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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday disbursed Rs 869 crore for the state's 41.85 lakh farmers, under its KALIA scheme, and assured them of additional aid for crop losses suffered in the recent floods. According to an official, an amount of Rs 2,000 each...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJP Thursday blamed the BJD government for its alleged inept handling of floods and relief operations and demanded that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik tender his apology to the people of Odisha with "folded hands". The BJP has prepared a chargesheet against the state...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,27,844 Thursday as 187 more people, including 28 children, tested positive for the infection, a health department bulletin said. The toll rose to 9,177 with another fatality, while 53 other patients have died due to comorbidities so far, it...

Bhubaneswar: Agrarian festival 'Nuakhai' was celebrated in Odisha, mostly in the western region of the state Thursday. President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik greeted people on the occasion. Murmu, who hails from Odisha, greeted the...

Bhubaneswar: Residents of Bhubaneswar heaved a sigh of relief as trucks began disposal of waste at a designated dump yard again from Wednesday after nearly three weeks as villagers lifted a blockade at the site. Locals of the Daruthenga panchayat, a few kilometres from the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha accounted for around a quarter of the deaths in the country last year due to natural hazards, according to a report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). It reported the highest number of fatalities due to boat capsize and accidental fires and...

New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik is on a week-long visit to the national capital from Wednesday. During his stay, he is scheduled to attend an Odisha investor's meet and will also be presented the Capital Foundation Life Time Achievement Award....

Bhubaneswar: The authorities in Odisha have destroyed about one tonne of contraband Ganja earlier sized by the special task force (STF) of state police, an officer said. The ganja which was seized from the exclusive possession of accused persons in a case in 2021, was...

Bhubaneswar: Residents of Bhubaneswar can heave a sigh of relief soon as Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) talks with a village panchayat over disposal of waste at a designated dump yard is expected to end the stalemate. Villagers of Daruthenga panchayat, a few kilometres from the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,27,657 Wednesday as 275 more people, including 45 children, tested positive for the infection, a health department bulletin said. The Covid-19 death toll rose to 9,176 with one more person succumbing to the infection, while 53 other patients have...