Новости за 21.02.2021

Despite turmoil in her personal life, Ollywood actress Varsha Priyadarshini keeps up her social commitments. Her initiative ‘Ama Pathaagaara’ that aims at re-igniting the library movement in the state, tries to create libraries in every nook and corner of Odisha

A group of folk artistes, who represented Odisha at the Republic Day parade in Delhi last month, were felicitated by the state government in an event held at the Utkal Mandap yesterday.

Alarmed by a fresh wave of Covid-19 infection in some states, including Maharashtra, the state government on Sunday issued a set of instructions to the district collectors and laid stress on strict enforcement of the anti-Covid protocols.

The Assam government has stepped up the second dose campaign for Covid vaccine in the state in the wake of spike in cases of the new variant in the country. Among those shortlisted for the second dose are bureaucrats.

The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack have re-activated Covid enforcement activities following the government order on Friday asking district administrations and civic bodies to tighten the belt after states like Maharashtra reported surge in infections.

The Congress, which has stepped up its campaign in the state for the upcoming assembly election, is targeting to corner the BJP on the price rise issue. Skyrocketing prices have burned deep holes in pockets of consumers and the party could use this issue as a ‘trump card’.

The All Assam Students’ Union on Saturday said they will organise statewide protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on February 22 seeking implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord and a solution for the flood and erosion problems.

Education officials have started a special programme to bring SSLC students back to classrooms in the districts of north Karnataka. Under the ‘Marali Shaalege Baa’ initiative, teachers visit households and explain the health-safety measures taken by schools to students and parents.

While accusing the BJP of playing with the emotions of people in the name of God, former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he’s part of an initiative to build a Ram Mandir at his village, Siddaramanahundi, in Mysuru district.

The third transformer of 400/132kv system will be energised along with two transformers of 132/33 kv system at the 400Kv substation in Sector 123 from April this year. This is the third substation after Pali in Greater Noida and Sector 148 in Noida, all of 400Kv capacity each, that will together share the load of power transmission in Gautam Budh Nagar. Built at Rs 282.36 crore, the Sector 123 substation is partly funded by Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (UPPTCL) while the remaining cost is borne by the Noida Authority.

The city woke up to yet another foggy morning on Saturday with minimum temperature being recorded at 11 degree Celsius. A dense fog engulfed the city in the early hours of Saturday and stayed till 9 in the morning. The maximum temperature was recorded at 27.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal.

A four-month pregnant woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances on Friday in Sector 46. Her husband alleged that she was allegedly poisoned by her lover.

The ecological health of the 273-hectare water body at the Okhla Bird Sanctuary remains unattended even as it is the main source of food for the 17,000-odd migratory birds that visit the sanctuary on an average every year. District forest officer PK Srivastava blamed excessive sewage being released in the Yamuna. The Hindon canal, too, adds to the filth with industrial effluents.

A dedicated cyclist, Anju Sharma not only recorded her own cycling and running route every single day but also predicted the best time, routes to cycle to get people started on their own physical fitness routines.