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Bhubaneswar: After remaining closed for more than three months in the backdrop of surging Covid-19 cases in Odisha, the Srimandir in Puri will reopen for devotees from August 16 with strict adherence to Covid-19 protocols. The decision to reopen the shrine was taken at a...

New Delhi: India and China are working on a proposal to withdraw troops from a friction point in Gogra at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh in the next few days. It could be a significant step towards resolving the continuing border...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will probe the involvement of a former private secretary to a member of the Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) member, Biranchi Narayan Sahoo in a money laundering case, said an official. "We have registered a case and will investigate money...

Rourkela: Three students of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela were offered annual pay packages of Rs 45 lakh, the highest so far, in the online placement drive for the academic year 2020-21, the institute said. With 84 companies offering 253 students more than Rs...

Tokyo: A brave Indian women's hockey team put up a gritty performance but it was not enough to secure a maiden Olympic final berth as it lost 1-2 to world no.2 Argentina in a hard-fought semifinal of the ongoing Games here Wednesday. India still have...

Jajpur: A team of Vigilance sleuths Wednesday arrested Jajpur drainage division superintending engineer Chandi Prasad Mohapatra while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 to clear pending bills pertaining to vehicles hired by his department. According to an official source, the anti-corruption wing also...

Bolangir: Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra and 5T Secretary VK Pandian Wednesday reviewed various ongoing projects in Bolangir. Accompanied by Principal Secretary of Water Resources department Anu Garg and National Health Mission-Odisha Director Shalini Pandit, Mohapatra and Pandian directed officials concerned in Bolangir district...

Chiba (Japan): Indian wrestler Deepak Punia will fight for bronze medal after he was outclassed by formidable American David Morris Taylor in the 86kg semifinals of the Olympic Games here Wednesday. It was always going to be a herculean task for Deepak to trouble the...

Bhubaneswar: All institutions providing technical education in Odisha and their respective hostels will reopen for final year students from August 9, joint secretary of state Skill Development and Technical Education department Ajay Kumar Nayak informed Wednesday. Hostels will open by strictly adhering to Covid-19 safety...

Bhubaneswar: The previously imposed restrictions for people coming from outside Odisha, which required production of Covid-19 test report with negative result or the final vaccination certificate on demand, was withdrawn by the state government Tuesday afternoon. Following the announcement of fresh unlock guidelines a few...