Новости за 12.12.2020

Claiming that investors’ sentiment towards Odisha is extremely encouraging, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said the state is set to achieve its cherished goal of becoming a world-class industrial destination.

The air quality deteriorated to 'severe' level in Ghaziabad and Greater Noida, while it remained 'very poor' in Noida and Faridabad, and 'poor' in Gurugram, according to data from a government agency on Saturday.

Bhag Singh, 76, had left for Singhu border from Baddowal village in his tractor trolley while promising his family members that he would return only after attaining victory for farmers. But on Friday, only his body reached his village. Bhag Singh died at PGI Rohtak after suffering a heart attack at the dharna site near Singhu border.

The national commission for scheduled castes has issued a notice to the Coimbatore collector seeking explanation on the compound wall constructed in the place of a similar structure that collapsed last year, killing 17 people in Nadur village of Mettupalayam.

A celestial treat awaits the astronomically minded on December 13 and 14 when the Geminids meteor shower is expected to peak with one streak of light every 30 seconds. Meteor showers are formed when Earth, on its path around the Sun, passes through a region in space where a comet has passed previously. When a comet approaches the Sun, the sun’s heat melts away the icy surface of the comet leaving behind debris on its path.

The next time you feel wretched at the sight of an overflowing sewer, don’t fret. Just pick up your phone and dial Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the problem will be resolved. In a first for any civic body in the country, the BMC has implemented the national toll free number – 14420 – to receive complaints related to faecal sludge management.

The state Lokayukta on Friday asked the directorate of vigilance to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the allegations of corruption against Gopalpur MLA, Pradeep Panigrahy, and submit a report within two months.

In a major development in the Rs 158.10 crore bogus billing case, two prominent businessmen of Ludhiana are now under the scanner of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Ludhiana for their alleged role in the scam.

Who would have thought that almost all the important public buildings in the hill town of Ooty have a glorious history that dates back to the colonial era? Spread across 7.61 acres, the building that houses the Ooty government headquarters hospital isn’t any exception either.

A 34-year-old villager from Kuppepadavu village in Dakshina Kannada, scripted a success story as a progressive farmer, through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), after quitting a lucrative bank job.

A 40-year-old tea worker was trampled to death by an elephant at Putni tea garden in Patharkandi circle of Karimganj district on Friday.

The first National Data Centre for the North Eastern Region (NDC-NER), which is being built at a cost of Rs 350 crore, will come up at Amingaon, on the outskirts of city.

Counting of votes for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election will be carried out on Saturday, with the results set to decide who will get to govern the autonomous council for the next five years. The results will also give BJP a sample evaluation of its popularity status ahead of the assembly polls due in the next four months.

The Hubballi-Dharwad district administration has roped in private medicals shops for collection of swabs for Covid-19 testing. In a pilot project, around 10 medical shops will start collecting swabs.