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Odisha govt revises Nirmal scheme to improve ambience of public healthcare facilities

14 hours ago

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With an aim to provide better ambience to the patients and their attendants at the public health facilities, the state cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to revise the Nirmal scheme that aims to strengthen ancillary services at public health facilities...

Odisha cabinet approves tender for Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System

14 hours ago

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The state cabinet headed by chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday approved the financial bid for implementation of the Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System, an ambitious project that aims to provide assured irrigation to around 25,600 hectares of chronically drought-hit areas in Bijepur areas in Bargarh district...

Weekend shutdown relaxed in four Odisha districts on Independence Day

14 hours ago

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The weekend shutdown imposed in four districts -- Ganjam, Khurda, Cuttack and Gajapati and Rourkela city has been relaxed till 11am on the Independence Day (Saturday) to allow people to unfurl the national flag in their premises...

Beirut blast prompts Odisha to run checks on hazardous factories

22 hours ago

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In view of the massive explosion in Beirut on August 4, the state government has sought details of the quantity of inflammable and explosive materials used, handled and stored in different factories of the state. Official sources said the step has been taken to avoid a similar tragedy here...

Odisha hotel body wants seawall in Puri to check shore erosion

22 hours ago

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The hotel and restaurant association of Odisha (HRAO) on Tuesday urged the union tourism ministry to take steps to construct a seawall in Puri to protect the shore from erosion. HRAO said the ministry should consult experts whether a seawall can be constructed by large rocks or geo-synthetic tube...

Odisha to promulgate ordinance to enhance punishment for non-compliance of Covid-19 regulations

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Covid-19 positive cases in Odisha cross 50,000, deaths touch 305

22 hours ago

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Odisha's Covid-19 tally crossed 50,000 on Wednesday after 1,876 more tested positive for the virus. With nine more deaths, the Covid-19 death toll in the state rose to 305...

Two held for spreading misinformation on Covid

2 days ago

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High active case load in rural Khurda baffles health experts

2 days ago

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Khurda has emerged as the number one district in the state in terms of active Covid cases...

Odisha: Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari tests +ve for Covid

3 days ago

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Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19. He is the first MP from the state to have contracted the virus...

How to handle Gen Z? Schools give parents a helping hand

4 days ago

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Mild tremor felt in south Odisha

5 days ago

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Udayraga festival expands to include other dance forms, performers from across world

5 days ago

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Bhubaneswar steps out to shop, with checks in place

5 days ago

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The city on Thursday saw more people stepping out cautiously to go shopping for non-essentials after a gap of nearly four months. Residents visited shopping malls and markets here, albeit in much reduced numbers as compared to pre-Covid...

Odisha +ve cases top 40,000, may double by month-end

5 days ago

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The total Covid-19 positive cases in Odisha crossed the 40,000-mark after the state reported its highest single-day spike of 1,699 new infections on Thursday. Ten more died of the virus, raising the death toll in the state to 235...

Fire safety audit in Odisha Covid hospitals begins after Ahmedabad tragedy

6 days ago

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BSF jawan from Rajasthan kills self in Malkangiri

6 days ago

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A BSF jawan engaged in anti-Maoist operations in Malkangiri district committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle late on Tuesday night...

CM Naveen Patnaik leads silent prayer for Odisha’s Covid warriors

6 days ago

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Odisha observed a one-minute silence at 6pm on Wednesday to honour and commemorate the supreme sacrifices made by the Covid warriors in the fight against the life-threatening virus...

Chatbot part of city police’s revamped website for better online service delivery

7 days ago

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Odisha: Hospital-on-wheels for non-Covid patients in Ganjam

7 days ago

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In these times, where hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, many non-Covid patients who are in urgent need of medical care have delayed treatment due to fear of contracting the virus. And as cases kept rising, the fear increased manifold...

Two villagers in Bargarh donate plasma

8 days ago

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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to lead silent prayer to pay tribute to Covid warriors

8 days ago

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Chief minister Naveen Patnaik appealed people to join him for a one-minute silent prayer at 6 pm on Wednesday to honour and commemorate the supreme sacrifice made by the frontline Covid warriors in the fight against the virus. Naveen said he will lead the initiative...

Odisha: Entrepreneur uses lockdown time to give village a facelift

8 days ago

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Subhasis Nathsharma wants a month’s break till pandemic is eradicated

9 days ago

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Actor Subhasis Nathsharma, who is a popular face from the Odia film and television industries, has decided to take a break from shoots till the pandemic is controlled and the fear of coronavirus spread goes away...

Sero survey begins in Berhampur

9 days ago

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50% of Covid +ve persons in home isolation have recovered

9 days ago

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Covid-19: 500 samples collected on first day of sero survey in Odisha's Berhampur

9 days ago

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Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) with the help of ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) has started a five-day long serological survey in the silk city from Monday to figure out the extent of the spread of the novel coronavirus...

