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Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 1,437 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 9,78,705. The active caseload in the state now stands at 15,858. Out of the 1,437 new infections, 832 were reported from quarantine centres while 605...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday urged the Centre to supply adequate fertilisers to the state as the farmers were facing shortages during the peak of the Kharif cultivation period. In a letter to Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Patnaik said a short...

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha Saturday announced the results of Plus II Science and Commerce examination. School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash declared the results in the evening. The pass per cent of Plus II Science is 95.15 per cent...

Bhubaneswar: A high-level delegation of the state government led by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra Saturday visited Kalahandi district and took stock of the preparedness for a probable Covid-19 third wave apart from reviewing several development projects. After landing at Utkela airstrip, Mahapatra along with...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday announced further relaxations to Covid-induced partial lockdown which will remain in force from August 1 till September 1. Briefing about the unlock process, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena said since as many as 27 districts have been reporting far less...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) Saturday initiated a departmental inquiry against private secretary (PS) to its member Biranchi Narayan Sahoo following his arrest earlier in the day in connection with a DA case. According to a source, OSSC chairperson Nirmala Mishra passed an...

Bhubaneswar: Biranchi Narayan Sahoo -- the crorepati private secretary (PS) to Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) member was Saturday arrested on charges of accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The Vigilance department arrested Sahoo after the total value of his moveable and...

Puri: The body of a man was found floating in Kanasa main canal under Pipili police limits of Puri district Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Laxmidhar Sahu from Tala Sahi area in Nuapada village. According to a source, some villagers from Gobardhanpur first...

Bhubaneswar: SRC Pradeep Jena will address a press conference 3:30pm Saturday. With the third phase of partial lockdown ending 6:00am August 1 in the state, next phase of unlock guidelines are expected to be announced for the month of August. Since the pandemic is not...

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: Rajendra University in Bolangir district Friday got the much awaited recognition from the University Grants Commission. In a letter to the registrar of the university, UGC joint secretary Surender Singh said the name of the university has been included in the list of universities...