Year: 2023

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,…

Odisha Ranks Second In Country For Progress In Elimination Of TB

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been ranked second in the country for progress in the elimination of tuberculosis (TB) for the year 2022. The Health and Family Welfare Department has informed that in the recently released ‘India TB Report 2023’ Odisha has been ranked No 2 in the country, amongst major States, for progress in the elimination of Tuberculosis for the year 2022. The Department has congratulated all members of Team Health Odisha whole dedicated efforts made this possible.    

5T Secy Visits Puri & Cuttack, Reviews Progress Of Various Ongoing Projects

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Bhubaneswar: Under instructions of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian today visited Puri and Cuttack to review the progress of different projects. Pandian first visited Puri and reviewed the progress made in the construction of Shree Jagannatha Heritage Corridor, Shree Setu and Jagannath Ballav Jatri Niwas. It is the most important work in the State government’s heritage transformation project. The project aims at enhancing the importance of Puri as a heritage site at the international level. Pandian informed that the CM has directed for weekly review…

Odia Puppeteer Maguni Charan Kuanr Conferred Padma Shri

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New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the prestigious Padma Shri to Odia puppeteer Maguni Charan Kuanr at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday. Octogenarian Kuanr was conferred with the award for preserving a dying art like puppet dance. Four eminent personalities from Odisha were shortlisted for the conferment of the 2023 Padma Awards. The three others – Krishna Patel for art, Antaryami Mishra for literature and education, and Patayat Sahu for agriculture, will be conferred the Padma Awards on April 4. The President conferred…

Manmohan Samal Appointed Odisha BJP Chief

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Bhubaneswar: Ahead of crucial 2024 general and Odisha Assembly elections, senior BJP leader and former minister Manmohan Samal has been appointed as Odisha BJP president. BJP national president J.P. Nadda has appointed him as the state BJP chief, party general secretary and in-charge headquarters said in an order. Samal thanked the central leadership for reposing faith on him and giving him the crucial responsibility. “The people of Odisha are waiting for an alternative government. We will all work hard with a collective effort, collective leadership and collective decision to fulfil…

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Scheduled To Meet Naveen Patnaik Today

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Bhubaneswar: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a three-day visit to Odisha, is scheduled to meet her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik at his residence Naveen Niwas at 4.30 pm on Thursday. Chief Ministers of two neighbouring states are expected to hold discussions on various issues, including the construction of a West Bengal guesthouse at Puri. Soon after Mamata arrived in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday evening, she left for Puri and spent two days there. She visited the site for the proposed West Bengal guesthouse in Puri site and…

IMD Forecasts Wet Weekend For Several Odisha Districts

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Bhubaneswar: The regional center of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here has forecast moderate-to-heavy rainfall at many places in Odisha from Thursday due to fresh western disturbances. The effect of the western disturbances is likely to continue till March 26. According to the IMD, there is a possibility of another western disturbance in India on March 23. From the night of March 23, many places will experience rainfall accompanied by hailstorms, thunderstorms and gusty surface wind.   The effect will reach Odisha by March 25 and several parts of Odisha…

Powerful Quake Kills 12 In Pak, Afghanistan

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Islamabad/Kabul: At least 12 people were killed in Pakistan and Afghanistan following a powerful 6.5-magnitude quake that struck the two neighbouring nations, with tremors also felt across north India. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the epicentre of the Tuesday night tremor, with a depth of 187.589 km, was initially determined to be at 36.5227 degrees north latitude and 70.9787 degrees east longitude in Jurm, Afghanistan, reports Xinhua news agency. In a statement on Wednesday, the Disaster Management Authority in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said five men, two women and two…

Darshan Of Deities In Puri’s Jagannath Temple Closed For 4 Hours Today

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Puri: Darshan of Lord Jagannath and his siblings Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra in Puri’s Srimandir will be prohibited between 5.00 pm and 9.00 pm on Wednesday after the second Vogamandap Vog as Shri Vigrahaman Bunkalagi Nitti will be performed in the inner sanctum of the temple. On the occasion of Chaitra-Shukla Pratipada Tithi, the Holy Trinity will be adorned with natural colours made from hingula (black) and harital (white). Though the darshan of the deities will be closed, devotees will be allowed to enter the temple premises. It is…

More Rains Forecast for Several Odisha Districts

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Bhubaneswar: Several places in Odisha are likely to experience rain for another five days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms and lightning for one or two places in Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts in the next 24 hours. Light to moderate rain or thundershower is also likely to occur at a few places in Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj districts. A partly cloudy sky with the possibility of the development of…