Divya Mohanty is brushing up her dancing skills

9 days ago

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Actress Divyadisha Mohanty, who is known for her roles in films Sundargarh Ra Salman Khan, Bala- The Rhythm of Life, is busy spending time brushing up her dancing skills, as shooting for films is yet to resume in the state...

Odisha’s Covid-19 toll nears 200

9 days ago

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The state continued to log in more than 1000 positive cases for the 12th consecutive day even as 10 more died of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the toll closer to 200. While 1434 were infected by the virus, taking the case load to 34,913, the death toll reached 197...

Nine dogs of Odisha police await posting owing to poor training

9 days ago

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Quality of the training of dogs of the K-9 squad of state police has come under the scanner as nine canines have failed to get posting in districts owing to their poor sniffing and tracking skills. The nine dogs, comprising 3 Rottweilers and 6 German Shepherds, have already turned three. Normally a trained dog gets involved in police investigations at the age of one...

Markets to compete for adherence to Covid norms

10 days ago

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Partha feels grateful to have Amarjit as best friend

10 days ago

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Actor Partha Sarathi Ray has a handful of close friends from childhood as well as from among his professional contacts. But he feels his childhood friend Amarjit Senapati is the one he shares the best memories with...

Archita’s banker sister is her best friend and fashion guide

11 days ago

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Actress Archita Sahu’s best friend is her elder sister. She feels friendship among the siblings is the best thing in the world as both know each other well since childhood and both can be their own selves in front of each other without pretense...

Anu Choudhury often scolds her best friend, Sonu Nanda

11 days ago

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Actress Anu Choudhury has a few close friends with whom she shares everything...

Odisha: Teachers happy with NEP keeping them out of non-teaching works

11 days ago

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Teachers on Friday were happy that the National Education Policy (NEP) has a provision of not engaging them in electioneering, cooking of mid-day meals and other strenuous administrative tasks...

Don't shut police stations if staff catch Covid-19, says Odisha DGP

11 days ago

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The state police headquarters on Friday asked the superintendents of police (SPs) not to allow the temporary closure of police stations if the personnel get infected by Covid-19. In a video conference, the director general of police (DGP) Abhay said temporary arrangements should be made on the campus of the affected police stations for the convenience of complainants...

Covid-19: Govt offices in Odisha to function with 50 per cent staff strength in August

12 days ago

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Staff crunch hits Rayagada after 108 warriors test +ve

13 days ago

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Odisha crime branch starts probe into social worker's death

13 days ago

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The state Crime Branch on Thursday took over the investigation from the government railway police (GRP) into the recent death of noted social worker Aditya Dash, whose body was found along the railway track at Lingaraj passenger halt here on July 7...

In a first, schools to host Independence Day celebrations without students in Odisha

22 hours ago

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Odia celebs wished good health for all on Janmashtami

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Odia celebrities observed Janmashtami by worshipping Lord Krishna at home and wishing their fans on social media. They also shared their throwback pictures of celebrating this festival in the past...

Common PG entrance tests to start from Sept 30

2 days ago

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Failing to get retired cops, Odisha government may hire ex-armymen for highway patrol job

3 days ago

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The state government’s decision to engage retired police personnel under the proposed highway patrol initiative has received lukewarm response from the latter. A worried government is now planning to woo retired army men for the contractual job...

Odisha sees 1,643 new Covid-19 cases, 274 of them in Khurda

3 days ago

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With 1,643 people testing positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, the state’s Covid tally touched 44,193 on Saturday. Twelve casualties were reported, taking the Covid death toll to 259...

Odisha government approves six new police stations

4 days ago

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Odisha: Man cremated after 15 hours for fear of coronavirus

5 days ago

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The body of a 25-year old man lay at his home in a village at Konark in Odisha for more than 15 hours as relatives and villagers stayed away suspecting that he had been infected with Covid-19, officials said on Friday...

Unesco to grant 2 villages ‘tsunami-ready’ tag today

5 days ago

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Forest official arrested on DA charges

5 days ago

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Vigilance on Thursday arrested Prasant Kumar Swain, an assistant conservator of forests (ACF) of the wildlife division in Puri, for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known source of income...

Students from Odisha excel in Hackathon 2020

5 days ago

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A group of students from the Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER) under SOA Deemed-to-be University, and CV Raman Global University have excelled at the Smart India Hackathon 2020, which was organised online for the first time by Union ministry of human resource development...

Tamanna Vyas shoots for her first Telugu film

6 days ago

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Odia actress Tamanna Vyas has ventured into the south industry with a Telugu film. The actress is currently in Hyderabad shooting for her first Telugu film, Veyyi Shubhamulu Kalugu Neeku...

