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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the Odisha government was taking various steps to develop a vibrant higher-education ecosystem in the state. Over 1,000 professors, associate and assistant professors, and junior lecturers have been recruited in different government and non-government colleges recently, Patnaik said. "This...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved six new projects valued at around Rs 1,750 crore for mining-affected areas of Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts, according to an official statement. The projects are from sectors like drinking water, education, health, livelihood, environmental protection, rural connectivity and water...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,26,121 Thursday as 355 more people, including 80 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The toll rose to 9,168 as a 65-year-old man succumbed to the disease in Sundargarh. Fifty-three other patients have died due...

Cuttack: Noted activist Kamala Pujari was shifted to the ICU after her condition worsened, hospital officials said Thursday. The state-run SCB Medical College and Hospital, where she was admitted Tuesday, has formed a team of doctors for her treatment. "Pujari's health condition is stable now....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra has been granted a second extension in service for six more months, officials said Wednesday. Mohapatra's extension was granted by the Centre at the recommendation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, they said. The communication was sent to the...

Bhubaneswar: Parts of Odisha, including the flood-hit Mahanadi delta region and the northern districts of the state, experienced light to moderate rainfall Wednesday morning under the impact of a cyclonic circulation. The Regional Meteorological Centre here warned of more showers during the day. Bhubaneswar, along...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,25,766 on Wednesday as 296 more people, including 44 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. Odisha had recorded 206 infections and a fatality Tuesday. The state's death toll rose to 9,167, with Nabarangpur and Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: Parts of Odisha, including the flood-hit Mahanadi delta region and the northern districts of the state, experienced light to moderate rainfall Wednesday morning under the impact of cyclonic circulation. The Regional Meteorological Centre here warned of more showers during the day. Bhubaneswar, along with...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday inaugurated the ICICI Bank's state-of-the-art phone banking centre here. The centre will provide direct employment to 1,200 individuals, most of them are from the state and 60 per cent of workforce are women. Inaugurating the centre in presence...

Bhubaneswar: The boyfriend of a software engineer, who was found hanging last week, has been booked for alleged abetment of suicide, police said Tuesday. The body of the 23-year-old woman, who hails from Odisha's Bhadrak district, was found from her flat in Sailashree Vihar area...