Suryasnata Tripathy to Receive SOA Yuva Sahitya Puraskar 2025

Bhubaneswar, November 10: Acclaimed Odia poet and writer Suryasnata Tripathy will be honoured with the SOA Yuva Sahitya Puraskar 2025 during the valedictory session of the 3rd SOA Literary Festival to be held at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, on November 30. Mr. Tripathy has been unanimously nominated by the Jury Board…

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Covaxin only vaccine option for children in 15-18 years age group: Centre

New Delhi, 27/12:The vaccine option against Covid-19 for children in the age group of 15-18 years, who will be inoculated from January 3, would be Covaxin only, according to new guidelines issued by the Union health ministry on Monday.     The prioritisation and sequencing of the “precaution dose” (third dose) for healthcare workers (HCWs),…

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US shoots down Iranian drone with nuclear intent in Arabian Sea

Washington DC, 4/2:The US has shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching “aggressively” towards the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, the US military said on Tuesday According to the US military, the Iranian Shahed-139 ⁠drone was flying toward ‌the carrier “with unclear intent” and was shot down by an F-35 U.S….

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Turtle smugglers caught red handed by Chitrakonda Forest Deptt

Malkanagiri; Chitarakonda Forest Department has seized a pick-up carrying a turtle after receiving information from a source in Chitarakonda Block Rajulkonda, Malkangiri District.  According to the information received, the turtle was being smuggled from Narsingpatnam in Andhra Pradesh to Kalimela in a pickup truck (track number AP 39 NS1566).  According to the information obtained from…

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