Showers bring down rain deficit, expect more: IMD

6 days ago

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A low pressure trough over Bay of Bengal brought light to moderate rainfall in most parts of the state, an IMD report said on Wednesday. This will continue for the next two days...

Puri administration to throw open tourist-friendly Blue Flag Golden beach soon

6 days ago

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The Puri district administration is planning to inaugurate the proposed Blue Flag Golden beach in the next few weeks. It will contain a host of recreational activities for tourists and give a boost to the state's beach tourism...

Behera Sahi in Cuttack reports 112 cases

7 days ago

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Staff members of Police Seva Bhawan covered under sero survey

7 days ago

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The staff members at Police Seva Bhawan, the headquarters of the commissionerate police, have undergone serological test against the backdrop of a spurt in Covid-19 positive cases in the law enforcement agency. The Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) collected the samples from all the 270 employees ranging from gardener to commissioner of police...

Plumber airlifted by Sonu Sood gets wishes from across India

8 days ago

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Covid: 1,384 more test positive, Odisha total tops 37K

8 days ago

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Nine doctors and another employee of VSS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Sambalpur were among 1384 more tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday raising the total infected in state to 37,681. Nine patients died in past 24 hours, raising virus death toll to 216...

Odisha govt makes strategy anticipating 65,000 Covid cases by August end

8 days ago

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Odisha projects the Covid-19 virus case load in the state would increase to around 65,000 by end of this month and is getting its strategy ready, accordingly. The total number of positive cases rose to 36,297 on Monday after 1384 more tested positive...

Yoga centres, gyms set to reopen after 4 months

9 days ago

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Villagers hound family with 27 patients, cut TMC power

9 days ago

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Round 1 of city sero survey shows antibodies in only 1.4% samples

9 days ago

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Covid-19: Odisha government allows normal functioning of banks with 50% staff strength

9 days ago

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The state government on Monday allowed all banks including public sector, private sector, regional rural banks, cooperative banks, small finance banks and insurance companies to function as per normal banking hour till August-end with strict adherence to Covid-19 guidelines...

Odisha: BJD reiterates demand for passenger train on Haridaspur-Paradip line

9 days ago

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The ruling BJD on Sunday reiterated its demand for running a passenger train on the Haridaspur-Paradip rail line, which is nearing completion and will soon be ready to be commissioned...

Teachers from Odisha to get trained in e-classes

9 days ago

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The state government has decided to train its teachers to conduct online teaching in schools. Two teachers each from 101 schools chosen as centres of excellence, and those from 30 other schools, will undergo the five-day training starting Tuesday...

Muted celebrations mark Bakrid in state

10 days ago

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VSSUT students help out school children with free online tutorials

10 days ago

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Odisha's Covid-19 tally rises to 34,913 with 1,434 new cases, death toll mounts to 197

10 days ago

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Odisha's coronavirus tally shot up to 34,913 on Sunday with 1,434 fresh cases, while 10 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 197, a health department official said...

Subhasis Sharma and Aanisha are friends first even after marriage

11 days ago

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Actor couple Subhasis Nathsharma and Aanisha Sharma are well-known faces of the Odia television and film industries. They met during the shoot of a popular television serial more than seven years ago...

All five clades of Covid-19 genome found in Odisha

11 days ago

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Analysis of Odisha samples conducted by Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) Bhubaneswar and ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) Bhubaneswar showed the presence of all five reported clades- 19A, 19B, 20A, 20B and 20C of Covid-19 genome...

Odisha plans to launch caravan tourism to revive Covid-hit sector

11 days ago

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If everything goes as planned, tourists will get a slice of caravan tourism in the state with camper vans adding delight to their travel and giving them the hotel-on-wheels comfort. The Karnataka government launched caravan tourism last month...

Amid lockdown, Odisha sees ‘traffic’ from 123 countries

12 days ago

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OHPC pays interim dividend of Rs 30 crore to Odisha government

12 days ago

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Curb on mobile phone use by Odisha jail personnel, reward for seizing contraband

13 days ago

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The state prisons directorate has prohibited the use of cell phones by their personnel in jails. Until now, only inmates were barred from carrying cell phones in jails...

Covid-19: Kin of two scribes in Odisha to get Rs 15 lakh each as ex-gratia

13 days ago

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday sanctioned an ex-gratia of Rs 15 lakh each for the families of two journalists who died of COVID-19, official sources said...

Amazon Bestseller: The Snowball Warren Buffett and the Business of Life - Alice Schroeder

3 years ago

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The Snowball: Warren Buffett and The Business of Life by Alice Schroeder was written after several biographers, journalists and publishers approached Warren Buffett and were turned down by him to write an account of his life. Schroeder quit her six years job as a wall street analyst to work full time on the book The Snowball: Warren Buffett and The Business of Life and interviewed his associates, friends and family. Warren advised her to always choose the less flattering account if she were ever faced with a dilemma that presented two accounts of the same situation. Schroeder quit her job in Morgan Stanley in 2003 to work full time on Buffett's biography and travelled to Omaha to live there and do the same. She spent over 200 hours poring over Buffett's personal files, documents, accounts, diaries, etc. It was selected as Amazon.com's most interesting business and investing book in 2008. Buffett has been known to live a life of frugal means despite amassing enormous wealth and firmly b..

