Tobacco control: Agenda for India on harm reduction
In a recent submission, Lakshmi Ramamurthy, Trustee, Centre for Public Policy Research, shared her thoughts on how tobacco harm can be curbed at a policy level in the country. She pointed out that India, in its act of imposing a ban on e-cigarettes in 2019, failed to make the distinction between...
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Dissidence grows over BJP nominee choice
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3 including 2 women die as truck hits auto
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Iran-Israel conflicts: Challenges for Indian diplomacy
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Challenges for Indian Diplomacy
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Ex-MLA sells land to meet daughter’s poll expenses!
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Ganjam Election Exp Inspectors' training held
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BJD's Biplab cashes in on dad's craze in D'pahandi
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Cong nominees begin campaign with Baladevjew darshan
The Congress candidates for various Assembly seats and Kendrapada Lok Sabha seat on Saturday kicked off their poll campaign by a darshan of Lord Baladevjew here. According to sources, Congress candidate for Kendrapada Parliamentary constituency, Siddharth Swarup Das, for Aul Dr Debasmita sharma, for Patkura, Ratikanta Kanungo, for Rajnagar, Ashok Pratihari,...
Rourkela to witness keen fight between BJP, BJD
Finally, BJP has declared former Union Minister Dilip Ray as its MLA candidate for Rourkela Assembly seat for the 2024 simultaneous elections in the State. Of course, it was presumed from the day Ray knocked on the door of the Delhi High Court, seeking a stay order on his three years’...
DBF holds eye camp for underprivileged
The Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Dalmia Bharat Limited (DBL) in collaboration with Care Netram, an organization for vision care for the underprivileged, organized a free eye check-up camp at the Occupational Health Centre at Dalmia Cement’s Cuttack plant-Kapilas Cement Works (KCW), Odisha. The camp provided...
BJP Dhenkanal LS Pravari meets Hota
BJP State vice president and Dhenkanal Lok Sabha Pravari Golak Prasad Mohapatra on Friday met BJP leader Er Debashisha Hota at his home and discussed for an hour with him for better results in Assembly and Parliament polls. Mohapatra first gave respect to Akhand Jyoti which covered all districts of...
5,375 fire points detected in 7 days in State
With the progressing summer, the rising number of forest fires across Odisha has raised concern of environmentalists and nature lovers. As many as 5,375 fire points were detected in different forests of the State during the last seven days, a Forest Survey of India (FSI) data revealed on Saturday. These fire...
115 fire points at Similipal till now
Altogether 115 fire points were reported from the Similipal National Park and Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district till April 20 (Saturday) this year, revealed the Forest Department on Sunday. All these fire points were extinguished by employees of the department, said Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Susanta Nanda. He further claimed...
Baripada hottest at 44.6 deg in State
As many as thirty places in the State recorded maximum temperatures at 40 degrees Celsius or above on Sunday. Baripada recorded the day’s highest temperature of 44.6 degree. Baripada was followed by Nuapada at 44 degree, Talcher 43.8, Jharsuguda and Keonjhar 43.6 each, Angul 43.3, Balangir 43.2, Boudh and Sundargarh 43...
