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Home Meet The First Woman Editor In 170-Year History Of Reuters
Renowned international news agency Reuters has made history by naming a woman as editor-in-chief for the first time in its 170-year of existence. Alessandra Galloni will oversee 2,500 journalists employed in 200 locations globally. She will take over from 66-year-old Stephen Adler - who ran the show for a decade - on April 19, Bloomberg Quint reported. A former Wall Street Journal...
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Home Patra Vs Patra: Odisha Chief Secretary Caught In BJP, BJD Crossfire
Bhubaneswar: A day after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced Rs 153 crore for the development of Balasore town, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra took a swipe at Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra in a series of tweets on Wednesday. Sambit accused him of acting as a 'henchman' of the ruling party despite being an IAS officer of repute. Suresh Ji,you are a senior...
- 9 hrs ago
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Home Cancer Hospital & Palliative Care Centre In Bhubaneswar To Be Operational By 2024!
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government signed an MoU with Sri Shankar Cancer Institute, Karunashraya Palliative Care and Susmita Bagchi for the establishment of a cancer hospital and palliative care centre, at Lokseva Bhawan here on Wednesday. These centres will come up in Bhubaneswar. "I would like to congratulate Susmita Bagchi and Subroto Bagchi for their...
- 10 hrs ago
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Home Cancellation/Postponement Of CBSE Exams: Odisha & India Heave Sigh Of Relief
Bhubaneswar/Delhi: COVID-wary students and parents in Odisha and across the country heaved a sigh of relief while academicians and politicians welcomed the CBSE's decision to cancel Class X and postpone Class XI exams. The Board exams were scheduled to begin on May 4. "It is a good decision by the Government to cancel the CBSE Class X Board Examinations 2021,...
- 11 hrs ago
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Home Congress' Pipili Bypoll Candidate Ajit Mangaraj Succumbs To COVID-19
Bhubaneswar: Three days ahead of the by-election to Odisha's Pipili assembly segment, Congress candidate Ajit Mangaraj on Wednesday passed away while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a private hospital in the Odisha capital. Mangaraj had tested positive for the deadly virus on Saturday. He was then admitted to the Apollo Hospitals in Bhubaneswar in a critical...
- 12 hrs ago
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Home Supreme Court Makes COVID Test Mandatory For Anyone Entering Premises With Symptoms
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has made COVID-19 test mandatory for anyone entering its premises with symptoms of coronavirus. The additional guidelines were issued keeping in mind the alarming spike in COVID cases in several parts of the country, including Delhi. A number of staff in the apex court have also tested COVID positive recently. "All the entrants...
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Home Lost In Time & Thick Vegetation: Ancient Well Emerges Out Of Folklore In Odisha's Dalijoda Forest Range
Choudwar: An ancient well, which may date back to the 12th/13th century AD, has resurfaced in Ambilijhari village inside Dalijoda Forest Range in Odisha's Cuttack district. The well had been in local folklore for ages but had been totally engulfed in thick vegetation and its exact location was lost. Debjit Singh Deo, of the erstwhile...
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Home Escape Of Gangster Hyder: Ex-Odisha DGP Smells Big Conspiracy, Questions SCB & Police Role
Bhubaneswar: Former Director General of Police (DGP) Prakash Mishra on Wednesday alleged that there was a big conspiracy behind the escape of dreaded gangster Sheikh Hyder from SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. He said this could not have been possible without the active collusion of police, jail and hospital officials. Talking to mediapersons,...
- 15 hrs ago
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Home Dharmendra Targets Odisha Health Secy Over Vaccine Shortage Row; BJD Hits Back
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday took a swipe at Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Pradipta Mohapatra, accusing him of creating a fuss over vaccine shortage in Odisha. Briefing the media here, he said that of the total 11-12 crore doses of COVID vaccines, more than 45 lakh have been released to Odisha alone....
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Home Second COVID Hospital To Come Up In Odisha's VIMSAR
Sambalpur: The Odisha government has decided to set up the second COVID hospital on the premises of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) at Burla. Briefing the media after a review meeting with the VIMSAR authorities in presence of Additional Chief Secretary, Health Pradipa Mohapatra, DMET CBK Mohanty and Director, Public Health Niranjan Mishra, Chief Secretary...
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