Sans motorable road, pregnant woman carried on cot in Rayagada

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Rayagada, Sep 4: Going by the deteriorating healthcare services in the State, a pregnant woman on Sunday had to be carried on a cot for five kilometers after an ambulance failed to reach the village due to the absence of a motorable road in Odisha’s Rayagada district.

According to information, Liza Hikaka of Paikajodi village under Khedapada block complained of labour pain this morning following which her husband called up 108 ambulance service.

However, the ambulance could not reach the village and halted nearly 5 km away from the village, due to bad road.

With no option left, family members put her on a coat and ferried the expectant mother for five kilometers to reach the ambulance from where she was rushed to Rayagada district headquarters hospital (DHH) on the ambulance.

Her condition remained normal till the last reports came in.

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Javelin Thrower Kishore Jena Grabs Asian Games Silver, Eyes Paris Olympics Personal Best

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Bhubaneswar, Dec 08: Javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena, 28, has marked a remarkable journey, securing an Asian Games silver after a meteoric rise in the past year. From a third-place finish with 78.05m in the National Open Championships last October, Jena soared to a personal best of 87.54m at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

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by Utkalika Mohanty

Chennai, Dec 8: The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its December review meeting unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent, thus maintaining status quo for the fifth straight time.

Announcing the decision of the MPC after its three-day deliberations, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday that the committee unanimously decided to keep the repo rate at 6.5 per cent.

He also said that five out of six MPC members voted for the continued stance of withdrawal of accommodation.

Das said taking into account the economic factors, the MPC has predicted GDP growth at 7 per cent in FY24.

As regards the inflation rate, the MPC forecast was 5.4 per cent for 2023-24 taking into account the various domestic issues, including potential agricultural produce.

Das also said uncertainty exists due to the geopolitical situation.

The MPC is alert and prepared to take necessary actions that are needed, he said.

The MPC met on December 6-8.

(IANS)

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WhatsApp Rolls Out Disappearing Voice Messages Feature

by Utkalika Mohanty

San Francisco, Dec 8: Meta-owned WhatsApp has introduced disappearing voice messages, that will allow users to send a voice message that can only be listened to once before it disappears.

It is similar to the “View Once” option for photos and videos introduced in 2021, to add another layer of privacy to your messages.

“We are excited to announce you can now send a voice message that will disappear once listened to,” WhatsApp said in a statement.

You can now also share sensitive information over voice message with added peace of mind.

For consistency with View Once photos and videos, View Once voice messages are clearly marked with the “one-time” icon and can only be played one time.

“As with all your personal messages, WhatsApp protects your voice messages with end-to-end encryption by default, and View Once is just another example of our continued privacy innovation,” said the company.

‘View Once' voice messages are rolling out globally over the coming days.

WhatsApp has also launched a secret code feature for millions of users, an additional way to protect sensitive chats on its platform.

With a secret code, the users will be able to set a unique password different from what they use to unlock their phones to give their locked chats an extra layer of privacy.

(IANS)

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