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Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,23,587 Wednesday as 280 more people, including 40 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The toll rose to 9,159 as two more patients succumbed to the infection in Bhubaneswar. Fifty-three other patients have died due...

Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha's Mahanadi river system remained grim as it continues to swell, with around 1.5 lakh people in 237 villages being marooned, a senior official said Wednesday. The first flood of the season has affected over two lakh people in 10...

Bhubaneswar: With heavy rainfall in the upper and lower catchment areas of Mahanadi river, flood-like situation is looming over 10 districts of Odisha, officials said Tuesday. Holding a review meeting on the situation, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked the collectors of the 10 districts to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Information Technology (IT) department unveiled a book Tuesday on integrated legal monitoring system, which enabled transparent and efficient case management. The book chronicles the journey of implementing the robust and seamless solution that helped the state government to cut down the backlog of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,23,307 Tuesday as 255 more people, including 43 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The toll rose to 9,157 as a 60-year-old man succumbed to the infection in Rayagada district. Odisha had logged 381 infections...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked officers Tuesday to ensure ‘zero casualty’ as Odisha faces flooding in the Mahanadi river system with a number of villages in eight districts already inundated, officials said. The next 48 to 72 hours are critical for the Mahanadi delta...

Bhubaneswar: A political slugfest started Monday in Odisha over the release of water from the Mahanadi river by the Chhattisgarh government both during the monsoon and at other times during the year. All the parties including the BJD, BJP and the Congress criticised the Chhattisgarh...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,23,052 Monday as 381 more people, including 84 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The Covid-19 death toll rose to 9,156 as a 55-year-old woman died in Rayagada. Fifty-three other patients have died due to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday urged the people of the state to give their time for nation building so that a major transformation could be achieved in the next 25 years, leading to the centenary of  India's Independence. Addressing the Independence Day function...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha, which has been pummelled by heavy rainfall over the past week, is bracing for a “medium flood” in the Mahanadi river system with the formation of another depression over the Bay of Bengal, the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said Sunday. A well-marked low...