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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission announced Wednesday that the preliminary examination of the civil services would be held October 16. In a notice, the OPSC said it decided to conduct the exam in five zones -- Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Berhampur and Sambalpur -- on...

Bhubaneswar: A 21-year-old man died in Bhubaneswar after he was allegedly roughed up by his elder brother for neglecting studies, police said Wednesday. Rajmohan Senapati, who was from Nayagarh district, was pursuing a BEd course in the capital and used to stay with his friends...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,32,281 Wednesday as 199 more people, including 40 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The state had recorded 164 infections Tuesday. The toll remained unchanged at 9,186, with no reports of any new casualties. Besides,...

Bhubaneswar: Students of the state-run Biju Patnaik Memorial High School at Prashanti Vihar locality here took to the roads Tuesday protesting against the lack of adequate teachers. They said that the absence of the required number of teachers is affecting their studies and harming their...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,32,082 Tuesday as 164 more people, including 43 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The state had recorded 125 infections Monday. The toll remained unchanged at 9,186 as no fresh fatality was reported. Besides, 53...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has thanked the CBI for making the wheel of the 13th century Konark temple the logo of the Interpol general assembly to be held in India next month. The logo unveiled recently by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),...

Cuttack: Artisans are burning the midnight oil to give final touches to the idols, labourers are running against time to complete the marquees and organisers are pulling out all stops to embrace the good old days of the pre-pandemic fête. A fortnight from now, the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday announced a three per cent hike in dearness allowance for its employees and pensioners. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the proposal for increasing dearness allowance (DA) from 31 per cent to 34 per cent, effective from January 1, 2022, an...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,31,918 Monday as 125 more people, including 20 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The state had recorded 207 infections Sunday. The toll remained unchanged at 9,186 with no reports of any fresh fatalities. Besides,...

Keonjhar/Bhubaneswar: Health and Family Welfare Minister NK Das Sunday sought a report from the Keonjhar district administration on the death of 13 children in 18 days due to alleged negligence at the pediatrics ward of a state-run hospital in the mineral-rich district. The minister’s action...