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27 Jul

Centre approves cancer hospital in Odisha

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The Center in collaboration with Tata Trusts will establish a hospital in Jatni for cancer treatment with a skill development center for oncology treatment at the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) campus. The hospital will be built with of Rs 650 crore investment. While for the project the Center will contribute Rs 400 crore and the remaining Rs 250 crore the Tata Trust will spend. This was disclosed by Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after a meeting with Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh and senior officers of the Tata…

27 Jul

Odisha reports new Covid 19 cases

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Odisha recorded 1,174 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with one more death reported. According to the report, there are 7,011 active COVID-19 cases, of which 1,642 are in the Khurda district and 1,290 in Sundargarh. The positivity rate for testing was 5.46 percent among 21,488 samples. And 155 of the new patients were children. The number of infections rose to 13,09,085, of which 12,92,885 have recovered.

27 Jul

Gold and silver rise in price

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On Wednesday, gold prices rose by Rs 115 to Rs 51,166 per 10 grams in the national capital. Earlier, the yellow metal settled at Rs 51,051 per 10 grams. Silver also increased by Rs 482 to Rs 55,485 per kg. In the international market, gold rose to USD 1,723 per ounce and silver was flat at USD 18.72 per ounce.

26 Jul

Gang hacks man to death in Kerala

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A 63-year-old man, who was sleeping in his house, was hacked to death by a group of assailants in Kullukkallur in this north Kerala district. This incident happened on Tuesday morning. Deceased Abbas is a marriage broker by profession in Bhandumthara. According to the police, the killers came in an autorickshaw, knocked on the door, took him out of the house and hacked him to death with sharp weapons. Some suspects were taken into custody but no arrests have been made so far, police added. The victim is currently undergoing treatment.

26 Jul

Puducherry to begin budget session from Aug 10

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The Budget Session (2022-23) of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly will begin on August 10, Speaker R Selvam said. He said the session would begin with the customary address by Lt. Governor Tamilisai Soundarajan. The House took up a vote on the account bill in its last session on March 30 and allocated Rs 3613.66 crore to the government to meet the routine expenditure for the first five months (April to August) of the fiscal year 2022-23. Also, the Speaker said that the date on which Chief Minister N Rangasamy will present the budget will be decided by the Business Advisory…

26 Jul

Tripura govt inks MoU with NESAC

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The government of Tripura signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with North East Space Application Center (NESAC), Shillong for 21 projects including disaster management and resource mapping. NESAC Director, SP Agarwal and Tripura Science, Technology and Environment Secretary Pradeep Kumar Chakraborty signed the MoU on Monday. Of the 21 projects, the Center has already approved 20 projects for capacity building as part of technology dissemination and transfer as well as the development of resource mapping, Chakraborty said. The 20 approved projects include resource mapping in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, land revenue and disaster management. Indian Space Resources Organization (ISRO) and North…

25 Jul

Droupadi Murmu to take oath as President on Monday

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President-elect Draupadi Murmu will be sworn in to the country's highest constitutional post on Monday followed by a 21-gun salute. The Union Home Ministry said the ceremony will be held on Monday at 10.15 am in the Central Hall of the Parliament where the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana will administer the oath of office to the President to her. Then the President will address. Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, Governors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Heads of Diplomatic Missions, members of the Council of Ministers, Chief Ministers, Members of Parliament…

25 Jul

Arrested Bengal minister admitted to hospital

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West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee was flown to Odisha in an air ambulance by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday and admitted to AIIMS in Bhubaneswar as per orders of the Calcutta High Court. Chatterjee, who is currently Minister for Industries and Parliamentary Affairs in the Mamata Banerjee government, was remanded in ED custody by the Calcutta lower court till Monday. “After the Bengal minister came, he was admitted to a private ward. After screening of his health condition, the minister was taken to a special cabin,” said an official of the premier medical facility. According to the report, he…

25 Jul

Home Minister Shah congratulated Murmu

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday congratulated Draupadi Murmu on taking charge as the President of the country. Many congratulations to Smt. Draupadi Murmu on being sworn in as the 15th President of India. I am sure your tenure will take the country's pride to new heights. Today's historic day is a wonderful example of empowerment and 'Antyodaya' of every section following democratic values, Shah tweeted. The oath-taking ceremony was held in the Central Hall of Parliament in the presence of former President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra…

23 Jul

Elephant carcass found in Jharkhand

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On Saturday, the dead body of an adult male elephant was found in a forest in Jharkhand's Ranchi district. “The cause of death is yet to be known. No injury marks were found on the body. A team of forest officials and a veterinary doctor have been sent to the spot, and the post-mortem examination is underway,” said Srikanth Verma, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Ranchi. The cause is still under investigation, the report said.