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Bhubaneswar: Dozens of students of a private school in Bhubaneswar were allegedly confined in a room by teachers, who claimed that the fees were not paid by the kids' guardians. Irate parents of several children staged a sit-in in front of the school's gate at...

Bhubaneswar: The water level in most of the swollen rivers in Odisha dropped below the danger level Tuesday even as 6.4 lakh people remained marooned across 902 villages in the state, officials said. Water Resources Department Chief Engineer B K Mishra said that most of...

Bhubaneswar: A day after the derailment of five wagons of a goods train at Bhubaneswar station yard, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) Tuesday rescheduled two trains, officials said. Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur Hirakhand Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 9.30 pm instead of 7.35 pm, while Bhubaneswar-Pune Express will...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,25,470 Tuesday as 206 more people, including 17 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. Odisha had recorded 203 infections and one fatality Monday. The state's coronavirus death toll rose to 9,165 after a 21-year-old woman...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urged Monday Prime Minister Narendra Modi to simplify procedures for making smooth payment to workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA). Naveen Patnaik said there should be an addition of a default provision in ‘NREGASoft’ to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is pulling out all stops for the upcoming FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup next year. The Odisha government is taking all steps to ensure that the event is even bigger and better than its previous edition. Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra emphasised on...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,25,061 Sunday as 287 more people, including 62 children, tested positive for the virus, a health department bulletin said. The death toll mounted to 9,163, with one more patient succumbing to the infection, it said. The state had logged...

Bhubaneswar: With less than five months left for the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup, 2023 to commence, hockey lovers across the world are excitedly looking towards Odisha, which will host the mega sporting event. As Odisha is not only the hosting state, but also sponsoring the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has deployed medical teams in the districts, which have been flooded by incessant rain, to take measures to prevent waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, an official said Sunday. The proactive approach came after at least 17 people died of diarrhoea and hundreds...

Bhubaneswar: The district administration of Odisha's Balasore and Mayurbhanj has launched a massive evacuation drive in low-lying areas, as it gears up to combat flooding in the Subarnarekha and Baitarani river systems, officials said Sunday. The state is already reeling under the impact of a...