The Weather Channel Met team forecasts northerly storm winds in coastal Odisha before landfall with wind speeds of up to 91 kmph. No substantial impacts of waves and rain are predicted at present.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts that it is very likely to move west-northwestwards initially and then north-northwestwards, towards Odisha – West Bengal coasts.
Eleven lakh pensioners have been left out from Odisha government’s scheme to give pension to old, disabled, transgenders, HIV affected and widows since Aadhar has been made mandatory.
A loud explosion ripped through a petrol pump station near Raj Bhawan in the State capital today noon.
As many as three fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the flames at the spot after a huge fire spit out from the spot following the explosion.
Many people have suffered serious injuries during the mishap, said Twin City Police Commissioner Sudhansu Sarangi. All injured are being shifted to Capital Hospital through ambulances.
A turmeric-based adhesive bandage invented by a scientist in Odisha can be a game-changer in the herb’s wound-healing properties. Dr Sanjeeb Sahoo, a senior scientist at Bhubaneswar-based Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), has developed a prototype of an adhesive bandage that puts curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, in a sturdy, reliable base that can be used as a band-aid.