Tag: Odisha

One dead, 20 injured in Odisha stampede during Makar Sankranti mela

The stampede ensued as there was a sudden surge of devotees to Singhanath shrine that was thrown open for public after two years of Covid-induced interruption.

January 14, 2023

White crocodiles re-sighted in Bhitarkanika National Park of Odisha

According to the recent survey, there has been marginal hike in the population of the salt-water crocodiles in 2023.

January 13, 2023

Odisha’s cashless healthcare initiative logs grown 4-times in 2022

With the increasing rate of indoor patients in the hospitals, it is hoped that the trend might increase further in coming months, officials said.

January 12, 2023

Odisha alerts collectors on health card fraud

The state Health Department has directed collectors and district magistrates to crack down on fraudsters under both the Clinical Establishment Act and BSKY Enforcement rules.

January 11, 2023

Odisha’s MoU with University of Chicago Trust for data & policy centre

Signed between Manoj Kumar Pattnaik, Chief Executive Officer, Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC) and Dr Leni Chaudhari, Executive Director, University of Chicago Center in India, the scope of this programmatic partnership will involve researchers from the university providing data analysis and evaluation assistance to the Government of Odisha schemes and policies to benefit the state districts and blocks.

January 7, 2023

Odisha CM announces Rs 1 cr for each player if team India lifts Hockey World Cup

To encourage the Indian Men's Hockey team ahead of FIH World Cup 2023, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced an award of Rs 1 crore for each player if the national side lifts the prestigious trophy.

January 5, 2023

Plight of poor in mineral-rich Odisha district under NHRC scanner

Acting on a petition filed by activist and lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy, the NHRC sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Chief Secretary and the Keonjhar district Collector on the state of people in the mineral-rich Keonjhar district..

January 5, 2023

NHRC notice on trial of Odisha man for murder of ‘alive’ spouse

The National Human Rights Commission has directed the Odisha Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP) to investigate into the plight of the innocent man who was implicated in murder of his ‘alive’ wife.

January 4, 2023

Big cat skin seized in Odisha, the second in a fortnight

The STF on 14 December last had made a seizure of the skin of a 7-feet-long RBT from Similipal tiger reserve. A 9-feet-long skin of RBT was also seized in Keonjhar district in April last year.

January 4, 2023

Odisha docs stop prostate bleeding through rare procedure

Doctors at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) successfully treated a patient’s bleeding through the urinary tract by super selective angio-embolization of the prostatic artery.

January 3, 2023

5 KG free rice for Odisha beneficiaries for 12 months

The state government has been distributing 5 kg rice per person per month to the left-out eligible beneficiaries covered under the State scheme called ‘State Food Security Scheme at Re. 1 per kg since October 2018. Now it will be free of cost.

January 3, 2023

Third Russian dies in Odisha in a fortnight, this time body found onboard ship

A team of the Crime Branch along with the state Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) experts visited Sai International Hotel in Rayagada on December 30 where the Russian nationals were found dead.

January 3, 2023

CAG finds unauthorised issuance of IMFL license to military canteen in Odisha

Despite the Ministry of Defence’s guidelines to the states that the defence-civil establishments are not entitled to sell liquor, the authorities in at least one district of the state issued military canteen licences to defence civil organisations, resulting in loss to government revenue.

January 2, 2023

Javelin pierces through student’s neck: NHRC seeks ATR

The javelin, thrown by another student at Agalpur Boys' Panchayat High School during a practice session, struck Sadanand Meher from the right side of his neck and a portion of its head came out from his left side. However, the wounded student recovered from the injury after a surgical procedure at Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Balangir.

December 27, 2022

Fake medicine supply goes on unabated in Odisha

Drugs worth Rs 1.70 lakh have been seized from Amit Medical Agencies in Jharsuguda and Vikash & Co in Bargarh after manufacturers confirmed that medicines were not manufactured by them, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.

December 27, 2022

FIH World Cup 2023: Indian men’s hockey team reaches Odisha for World Cup

Ahead of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023, the Indian men's hockey team arrived here at the Biju Patnaik International Airport on Tuesday morning.

December 27, 2022

Fog engulfs North India, visibility dips to zero in some places

According to IMD data, places like Sri Ganganagar and Churu in Rajasthan also recorded low visibility of 25 and 50 meters, respectively.

December 26, 2022