Nayak (33), a forester at the Jaring Hi-Tech Silviculture Nursery under Junagarh block in Kalahandi district. The action comes in the wake of allegations that the Rayagada DFO (Research Wing) was involved in his death. A Chief Conservator of Forests…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is set to join the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri – Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and discussions with the state are at an “advanced stage”. Though the Central government launched the scheme in 2018, Odisha, New Delhi and West Bengal opted not to join it.However, the BJP had promised in its Sankalp Patra for…
Bhubaneswar: A car driver died when the van reportedly lost control and plunged into the nearby canal near Bamphakuda village under Cuttack Sadar police station limits in the wee hours of Tuesday.The deceased is Kahna Jena, a resident of Bamphakuda village. He was driving home late last night when the car reportedly lost control and…
Bhubaneswar: A fire broke out in a moving truck carrying 30 tons of dal (lentils) near Amanakuda Square on the Adasapur-Nialai Road in Cuttack district in the wee hours of Tuesday.According to sources, the truck was on its way from Raipur to Konark when it caught fire around 4 am near Amanakuda. The driver managed…
