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Bhubaneswar: On average, the Odisha government has distributed nearly Rs 1,100 crore each year as relief to the people affected by various natural calamities including cyclones and floods, during the last five years. According to data from the state revenue and disaster management department, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,26,929 Sunday as 257 more people, including 43 children, tested positive for the virus, a health department bulletin said. The death toll, too, mounted to 9,172 after a 65-year-old woman succumbed to coronavirus in Sundargarh district, it said. The...

Bhubaneswar: Many areas of Bhubaneswar are stinking with garbage as a deadlock over the dumping of waste into a designated yard led to pile up of litter in localities. Residents of Daruthenga panchayat, a few kilometers away from the city, have not been allowing trucks...

Bhubaneswar: Prominent politician from the Western region of the state and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Jayanarayan Mishra of BJP has urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to declare two days local holiday for the celebration of the Nuakhai festival. Nuakhai is an agrarian festival...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has ordered the district collectors to strictly implement the ban on single-use plastic. At a virtual meeting Friday, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra said action should be taken against the manufacturing units and sellers of single-use plastics. The ban on single-use...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,26,672 Saturday as 289 more people, including 54 children, tested positive for the infection, a health department bulletin said. The Covid-19 toll rose to 9,171 as a 65-year-old woman succumbed to the disease in Kalahandi district. Fifty-three other patients...

Bhubaneswar: To provide better policing to people in view of rise in population, the Odisha government has decided to open 36 new police stations in the state. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved a proposal in this connection Saturday and asked officials concerned to make these...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha transport authority has asked the owners of old vehicles registered prior to April 1, 2019 to affix High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) within the timeline to avoid fine. According to officials, September 30, 2022 is the deadline for the vehicles carrying Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday launched ‘Startup Odisha Yatra 2.0', a flagship project that seeks to scout grassroots innovators and promote entrepreneurship among youth, an official said. The yatra will cover over 100 educational institutions in 30 districts over a period of 60...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is bracing up for likely spell of heavy rain Friday night and Saturday after being battered by twin floods in Mahanadi and Subarnarekha river systems. The IMD in its latest bulletin said Odisha is likely to witness heavy rain during the period and...