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Orissa HC notice to Centre, Odisha government in DRDO espionage case
•Admitting a public interest litigation, the court asked the two respondents to file status reports detailing the investigations made so far into the security-related case
After gold at Nationals, Reliance Foundation Odisha HPC athlete Amlan Borgohain eyes CWG, Asiad
Fpsports •Sprinter Amlan Borgohain won silver in the 100m, clocking a PB of 10.34s. In the 200m race, he again ran a personal best timing of 20.75 seconds to win gold.
Column: Indian hockey's growth story, with a little help from Odisha
Vineel •We have only heard of the exploits of our great hockey teams, but thanks to our men's and women's teams, we have seen something special in Tokyo, writes Vineel Krishna, Secretary Sports and Youth in Odisha government.
Odisha government to spend Rs 693.35 crore on building 89 multi-purpose indoor stadiums
•The decision in this regard was taken at the state cabinet meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Odisha’s Puri becomes first Indian city to achieve round-the-clock drinking water supply
•Pilgrims will have access to 120 drinking water fountains all along the Grand Road and other hotspots, an official state government release said
COVID-19: Odisha extends partial lockdown till 1 August; curbs eased in areas with low positivity rate
•This is for the fourth time in the second wave of the pandemic that the state government has extended the lockdown
Odisha government nominates sprinter Dutee Chand for Khel Ratna
•Apart from Dutee, the Odisha government also sent five other recommendations to the sports ministry, said an official in Bhubaneswar.
Odisha govt orders probe into 'spurious' COVID-19 medicines in Bhubaneswar, 5 other districts
•Officials said that 'spurious' tablets of Favipiravir were seized in Bolangir, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Rourkela and Bhubaneswar districts on 11 June
Cyclone Yaas to form over Bay of Bengal on Monday: All you need to know about places likely to be hit, preparedness
Fp Staff •Cyclone Yaas comes less than ten days after Cyclone Tauktae hit the western coastal states Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, and Gujarat
Odisha govt launches 'career portal' for secondary, higher secondary students in collaboration with UNICEF
•The govt said that the portal will provide easy access to information on different careers, and offer career guidance services through a mobile friendly-app