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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has received 30,000 'OmiSure' RT-PCR test kits for early detection of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a senior health department official said. Odisha's Director of Health Services Bijay Mohapatra said: "The trial run of the Omisure kits are in progress. It...

Bhubaneswar: Several districts of Odisha are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall or thundershower in between January 21 to January 24, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre in Bhubaneswar forecasted in its mid-day bulletin Wednesday. However, no significant synoptic system lies over the...

Jankia: As many as three fully-masked miscreants robbed cash worth lakhs of rupees at gunpoint late Tuesday night from the staff of a petrol pump located under Jankia police limits in Khurda district. The robbery incident has been captured in a CCTV camera installed at...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 11,607 new Covid-19 cases, of which 991 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 11,67,094. Active caseload in the state now stands at 84,770. Odisha also reported...

Bhubaneswar: After the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) informed the Supreme Court that a total of 1,47,492 children have lost either of their parents or both due to Covid-19 and other reasons, the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR),...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government Tuesday asked the officials to make the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign against Covid-19 more prescriptive and useful for the people already infected by the virus. Reviewing the awareness building and IEC activities under implementation in the state, Chief Secretary...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will soon have a foolproof online software through which the forest diversion proposals could be dealt right from the time of initiation to the final sanction and issue of the certificates. Participating in an interactive session with the forest officials, Chief Secretary S...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday felicitated para-athlete Kamal Kant Nayak for setting a new record by travelling 213 kilometre in 24 hours on a wheelchair. Sports and Youth Services Department Commissioner-cum-Secretary R Vineel Krishna felicitated Kamal Kant with Rs 1 lakh on the premises of Kalinga...

Bhubaneswar: As Covid-19 situation continues to prevail in Odisha, the State Election Commission (SEC) has announced Rs 30 lakh ex-gratia for Covid-19 death of any person engaged in Panchayat election duty in the state. In an order, the SEC said the ex-gratia will be applicable...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC), Odisha, Monday asked the district collector of Bolangir to submit a report on the alleged auction of the post of Sarpanch in Bilesarda gram panchayat. The SEC direction came in the wake of a media report where it was...