Bus, train services to resume in State from today
Intra-State bus services, which were suspended due to the nationwide lockdown following Covid-19 outbreak, would resume from Monday (May 25), Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Kumar Jena informed on Sunday. Besides intra-State buses, other passenger vehicles and city buses would also be allowed to operate only up to seating capacities of...
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Woman delivers baby in train
A passenger of the Kazipet-Balangir Shramik Special train delivered a baby girl at the Titlagarh railway station on Sunday. According to East Coast Railway sources, the woman Hema Kanti complained of labour pain and gave birth to the baby at around 10.15 am in the presence of the Railway Divisional Medical...
Girl dies in Shramik Spl train
A teenage girl was found dead in the Visakhapatnam-Balangir Shramik Special train here on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Radha Khara (18) of the Boipariguda area in Koraput district. According to East Coast Railway sources, she was found lying dead in coach no. S-10 of the train at around 6...
City parks reopen after 2 months
After being closed for over two months due to the nationwide lockdown for Covid-19 outbreak, four major parks in the State capital reopened on Sunday. Buddha Jayanti Park, Madhusudan Das Park, Indira Gandhi Park and Forest Park in the city would henceforth remain open from 7 am to 10 am and...
Online liquor sale in Cuttack from today
The Cuttack District Foreign Liquor Traders’ Association agreed to online sale of liquor from Monday. The association said it would take orders from 7 am to 1 pm and supply liquor till 6 pm. However, the association opposed home delivery of liquor by companies like Zomato and Swiggy. Instead, it wanted...
Iron ore, manganese trade hit as prices drop
The coronavirus crisis has hit the overall economy of India including the minerals trade businesses. The iron ore and manganese production and sales have been affected bringing a cut in the minerals’ prices. The demand of iron has suddenly ceased due to the slash in production of steel both in national...
‘AIIMS must collect blood from camps’
The Orissa Voluntary Blood Donors’ and Motivators’ Association has demanded that the Blood Bank of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar collect blood from voluntary blood donation camps to meet its patients’ needs. “Patients are facing difficulties in getting blood at the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. They are being forced...
DMs asked for preventive heat wave measures
Even as the Regional Office of the IMD here on Sunday issued heat wave warning to 10 districts on Sunday, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena Sunday asked the district Collectors to take precautionary measures for tackling the heat wave conditions prevailing in their districts Jena asked them to emphasise on...
