Day: March 26, 2023

Odisha Records 24 Fresh Covid-19 Positive Cases In 24 Hours

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Bhubaneswar: The number of active Covid-19 cases is increasing gradually in Odisha. State Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra on Sunday said 24 fresh cases were reported across Odisha during the last 2 hours. With the fresh Covid-19 cases, the total tally of active cases in Odisha now stands at 98. In addition, one patient is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. In the meantime, the hospitals have been directed to increase the tracing and treating of Covid-cases, said Niranjan Mishra. On Monday, the Union Health Secretary convened a meeting of…

PM Lauds Odia scientist Jyotirmayee Mohanty In ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Show

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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Mody on Sunday lauded Odia scientist Jyotirmayee Mohanty, the first woman scientist from India to be awarded the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Award 2023, in the 99th episode of his radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’. Professor Jyotirmayee Mohanty, a scientist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center, received the coveted IUPAC Award 2023 in the ‘Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering’ category. Born in Odisha’s Cuttack, Jyotirmayee is also the first woman to receive a fellowship in Science and Engineering Research Board.…

Yellow Warning For Rain Issued For Several Odisha Districts On Sunday & Monday

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Bhubaneswar: The regional center of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here issued a warning of rain or thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind at several places in coastal and interior Odisha on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, rain and thunderstorm are likely at isolated places in 21 districts. There is a hailstorm warning for Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Ganjam and Gajapati districts. All these activities are expected under the influence of a north-south trough line passing over the state and a western disturbance. The Met has forecast that many places in…

Tiger Scare Keeps Villagers In Odisha’s Keonjhar & Nuapada Indoors

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Nuapada: People in Ghatgaon in Odisha’s Keonjhar district and Nuapada village in Nuapada district are spending sleepless nights fearing attacks on them as well as their cattle by tigers roaming in these areas. According to reports, a big cat killed four buffalos and devoured one of them in Baiganpal forest near Ghatgaon in Keonjhar on Saturday. The cattle belonged to a villager who had taken his buffalos to graze in the Baiganpal forest area near his habitation. He said that a tiger had mauled four buffalos and devoured one animal…

India’s LVM3 Rocket Lifts Off With 36 OneWeb Satellites

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Achievers News: India’s LVM3 rocket on Sunday lifted off with 36 satellites of the UK-based “OneWeb” from the rocket port here. The 43.5-metre tall LVM3 rocket that weighs 643 ton is carrying 36 satellites, totally weighing 5,805 kg or about 5.8 ton. It blasted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 9 a.m. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has named the mission as LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-2 Mission. The LVM3 (formerly GSLV-Mk III) is a three-stage rocket with the first stage fired with liquid fuel,…