Bhubaneswar: The IMD has said that the possible cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is likely to reach West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts by October 25, skirting Odisha. The IMD in a statement said that the low-pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal Thursday is likely...
Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA) in Odisha Thursday signed an MoU with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for development, management and operation of vehicle location tracking (VLT) application. Under the Nirbhaya scheme for women's safety, the Central government has made vehicle location tracking system...
Bhubaneswar: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Thursday granted Jeypore Airport the license to carry out commercial flight operations under the regional connectivity scheme. Describing it as a "milestone", the Ministry of Civil Aviation said the airport, 33 km northwest of Koraput town and...
Bhubaneswar: The process of withdrawal of the southwest monsoon started in Odisha Thursday and has so far left at least 19 of the 30 districts of the state, the weatherman said. The southwest monsoon has completely been withdrawn from Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Sambalpur,...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,35,694 Thursday as 59 more people, including 10 children, tested positive for the virus, the health department said. The Covid-19 death toll remained at 9,202 as there was no new death. Fifty-three other coronavirus patients have died due to...
Bhubaneswar: The IMD Thursday said that the possible cyclonic formation in the Bay of Bengal is likely to reach West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts by October 25, skirting Odisha. A low pressure area has formed in the Bay of Bengal Thursday, and it is likely to intensify...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday put seven coastal districts of the state on alert in view of the forecast of a cyclone over the Bay of Bengal. Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara and Balasore districts were asked to take all precautionary measures by the...
Cuttack: In a relief to Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim, the Orissa High Court Wednesday granted a stay on the execution of a conviction order passed by a special vigilance court, which had last month sentenced the legislator to undergo three years of rigorous imprisonment in...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government held a business summit with a few ambassadors of India in a bid to boost the state's presence in the global market, an official release said Wednesday. Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra met with Dinesh Patnaik and Manoj Mohapatra, the Indian...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,35,635 Wednesday as 73 more people, including eight children, tested positive for the infection, the health department said in a bulletin. The death toll remained unchanged at 9,202 with no new fatalities reported since Monday. Fifty-three other coronavirus patients...
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