Bhubaneswar: Minister of Railways, Communication & Electronics, and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw during his visit to IIT Bhubaneswar, motivated the students for Startup Programs conducted by IIT Bhubaneswar.

Mr.Vaishnaw said India is now more India has 74 thousand active Startups But in the starting 2014 India had merely 4 hundred. Mr.Vaishnaw express his happiness during the lab visit and suggested new ideas and innovations in the Azadi Mahotsav period.

Bhubaneswar, Heavy rain, and floods devastated many parts of the country. Now Meteorological Department has issued an alert of heavy rain for 8 districts of South Odisha namely Koraput, Navrangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Bargad, Jharsuguda, Sundargad etc. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning for these districts. Similarly, the Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of rain with thunderstorms in many parts of Odisha as well.

According to the information received from the Meteorological Department, the amount of rain will increase further in the state on July 22 and 23. The rains will continue in the state till July 24. During this period the state may get up to 70 to 110 mm rainfall. The low-pressure area that has formed at present is weakening around Madhya Pradesh.

Bhubaneswar: 31,28,951 families have been provided with Pucca House since the 2014-15 financial year in rural areas of the state. But there is an estimated 12.25 lakh families in the state who do not have Pucca House yet. They have been excluded from the SECEC survey and have been identified as non-house category. Panchayat Raj Minister Pradeep Kumar Amat said the government was taking steps to provide them with Pucca House very soon

Bhubaneswar: 24-hour ration rice will be available at many ATMs in the state. The state government is setting up an All Time Grain (ATG). It will be launched in Bhubaneswar as a pilot project and will be opened in all districts and sub-divisions of the state at a later date, said Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, state food supply minister.

Bhubaneswar: CM Naveen Patnaik today reviewed the Covid-19 circumstance of the state and asked individuals to adhere to proper Covid habits throughout the festival period. Odisha CM Mr. Naveen Patnaik suggested everyone should be a lot more attentive during the celebration, mentioning the rise in infections after the Onam event in Kerala. In the review meeting,

Mr. Patnaik said that appropriate Covid behavior is important for everybody throughout the festive period. Specifying that the youngsters have not been vaccinated yet, Mr. Patnaik said,” we have to be a lot more careful for them”. If neglect was discovered in adhering to Covid standards, the CM cautioned that the institutions would certainly be held liable. Mr. Patnaik additionally guided authorities to set up unique teams for the browse through of schools. He additionally routed the administration to keep a close eye on markets, spiritual establishments, and wellness organizations and Hospitals. The Chief Minister recommended health workers, students, expectant women, civil servants, as well as the police to proceed with regular COVID testing. Mr. Patnaik advised everybody to use masks, clean their hands, and preserve social range as well as not to visit the group, thinking that suitable Covid actions during the festive period would certainly be important to controlling the third wave.

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate police have arrested four interstate ATM robbers. The four ATM robbers were reportedly arrested by a special squad. They were caught red-handed while robbing an ATM in Bhubaneswar.

Earlier, the robbers looted more than 30 ATMs from Puri to Baripada. Millions of rupees, devices and cars were seized from them, said DCP Umash’s servant.