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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday asked vigilance department officials to take the anti-corruption wing to next level by bringing in technological up-gradation and expanding its multi-disciplinary character by roping in more professionals. Joining the state level function on the occasion of Vigilance Awareness...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,36,132 Monday as 15 more people, including two children, tested positive for the infection, a health department bulletin said. The death toll remained at 9,203 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Sunday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission alleging that Union Minister Bisheswar Tudu had violated the Model Code of Conduct while campaigning for the BJP candidate in the Dhamnagar assembly bypoll. The bypoll is scheduled to be held on November 3....

Bhubaneswar: Khokan Parmanik can vividly recall what he had seen as a child 23 years ago – huge tidal waves lashing his village, people including his parents and brothers getting swept away by the turbulent sea and houses being destroyed by a wall of water....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,36,117 Sunday as 31 more people, including seven children, tested positive for the virus, the health department said. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 9,203 as there was no new death. Fifty-three other coronavirus patients have died due to...

Bhubaneswar: For better impact-based forecasting, the Odisha government has decided to set up telemetric rain gauges in all gram panchayats, automatic weather stations at block headquarters, and sensors in river systems. These steps will help the state to get precise real-time information for more effective...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Saturday arrested a government engineer after cryptocurrency valued at over Rs 1.75 crore was found in his possession, officials said. The arrested Additional Chief Engineer (Planning, Monitoring, Design & Investigation) under Rural Water Supply and sanitation was to retire on Monday....

Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: A BJP delegation led by its general secretary Lekhashree Samantasinghar in a petition to the Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) alleged that the ruling BJD has used government officials to campaign for the ruling party candidate in Dhamnagar Assembly bypoll. The BJD on the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday once again extended the deadline for fixation of High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) on vehicles registered prior to April 1, 2019 by another month. The State Transport Authority (STA) issued an order revising the prescribed deadlines, just two days ahead...

Bhubaneswar: Activists of Congress students' wing NSUI barged into the compound of Odisha minister Tusharkanti Behera's official residence here and pelted the house with eggs during a protest over the death of a zilla parishad member. The minister of state for home was not present...