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Odisha reports 174 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death in the last 24 hours

Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,28,244 on Saturday as 174 more people, including 13 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The toll rose to 9,179 as a 74-year-old man succumbed to the disease in Bhubaneswar. Fifty-three other patients have died due to comorbidities so far, it said. Odisha had recorded 226 infections and a fatality on Friday. The state now has 1,734 active COVID-19 cases, while 236 more people recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 13,17,278. The daily positivity rate was at 1.32 per cent as 13,217 samples were tested for the infection in the last 24 hours.

12,500 licences suspended in special drive against helmetless riding

The Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) has suspended more than 12,000 driving licences and collected over Rs 60 lakh as fine during a two-week special drive against helmetless riders on the highways of the state, STA official said on Friday. A total of 888 vehicles have been seized for driving without licence and 24,474 e-challans were issued in the drive against riding two-wheelers without wearing helmets on national and state highways from August 16-30, the STA said on Friday. Helmetless driving is a major cause of road accidents and grievous injury across Odisha, the official said. Last year 1,308 riders and pillion riders were killed in road accidents and most of them were not wearing helmets. A total of 1,280 people were seriously injured and 747 had minor injuries in accidents involving two-wheelers during the period, according to a STA release. "The enforcement team of the STA collected Rs 63.98 lac as fine and 12,545 licences have been suspended for riding the ...

PM Modi greets people of Odisha, Chhattisgarh on occasion of Nuakhai Juhar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the people on the occasion of Nuakhai Juhar, a harvest festival celebrated in parts of Odisha and Chhattisgarh. "Nuakhai Juhar! Best wishes to everyone on this special day. This is an occasion to express gratitude to our hardworking farmers for their exemplary work in feeding our nation. May our society scale new heights of progress and may everyone be happy as well as healthy," Modi tweeted. The festival is celebrated on the next day of Ganesh Chaturthi.

Odisha CM invites industries to invest ahead of 'Make In Odisha' Conclave

The third edition of 'Make in Odisha' Conclave is being held between November 30 and December 4, with focus on sectors, including metals and metal downstream, chemicals and petrochemicals

Naveen Patnaik urges industry to invest in Odisha ahead of flagship summit

The conclave, which is being organised after a gap of four years, will be held between November 30 and December 4 in its third edition

Centre's softness towards Naveen Patnaik puts Odisha BJP in difficulties

The BJD is not an NDA constituent but always bailed out the ruling alliance when there was a legislative jam over a disputatious Bill

DRDO and Indian Navy successfully flight-test VL-SRSAM off Odisha coast

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the missile will prove to be a force multiplier for the Indian Navy

Odisha govt holds high-level meeting on FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023

Top officials of the Odisha government held a meeting to ensure that the upcoming Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 to be hosted by the state is a grand success

Odisha steps up vigil in flood-hit districts to check waterborne diseases

The Odisha government has deployed medical teams in the districts, which have been flooded by incessant rain, to take measures to prevent waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, an official said on Saturday. The proactive approach came after at least 17 people died of diarrhoea and hundreds were infected in several districts due to the outbreak that began July-end. Around four lakh people in 12 districts are reeling under the flood in the Mahanadi river basin due to the downpour with a low pressure and depression. Many other rivers have swollen after heavy rain pounded northern Odisha. There is a risk of spreading waterborne diseases like cholera and jaundice due to consumption of contaminated water amid a shortage of fresh drinking water sources with many areas remaining marooned. Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra urged people to drink water after boiling it or using halazone tablets, which act as a disinfectant. Medical teams have been deployed to reach the marooned areas for

Deep depression brings heavy rain in Odisha; no possibility of cyclone: IMD

The IMD on Friday rejected speculations of the deep depression over Bay of Bengal intensifying into a cyclone, even as several places in Odisha were pounded by heavy rain under the impact of the weather system. The deep depression over northwest and adjoining northeast Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards during the past six hours with a speed of 14 kmph, and lay centered at 5.30 pm over northwest Bay of Bengal, the IMD said in a bulletin. Earlier, social media was flooded with posts on the possibility of a cyclone, following a warning by the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center's (JTWC) on Thursday. There is no possibility of a cyclone this time. We have never said that the system will take the shape of a cyclone, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra told PTI. The system will move along the coast as a deep depression at a wind speed of 60 to 65 kmph and it is unlikely to intensify further, he said. The bulletin added that continuing to move ...

Odisha issues high alert for its coastal districts amid heavy rains

The Odisha government on Friday put the coastal districts on high alert as the low-pressure area intensified into a depression, causing heavy rainfall in several parts of the state, a senior official said. As a fresh spell of rain could further worsen the flood situation in the Mahanadi basin area, the state government has asked the district administrations to provide assistance to the people in the affected areas, Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena said. Under the impact of the depression, a third in the fortnight, heavy rains triggered a flood in Jagatsinghpur and Rayagada districts, and some areas in Subarnarekha basin in the northern region, a revenue department official said. Jagatsinghpur district recorded 107 mm of overnight rainfall, as per the weather department. The low-pressure area over northeast and adjoining areas of east-central Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards and concentrated into a depression, centred about 310 km east-southeast of Balasore, it said. It is ver

Over 467,000 people in 1,757 villages affected due to floods in Odisha

Over 467,000 people in 1,757 villages in 10 districts of Odisha have been affected so far by the flood situation due to the heavy rainfall in the state

Flood situation in Odisha's Mahanadi grim, over 150,000 marooned: Official

The flood situation in Odisha's Mahanadi river system remained grim as it continues to swell, with around 1.5 lakh people in 237 villages being marooned, a senior official said on Wednesday.

76th Independence Day celebration: Dishes and food at Rashtrapati Bhavan

As India marks its 76th Independence day, distinct food items, dishes and cuisines will be made everywhere. Read this article to know more about cuisines, dishes, and food items at Rashtrapati Bhawan

CM Patnaik wooes tribals, inaugurates projects in Murmu's home district

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Friday inaugurated Subarnarekha and Deo irrigation projects during his hour-long visit to Mayurbhanj, the home district of President Droupadi Murmu and wooed tribals.

Giriraj Singh raises concern over irregularities in PMAYG in Odisha

Union Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh raised concerns over several irregularities flagged by Central team that visited Odisha to verify and review status of PMAYG scheme.

Odisha govt to distribute 30 million national flags free of cost to people

Odisha Government has decided to distribute the 30 lakh national flag to the people of Odisha free of cost to celebrate the country's 75th anniversary of Independence.

Adani Group plans to invest Rs 57,575 crore in two Odisha projects

The group will also set up a 175 megawatt capacity captive power plant (CPP) at Kashipur of Rayagada district

Adani group to invest Rs 57,575 cr to set up alumina mill in Odisha

In a press statement, the group said it will set up a 4-million tonnes a year alumina refinery near bauxite mines as well as an iron ore project

Odisha approves projects worth Rs 74k cr, including Adani's alumina project

The Odisha government on Wednesday accorded in-principle approval to 10 major industrial projects worth 74,620.18 crore, including Adani Enterprises Limited Alumina Refinery