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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sought personal intervention of Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari for early completion of the Cuttack-Angul-Sambalpur section of NH-55. In a letter to Gadkari, the Chief Minister said rehabilitation and up-gradation of the Cuttack- Sambalpur...

New Delhi: Over 500 parents of children affected by rare genetic disorder Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) from 21 states, including Odisha, took out a rally at Jantar Mantar here Friday to press for immediate treatment and assistance. Odisha DMD Association (ODMDA) president Bishnu Charan Panigrahi,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor and Chancellor of Universities Ganeshi Lal Friday appointed Prof Datteswar Hota as first Vice Chancellor of Odisha University of Health Sciences, Bhubaneswar for a period of one year. The appointment will be effective from the date he assumes charge as such or...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Congress Friday demanded the formation of a House Committee to inquire the alleged atrocities on tribals during anti-Maoist operations by security forces in Odisha's Nuapada district. The issue was raised by Congress Legislature Party leader Narasingha Mishra during Zero Hour discussion in the...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Congress and BJP members staged a walkout in the Odisha Assembly Friday, alleging that the state government has failed to provide quality education to the students.They also alleged that the future of the students is pushed to the dark in the name of...

Bhubaneswar: The disqualification of Rahul Gandhi's membership from Lok Sabha had its reverberations in Odisha Assembly Friday with Congress lawmakers creating a din leading to several adjournments. The Congress members trooped into the well of the House as soon as it assembled for the post-lunch...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has identified 50,952 children aged below 18 years, who have lost either their mother or father or both parents due to Covid-19 and other reasons in Odisha during the pandemic so far. "The Odisha government has launched the Ashirbad scheme, under which...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 17 new Covid-19 positive cases Friday, taking the total number of positive cases to 73, officials said. As many as 5,600 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours, of which 17 tested positive for Covid-19. So, the test positivity rate...

Bhubaneswar: DJ Azex alias Akshay Kumar, who was found hanging in his Bhubaneswar room March 18, was in relationship with three girls, a source said Friday. As per the source, Azex got into relationships with all three girls and allegedly cheated on them. Later, the...

Bhubaneswar: School Clubs will be introduced in all secondary schools in Odisha from the academic year 2023–24, an official source said.The clubs will supplement the newly introduced aspirational curriculum of the state government and help students in providing personalized learning experiences, according to the source.The...