Odisha reports 1,096 new Covid-19 cases, Active cases stand at 12,480

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Out of 1,096 fresh cases in the State,Khordha district reported the highest number of 389 cases, followed by Cuttack at 92, Balasore at 77, Jajpur at 68, Jagatsinghpur at 58, and Puri at 48.

Bhubaneswar, Aug 7: As many as 1,096 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Odisha in last 24 hours, Information & Public Relations Department tweeted on Saturday.

Out of 1,096 fresh cases in the State, 637 cases were detected from among quarantined people, while the rest 459 were reported from local contacts.

Khordha district reported the highest number of 389 cases, followed by Cuttack at 92, Balasore at 77, Jajpur at 68, Jagatsinghpur at 58, and Puri at 48.

As many as 82 Covid-19 positive cases were reported from the State Pool in last 24 hours.

With this, the Covid-19 tally of the State has increased to 9,85,827.

So far, a total of 9,66,928 people of the State have been recovered from Covid-19.

The active cases of the State stood at 12,480, the Department added.

SFX Artist Spends 11 Hours To Create Ganpati Look

by Swati Sucharita

New Delhi, Sept 27: On Ganesh Chaturthi the devotees make all kinds of arrangements for the homecoming of the Lord. They prepare special offerings, buy Ganesh idols and decorate the idol. They put on new clothes and dress up with jewellery and make up to welcome the Lord.

But this special effects makeup (SFX) artist has created a prosthetic makeup look of the Lord on himself to mark his devotion for Lord Ganesh. The SFX artist Vivek Tiwari transformed into Lord Ganesh after a long span of 11 hours. It took him four days to create the prosthetic head of the elephant Lord and two weeks to design other props.

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Spending a whopping Rs 65,000 on achieving this Ganesh look, Tiwari made it look lively. The reel has garnered 2.6 million views and 286k likes. He has similarly created the makeup look of various other Indian mythological characters. Identifying himself as India's first cultural sfx artist, he has a followers count of 53.9K.

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PM Modi Visits Robot Exhibition In Gujarat, Inaugurates Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit

by Utkalika Mohanty

Ahmedabad, September 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the robot exhibition at Science City in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Wednesday. During the visit, he also inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.

The Prime Minister was accompanied by Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel were also present.

The event will witness the participation of industry associations, prominent personalities from the sphere of trade & commerce, young entrepreneurs, and students of higher and technical education colleges, among others.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also inaugurate development projects to the tune of Rs 5,206 crores at Chhota Udepur in Gujarat including village Wi-Fi facilities in 22 districts on Wednesday.

The Gujarat government, in a statement on Monday, said PM Modi will visit Gujarat on September 27 and inaugurate projects worth Rs 4,505 crore under the Mission Schools of Excellence.

“During his visit, he will inaugurate and dedicate various development projects worth Rs 5,206 crore in Chhota Udepur district. Under the Mission Schools of Excellence project, development works worth Rs 4,505 crore will be inaugurated and dedicated by the Prime Minister,” the statement read.

A new Navodaya Vidyalaya built at a cost of Rs 23 crore in Dahod and an FM Radio Studio built at a cost of Rs 10 crore will also be inaugurated.PM Modi will also inaugurate village Wi-Fi facilities that will benefit 20 lakh beneficiaries in 7,500 villages across 22 districts.

“Development projects worth Rs 277 crore under the Roads and Buildings Department, Rs 251 crore under the Urban Development Department, and Rs 80 crore under the Water Supply Department will also be inaugurated and dedicated,” the statement added.

(ANI)

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Over Rs 58L Found In Maa Majhighariani Temple Donation Boxes In Rayagada

by Sabyasachi Kundu

Rayagada, Sept 27: A total of 58,24,950 rupees were found in the nine donation boxes of Maa Majhighariani Temple in Rayagada during the counting of the donations on Wednesday.

In addition, 39 grams of gold and 1.65 kg of silver ornaments and foreign currencies were also found as donations.

Security has been tightened in the temple for the counting of the donations. As many as 120 members of some religious organizations helped in counting the donation money.

Worth mentioning, Maa Majhighariani temple is famous in southern Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The temple witnesses the footfall of devotees from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and the undivided Koraput district.

On Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays large number of devotees come to the temple to offer prayers to the Goddess. The temple is famous for Chaitra-Parba, which falls in March-April of every year.

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