Новости за 22.03.2021

Notwithstanding the Covid-induced lockdowns and shutdowns last year, the state witnessed more rapes and murders in 2020 than the year before. According to a written reply in the assembly by minister of state for home Dibya Shankar Mishra, altogether 2,984 rape and 1,470 murder cases were reported last year.

Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb, the king of Puri and chairman of the temple managing committee, welcomed Kovind and his family at the Lion’s Gate of the 12th century shrine. Governor Ganeshi Lal, Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other dignitaries accompanied the President to the temple.

Night curfew returned to Malkangiri district while the state government decided to reactivate village-level covid management committees and re-involve panchayat representatives in pandemic management in view of rising cases.

An order issued by chief secretary Rajeev Ranjan said colleges should complete all practical classes and practical exams before March 31. They have been asked to conduct end semester exams only in online mode.

Union home minister Amit Shah would campaign in Aravakurichi on April 1. Party state vice-president K Annamalai is contesting in Aravakurichi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, the second day of his back-to-back election campaign in Assam, declared that for the ‘doosri baar’, the state will have an NDA ‘sarkar’.

Residents have urged political parties to ensure that solid waste is not dumped at the Boragaon dumping yard, adjacent to Ramsar site Deepor Beel. Instead, they want parties to prioritise development of an underground sewerage system. The city generates 550 TPD (tonnes per day) of solid waste and 85-90% of this is carted off to Boragaon daily.

As Assam goes to the polls on March 27 in the first phase with the 10-lakh strong tea garden workers forming the bulk of the voter base, leading tea tribe organization, All Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA) warned the Congress on Sunday not to indulge in ‘politics’ with tea labourers just to garner votes.

Considering the spike in fresh Covid-19 cases in various states, the Assam health department has decided to intensify vaccination drive by doubling the number of session sites in the state.

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday virtually launched the Mo College campaign to make higher education more organic and innovative. Like Mo School, this initiative will also connect alumni across the globe to their alma maters in Odisha.

Six eco-development committees (EDCs), which have been formed by involving select villagers who run nature tourism sites, on Sunday received chief minister’s award for best performance in forest protection.

Odisha Police have collected a whopping Rs 67 crore in fines for violations of Covid-19 regulations across the state in the past one year.

Fitness concerns suddenly seemed to have engulfed people as soon as the lockdown was announced. With residents confined to their homes, many woke up to the need to exercise regularly.

Amid the restrictions of the lockdwn, many businesses went belly-up. But there were many others that tried to turn an adversity into opportunity.

Laxmipriya Mohapatra, wife of legendary Odissi guru Kelucharan Mohapatra and a famous Odissi dancer herself, passed away at the age of 86 at her residence here on Saurday night. She is survived by son, daughter and daughter-in-law. She was suffering from age-related illness.

Ponraj was with MNM president Kamal Hassan while the party released its election manifesto at a hotel in Coimbatore on March 19.

Thanks to the pandemic, governments across the globe—and people at large—understood the greater importance of good health and the contribution of the healthcare sector. In Odisha, allocation for health went up by around 20% in the state budget.

The prospect of Satish Jarkiholi becoming the Congress candidate in the Belagavi Lok Sabha bypoll has made BJP change its strategy. According to party functionaries, the saffron camp is considering fielding a member from the family of late Union minister Suresh Angadi, whose death in October last year necessitated the bypoll.