Infections and isolation rules make basic policing difficult in Odisha

22 hours ago

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Already reeling from shortage of manpower, most police stations in the state have been finding it hard to carry out investigations and other basic policing as a large number of personnel have either been infected by Covid or gone into isolation after coming in contact with infected accused persons...

Actor Shreyan Nayak wants theatres to open for his movie Chumki’s release

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Post production of actor Shreyan Nayak’s film Chumki has started after the unlock phase began...

Amazon Bestseller: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator - Edwin Lefevre

3 years ago

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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is adapted from a series of Saturday Evening Post articles written by Edwin Lefevre in the 1920s. The book narrates Livermore's ascent from a "Boy Plunger" to the most influential speculator on Wall Street. While much of the book is devoted to Livermore's experiences, a larger part of the book deals with trading wisdom and rules that Livermore imparts through Lefevre. Years later, many trading and investing books repeat the very same rules first enunciated by Livermore in Reminiscences, such as: go with the trend, no stock is too high to buy or too low to sell, let your winners run and cut your losses short, make your own decisions and market history repeats itself. Interestingly, Livermore frequently violated his own rules and usually lost money as a result. The enduring appeal to the book rests in Livermore's view that the market is made up of people and the excesses of the market reflect mass psychology and the mistakes of individuals are frequently..

Odisha fire services will have its own manual

2 days ago

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Amazon Bestseller: The Alchemy of Finance - George Soros

3 years ago

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In the Alchemy of Finance, Soros presents a theoretical and practical account of current financial trends. Details his innovative investment practices along with his views of the world and world order. President of the phenomenally successful Quantum Fund, which has 4.2 billion in net assets, Soros describes his ``theory of reflexivity' which underlies his unique investment strategies. The original edition, published in 1987 has been updated with an expanded Preface and Introduction lending Soros' timeless principles a modern context. Finally, the book features a section that details the secrets of Soros's success as told by the author. · Part One: Theory · Part Two: Historical Perspective. · Part Three: The Real-Time Experiment. · Part Four: Evaluation. · Part Five: Prescription...

Odisha: IMD issues rain alert for 4 to 5 days

3 days ago

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The state government on Saturday asked district collectors to remain alert in the wake of IMD’s forecast of heavy rain to be caused by the formation of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal on Sunday...

Amazon Bestseller: 100 Baggers: Stocks That Return 100-to-1 and How To Find Them - Christopher Mayer

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This book is about 100-baggers. These are stocks that return $100 for every $1 invested. That means a $10,000 investment turns into $1 million. Chris Mayer can help you find them. It sounds like an outrageous quest with a wildly improbable chance of success. But when Mayer studied 100-baggers of the past, definite patterns emerged..

City has served 10k packets of cooked food to quarantine homes since pandemic began

4 days ago

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Odisha allows private hospitals to admit Covid-19 patients

4 days ago

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With Covid-19 cases rising exponentially across the state, the government on Friday decided to allow private hospitals to admit Covid-19 patients. So far, the government was providing free treatment to virus patients in government-run or state-funded privately-run Covid hospitals...

Odisha govt rationalizes 905 posts in police stations after Maoist menace declines

5 days ago

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114 faculty, 1864 non-faculty posts vacant in Bhubaneswar AIIMS: RTI

5 days ago

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Out of the 305 sanctioned faculty positions at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar, 114 are lying vacant, an RTI query has revealed...

Odisha: Khurda SP tests positive

5 days ago

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Khurda SP Ajay Pratap Swain tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. Ajay Pratap, who is the younger brother of state food supplies and consumer welfare minister Ranendra Pratap Swain, has been advised by doctors to stay in home isolation...

'No plan to start online booking for darshan in Puri Jagannath temple'

6 days ago

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The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Puri on Thursday said it had no plan to receive online booking from devotees for the darshan of the deities in the shrine...

Odisha: Khurda SP tests Covid-19 positive, had attended new collector's welcome meeting on Tuesday

6 days ago

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Odisha eyes private partners to run educational complexes

6 days ago

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With the state government planning to set up three mega educational complexes for tribal students in Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts, the SC/ST department has asked the works department to engage a transaction adviser to finalize an ideal public-private-partnership (PPP) model to manage the three complexes...

Partha Sarathi Ray lived the character he played in a short film recently

6 days ago

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Actor Partha Sarathi Ray is known for his no-nonsense approach to acting. He spends time delving deep into the characters and getting under the skin of the characters before playing them onscreen...