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Bhubaneswar: As many as eight new Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHC) in different districts of Odisha will be set up by the state Government under National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), an official notification said Wednesday. According to the notification, the new UPHCs will be set...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal women lawmakers of Odisha Assembly Wednesday demanded removal of BJP MLA Jaynarayan Mishra from the post of Leader of Opposition in view of his alleged misbehaviour with a lady police inspector in Sambalpur. The group of BJD MLAs led by Snehangini...

Bhubaneswar: Speaking for the first time on the brutal murder of Odisha Minister Naba Kishore Das, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday said the state crime branch is seeking the help of the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as they have the best expertise in...

Bhubaneswar: Malaria No More (MNM) Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Health & Family Welfare department of the Odisha Government to eliminate malaria from the state. MNM has been supporting the Odisha government since 2018 to strengthen the state’s malaria control and...

Bhubaneswar: With the mercury soaring to 38-degree Celsius Tuesday, Bhubaneswar recorded the state's highest temperature of the year so far, an IMD official said. Bhubaneswar on Tuesday recorded the highest maximum temperature of the year in the state, said Uma Shankar Das, scientist at India...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government felicitated Tuesday medal-winners at the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 at the Biju Patnaik Weightlifting Hall inside the Kalinga Stadium. Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera, Chairman Hockey Promotion Council of Odisha, Dilip Tirkey and Joint Secretary Sailendra Jena were present on the...

Bhubaneswar: With the setting up of high-performance centres and world-class sports infrastructure, Odisha has emerged as one of the international sports destinations, Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal said here Tuesday. Addressing the Odisha assembly, the Governor said Bhubaneswar was the co-host venue for FIFA Under-17 Women's...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly Jaya Narayan Mishra (BJP) Tuesday demanded the call records between 5T Secretary V K Pandiyan and Jajpur BJD MLA Pranab Prakash Das should come under the purview of investigation in the murder of Health Minister Naba Das....

Bhubaneswar: One more accused in the multi-crore job scam operating across 17 states of the country was arrested by the Economic Offence Wing(EOW) of Odisha police. Economic Offences Wing, Bhubaneswar sources Tuesday said Jairam Tiwari, a native of Nayangaon in Bihar was arrested Monday from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Legislative Assembly's Budget session got off to a turbulent start as Opposition Congress and BJP lawmakers stirred up a ruckus in the House over a number of issues. As Governor Ganeshi Lal began to address the House, Congress MLAs approached the podium and...