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Bhubaneswar: India will roll out its first hydrogen-powered train, designed, developed and manufactured indigenously, on the next Independence Day, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said. “India has been able to build trains which are among the best in the world and the next big thing...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,31,353 Friday as 214 more people, including 30 children, tested positive for the infection, a health department bulletin said. The Covid-19 death toll rose to 9,186 as a 71-year-old man succumbed to the disease in Jagatsinghpur district. Fifty-three other...

Bhubaneswar: Citizens of Bhubaneswar witnessed a dazzling exhibition of aerobatics in the sky Friday by a team of the Indian Air Force. The exhibition by the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team was held at the Balijatra ground on the Kuakhai river bank near Jaripatana from 10 am....

Bhubaneswar: The state government will start collecting fines from the people who have not fixed High-Security Registration Plate (HSRP) on their vehicles with registration numbers ending with 1, 2, 3 and 4 from October 1, an official said Thursday. The deadline for affixation of HSRP...

Bengaluru: Experienced midfielder Namita Toppo Thursday announced her retirement from international hockey, ending a decade-long career with the Indian women's hockey team. The 27-year-old Namita was part of the Indian team that won a silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and the...

Bhubaneswar: Residents of Bhubaneswar were elated Thursday after witnessing a fleet of air force aircraft making a round in the sky over the Odisha capital a day ahead of an aerobatic display. The exhibition by the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team of the Indian Air Force will...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,31,139 Thursday as 286 more people, including 36 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The state had recorded 260 infections Wednesday. The toll remained unchanged at 9,185 as no fresh fatality was recorded. Fifty-three other...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday carried out a bureaucratic reshuffle, appointing 2001 batch IAS officer Shalini Pandit as Secretary, Health and Family Welfare. As per a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievances Department, IAS officer Shubha Sarma has been posted as Secretary,...

Bhubaneswar: The crime branch of Odisha Police busted an inter-state pre-activated SIM card racket and arrested six persons including the mastermind from Khunta area in Mayurbhanj district, a police officer said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters, crime branch IG, Amitendra Nath Sinha, said the accused were...

New Delhi: Vedanta Ltd has won the bid for two coal mines in Odisha, which were put up for e-auction by the government for commercial mining purpose Wednesday. The Anil Agarwal-led conglomerate won the bid for Ghogharpalli and its Dip Extension mines. Both the coal...