Covid a blessing in disguise for Opp
One of the natural consequences of a prolonged lockdown is the surfeit of what can best be described as ‘timepass’ activities. Among those that I found quite enjoyable — and hugely instructive — was trawling YouTube for old documentaries and TV programmes of another era. In the process I have...
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Industrial policies for some sectors to be amended
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Key decisions taken by Modi 2.0 govt: CM
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E-way developers asked to give jobs to returnees
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Record payment made to sugarcane farmers
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CM: Provide money, ration cards to all destitutes
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IG’s fixation for attendance endangers DGP HQ officials
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Rath Yatra sans devotees this year!
31 May 2020 | PNS
Puri trains to terminate, originate at BBSR
On the advice of the State Government, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has short-terminated and short-originated two pairs of trains between New Delhi and Puri, a release informed on Saturday. The trains would terminate and originate at Bhubaneswar railway station till further order, the ECoR said. The Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express...
Modern wildlife hospital at Chandaka planned
A day after a livelihood package was announced by Government for the forest sector, the State Government on Saturday claimed to have initiated slew of steps for creating more wage employment opportunities in the sector. The matter was discussed at a State-level meeting on ‘Elephant protection and conservation in Odisha’...
News Briefs
Migrants bus from Kerala to WB overturns Baleswar: A bus with 38 migrant workers en route to West Bengal from Kerala overturned near Nuagaon on NH-16 in Baleswar district on Saturday morning leaving at least seven persons with minor injuries. Locals and Industrial Area police personnel reached the spot and...
Banpur NAC declared containment area
In view of the surge in coronavirus cases in Banpur NAC of Khordha district, the district administration on Saturday declared the NAC as a Containment Zone for two days to prevent spread of the virus. With this, public and vehicle movement has been strictly prohibited in the NAC. Except a few...
Revenue-hit Odisha may not borrow from market
With Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowing the Odisha Government to withdraw Rs 2,500 crore from the Consolidated Sinking Fund (CSF), the State will not be forced to borrow from market to clear the debts it has earlier taken from market. Thanks to Odisha’s prudent financial management, the State is maintaining...
Gambling racket busted in BBSR, 9 held
The Commissionerate police busted a high profile gambling racket operating from a hotel in the IRC Village area under the Nayapalli police station here on Friday night and arrested nine persons in this connection. The cops also seized cash worth Rs 1.5 lakh and three costly cars from the arrestees’ possession....
Rain likely in State today
Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph and rainfall are very likely to occur in several parts of the State on Sunday, said the Regional Office of the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) here on Saturday. The IMD said the wind speed may increase on May 31...
