Follow The Times of India - Bhubaneswar, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/timesofindiadiatimes23 Sat, 29 Jan 2022 15:57:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaIGFIKNZ_xauzdsCmHakzH An animal keeper at the Nandankanan zoo has been providing motherly care to a female lion cub for the past six months after the mother did not show interest after it was born.Four-year-old Asiatic lioness Bijli sired by male lion Samrat delivered three cubs on July 21 last year.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaIGFIKNZ_xauzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaIGFIKNZ_xal1cWWor9YPv At least 12 places saw the night temperature plummet below 10 degrees Celsius on Friday as cold wave like conditions prevailed in parts of the stateWhile Daringbadi in Kandhamal district recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 6.5°C, while the city shivered at a minimum 12.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaIGFIKNZ_xal1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaTnmZVJ37f5F1cWWor9YPv Like all things in politics, family name plays a big role in panchayat election as well. There are some families who hold sway over panchayats for years, like the Ghosh family, which has been running Kanchana panchayat in Khallikote block since 1997.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaTnmZVJ37f5F1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaTnmZVJ37f5CejEQ2Mq9rY Day after the BJP released a 22-point manifesto for the forthcoming panchayat election, senior BJD leader Pramila Mallik on Friday claimed the ruling party will win around 800 of the total 853 zilla parishad seats.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaTnmZVJ37f5CejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaTnmZVJ37f5JVjH6qdYdAk With the model code of conduct for the three-tier panchayat election in place, the state government is likely to go for an interim budget instead of a full-fledged one for the 2022-23 financial year.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaTnmZVJ37f5JVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UYI9rDQr9UlcMb1naedg1wr bhubaneswar anant bhalotia managing director of bhubaneswar anant bhalotia appreciated the robust single window portal go swift of the govt for various facilitation services and stressed on future expansion of the company in odisha the company signed the contract to supply 125 manoeuvrable expendable aerial targets meat and associated equipment worth rs 96cr according to official sources the company announcement.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UYI9rDQr9UlcMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UYI9rDQr9UlcKCY3L745TL_ A blind candidate, Shantilal Sabar (40) of Dabripada village under Gandamer panchayat of Nuapada district, has moved Orissa high court against the rejection of his nomination for the post of sarpanch on the ground that he is not able to read or write Odia as required under the Orissa]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UYI9rDQr9UlcKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UYI9rDQr9UlcOT5HJgy6HUf The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) authorities on Friday announced the complete schedule for counselling and admission to MBBS/BDS courses for the academic year 2021-22. The state has 1,466 MBBS/BDS seats in 12 medical and dental colleges this year.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UYI9rDQr9UlcOT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UYI9rDQr9UlcJVjH6qdYdAk Samajwadi Party state president Rabindra Nath Behera on Friday led a delegation to governor Ganeshi Lal and submitted a memorandum urging him to direct the state government to implement 27% reservation for OBCs in admission to state-sponsored colleges and universities including]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UYI9rDQr9UlcJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UZ1bFtS8yIyEZs0ohxaO6Yr Ganjam police conducted flag marches in different villages under Aska and Hinjili police station limits on Friday to build confidence among voters ahead of the three-tier panchayat elections from February 16.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UZ1bFtS8yIyEZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UZ1bFtS8yIyEXn9ye8UNv30 The Puri administration on Friday announced that the Jagannath Temple, which has been out of bounds for devotees since January 10, will reopen for them from February 1. However, it will remain shut on Sundays for sanitisation.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UZ1bFtS8yIyEXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UZ1bFtS8yIyEezdsCmHakzH The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said some districts are likely to be ingrip of a cold wave till January 31. The minimum temperature will be below normal by three to five degrees Celsius at many places for the next three days, the IMD bulletin said.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UZ1bFtS8yIyEezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UZ1bFtS8yIyESejEQ2Mq9rY A day after arresting four persons from West Bengal for allegedly stealing cash from medicine stores in the city, the commissionerate police on Friday registered cases against the owners of two hotels for giving shelter to the accused.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UZ1bFtS8yIyESejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaPMUuUiNlKxezdsCmHakzH The leader of a gang, whose members uploaded videos in which they can be seen dancing in the middle of streets brandishing swords and firearms, was arrested by commissionerate police here on Friday. The gang calls itself Koi Bhai Nehi (KBN) group on social media.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaPMUuUiNlKxezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaPMUuUiNlKxXn9ye8UNv30 The extension of an integrated initiative for the empowerment of persons with disabilities (PwDs) — the Bhima Bhoi Bhinnakhyama Samarthya Abhiyan (BBSA) — for five more years has been approved by the expenditure finance committee (EFC) of the state government. About 3.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:12:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaPMUuUiNlKxXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaPMUuUiNlKxSlmFkX7M1Jw An animal keeper at the Nandankanan zoo has been providing motherly care to a female lion cub christened Barsha for the past six months after the mother did not show interest following its birth.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:11:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaPMUuUiNlKxSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaPMUuUiNlKxeT5HJgy6HUf In a boost to Make-in-Odisha initiatives, a rapid antigen test (RAT) kit developed by a Bhubaneswar-based company in association with the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research for use in detection of Covid-19.]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:11:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UaPMUuUiNlKxeT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UYbvoQ5vp2kHezdsCmHakzH The Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) of the state government has approved extension of the Bhima Bhoi Bhinnakhyama Samarthya Abhiyan (BBSA), an integrated initiative for empowerment of persons with disabilities (PwDs), for another five years with an estimated cost of Rs 139.25 crore.]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:42:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UYbvoQ5vp2kHezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UZv1Y7faEgMxnn9ye8UNv30 Farmers in Ganjam district intensified their agitation over paddy procurement on Thursday. Several peasants staged a dharna at Laxminarayanpur and blocked road at Polsara by felling trees.]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 04:21:35 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UZv1Y7faEgMxnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UZXGQdeZ5gYz5s0ohxaO6Yr Members of civil society groups, including Lok Shakti Abhiyan and Samyukt Kisan Morcha, on Thursday dubbed the environment impact assessment report of JSW Utkal Steel Limited as baseless and fraudulent, a charge denied by the company.]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 04:21:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/n2kEGM_c7UZXGQdeZ5gYz5s0ohxaO6Yr