Tag: Odisha
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National unity vital to face crises
A few fissures have appeared in recent times and this is the right time for the Union government to send a strong message that the commitment to equality in all important respects as reflected in the Indian Constitution will be honoured and respected.
June 29, 2020 -
Puri Jagannath Temple servitor tests COVID-19 positive as Rath Yatra gets underway
On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the ‘Rath Yatra’ to be conducted in Odisha’s Puri amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, but with certain restrictions.
June 23, 2020 -
Puri Rath Yatra begins after SC nod but devoid of devotees in a historic first; PM Modi greets nation
On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the ‘Rath Yatra’ to be conducted in Odisha’s Puri amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, but with certain restrictions.
June 23, 2020 -
Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on Richter scale hits parts of Odisha
The tremors occurred in Kasipur area of Rayagada district in Odisha at 16:40 hours today.
June 22, 2020 -
Amit Shah welcomes Supreme Court’s decision to allow historic Puri’s Rath Yatra in Odisha
'Today is a special day for all of us, particularly our Odia sisters and brothers as well as devotees of Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath Ji,' he said.
June 22, 2020 -
SC allows Puri ‘Rath Yatra’ with restrictions, to be held with coordination of state, Centre, temple trust
On June 18, a bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and AS Bopanna had disallowed the ‘Rath Yatra’ this year saying 'Lord Jagannath will not forgive us if we allowed the rath yatra'.
June 22, 2020 -
Gujarat: Four members of various Hindu outfits detained over alleged plans to hold Rath Yatra
Demands by many Hindu outfits to hold the Rath Yatra on June 23 had gone viral on the social media.
June 22, 2020 -
SC to hear pleas seeking recall of ‘no Rath Yatra’ order; Centre says event can happen without public participation
The Supreme Court had on June 18 disallowed the 'Rath Yatra' this year in view of the Coronavirus pandemic saying 'Lord Jagannath will not forgive us if we allowed the rath yatra'.
June 22, 2020 -
VHP urges SC to review its Puri Rath Yatra ban order
Making a case, the VHP suggested that the chariot can be symbolically drawn by means of elephants, mechanical assistance or required number of well-tested COVID-19-negative perfectly healthy individuals working in the temple.
June 21, 2020 -
Rath rolled back
Odisha had opted to protect lives by deciding early while placing the state under lockdown since 22 March, indeed two days ahead of the Prime Minister's address to the nation.
June 20, 2020 -
Woman drags her 100-year-old bedridden mother to bank to withdraw pension worth Rs 1,500
According to the reports, the Bank manager Ajit Pradhan allegedly asked Dei to bring her bedridden mother Labhe Baghel to the bank
June 15, 2020 -
Sacred and Profane
To that can be added the current fear of what they call “community transmission”. It isn’t only the three towns that were recently under curfew ~ Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Bhadrak ~ that have reported fresh cases.
June 8, 2020 -
Trainee pilot, instructor killed after trainer aircraft crashes in Odisha’s Dhenkanal
The deceased trainee pilot is identified as Anis Fatima and the instructor pilot as Sanjeev Kumar Jha. Two were taken to a nearby hospital in Kamakhyanagar, where doctors declared them dead, said DM Dhenkanal.
June 8, 2020 -
Mangrove acted as natural barrier to cyclone Amphan in Odisha
In 1999 when the super cyclone with much greater velocity than Amphan had its landfall in Odisha, the Bhitarkanika area was saved as the mangrove species withstood the onslaught of gusty wind.
June 6, 2020 -
Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram included in ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme
The facility so far is enabled in 17 States/UTs.
June 1, 2020 -
Odisha reports highest single day spike with 129 fresh Coronavirus cases; total count reaches 1,948
While 18 cases were reported from Kendrapara, 16 from Gajapati, 12 from Nuapada, 11 from Bolangir, 10 each from Ganjam and Jajpur and 7 from Khurda.
May 31, 2020 -
Anthem to celebrate
And there are no reports of nurses resigning (as in West Bengal) and disgruntled doctors of private hospitals.
May 30, 2020