Cyclone Jawad weakens to deep depression, heavy rain expected

Bhubaneswar, 5/12: Because of the cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’, incessant showers have been battering the coastal states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha since yesterday. While the rainfall is expected to go on unabated across eastern India, the strength of the system in terms of wind speed has dropped sharply on Saturday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD)…

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IMF’s Gopinath warns Covid variants could derail economic recovery

Washington DC, 4/12: The International Monetary Fund sees “downside risks” to the global economic rebound it forecast for this year and next, and is concerned that new coronavirus variants may hinder the recovery, its chief economist said.   “Most of the overall risks are to the downside,” Gita Gopinath said in a virtual speech to…

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With ‘Mo Sarkar’, We Have Put A Premium On Satisfaction Of Citizens – CM Naveen

Bhubaneswar, 4/12:Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today said that Odisha has adopted a transformational approach in its governance, keeping people at the forefront.    Speaking at the valedictory session of Regional Conference on Replication of Good Governance Practices organised at convention centre in Lok Seva Bhawan, the Chief Minister underlined the significance of Mo Sarkar…

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WHO says no Omicron deaths yet as variant spreads worldwide

Washington,DThe Omicron variant has been detected in 38 countries but no deaths have yet been reported, the WHO said on Friday, as authorities worldwide rushed to stem the spread of the heavily mutated Covid-19 strain.   The United States and Australia became the latest countries to confirm their first locally transmitted cases of the variant,…

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