Metro

Bhubaneswar: With Covid-19 cases rising day-by-day in the state, the Odisha government on Thursday asked all collectors and municipal commissioners to intensify vaccination of 18-59 age group on campaign mode from Friday. Chief Secretary S.C. Mahapatra has given this instruction to the officers while holding...

Bhubaneswar: Torrential downpour in several parts of Odisha due to a low-pressure area over its coast has helped the state overcome the deficit in rainfall during this monsoon, the India Meteorological Department said. The seasonal cumulative rainfall between June 1 to July 14 was 341...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with a private hospital to provide paediatric liver transplantation service at a subsidised rate, a move that will help needy families requiring that expensive surgery. The Bengaluru-based Aster CMI Hospital will set up a paediatric...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 804 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, the highest in nearly five months, the health department said. The positivity rate jumped to 4.18 per cent as the cases were detected after testing 19,218 samples. Seventy-one children were among the new patients, it said. Khurda,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Thursday witnessed loud protests over Congress spokesperson Ajay Kumar's alleged remarks against NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu and was adjourned till 4 PM. The issue was raised in the Assembly as soon as the House assembled for the question hour at 10.30...

Cuttack: A government engineer was arrested in Odisha's Puri district Wednesday for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to the known sources of his income, officials said. Searches were conducted at seven places in Khurda, Puri, and Dhenkanal districts Tuesday by the Vigilance Directorate, following inputs that...

Bhubaneswar: Bank Note Paper Mill India, a joint venture entity between Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd and Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Ltd, is planning to set up a manufacturing facility in Odisha's Balasore district, an official statement said Wednesday. The...

Cuttack: A woman was seriously injured after some unidentified miscreants allegedly hurled acid on her in Odisha's Cuttack district Wednesday, police said. The incident took place at Nuapatana village under the Tigiria police station area in Cuttack district at around 4 am when the 36-year-old...

Bhubaneswar: At least 10 houses were damaged due to a landslide in Gajapati district while major roads in Malkangiri and Kalahandi districts had been inundated and damaged due to overnight downpour even as the IMD forecast heavy to very rainfall in nine southern Odisha districts...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 743 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, the highest in nearly five months, pushing the tally to 12,95,328, the health department said. The test positivity rate jumped to 4.03 per cent from 3.48 per cent as the cases were detected out of 18,442 samples....