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Coronavirus fails to scare tribals

As COVID-19 cases crossed the 200 mark in India and people in urban areas are living in fear of the pandemic, tribals of Odisha are blissfully unaffected by it BHUBANESWAR: At a time when the world is reeling under the threat of the deadly coronavirus...

Ensure uninterrupted milk supply, Omfed told

Bhubaneswar: With the announcement of near total lockdown in five districts and eight towns, the state government Saturday asked the Omfed to ensure uninterrupted supply of milk and milk products to the consumers across the state. Fisheries and Animal Resources Development secretary R Raghu Prasad...

Holding on to their roots

The Anglo-Indian community in Jatni feels marginalised but have made a mark with their warm hospitality, friendliness and helping nature JATNI: Odisha is a land of diversity where various communities live in harmony. One such community is that of the Anglo-Indians. There are about 100...

Mahtab bats for more investment in R&D

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Bhartruhari Mahtab Friday stressed upon increasing the number of Information Technology institutions in the country and advocated for investment in research and development. While speaking in the Lok Sabha on the Indian Institute of Information Technology Laws (Amendment)...

On back home, Puri people face hostile villagers

Puri: A large number of persons working outside the state for long have been facing hostile villagers on their return to home in the wake of coronavirus menace and closure of companies and business houses. With the closure of business houses, outbreak of COVID-19, these...

On March 19, Odisha witnesses 11 lightning deaths

Bhubaneswar: At least eleven persons were killed after lightning struck them at separate places during thunderstorm and rain in various parts of the state, Thursday. One Jugeshwar Parabhue, 34, was laying bricks for his Indira Awas house when lightning struck him during a thunderstorm and...

Music to the ears of homeless house sparrows

 Ahead of the World Sparrow Day, Odisha Paryavaran Sanrakshan Abhiyan (OPSA) and conservationists have come forward with a noble venture of providing artificial nests for the endangered species BHUBANESWAR: The numbers of House Sparrows, one of the most endangered species in the world, are dwindling...

Only awareness can stop COVID-19: Naveen Patnaik

Odisha Guv, CM trust people amidst war against corona

Bhubaneswar: Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday appealed to the public to cooperate with the government by strictly following its advisories and guidelines to check the spread of coronavirus in the state. In a press statement, the Governor said coronavirus outbreak has...

Enhance lab capacity, Sasmit Patra tells Centre

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra in the Rajya Sabha Monday placed the details of several measures undertaken by Odisha government to prevent spread of novel coronavirus and sought Union government’s support for effective implementation of these steps. Patra suggested for sanitation...

Odisha govt sanctions Rs 225 crore to combat coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: With the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the capital city, the state government, Monday, sanctioned `225 crore from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for containment of COVID-19. The fund was sanctioned at a special meeting of the state executive committee under the...

 

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