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Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 12,88,410 Friday as nine more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The coronavirus death toll remained unchanged at 9,126 as no fresh infection was detected, it said. The state now has 76 active cases, while...

Bhubaneswar: Setting another milestone in the health care sector, Odisha has registered a 39-point decline in infant mortality rate (IMR) in a span of 15 years, which is the "highest in the country", the chief minister's office has said. Odisha's IMR now stands at 36...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has made affixation of high-security registration plates (HSRPs) mandatory for all classes of vehicles which were registered prior to April 1, 2019. The HRPS has already been made mandatory for all new vehicles registered on or after April 1, 2019, in...

Bhubaneswar: A Hero Photon Electric scooter in Odisha reportedly caught fire while it was being charged and the incident has left the scooter partially damaged. According to media reports, the incident was first reported on Wednesday, and the cause is thought to be a short...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested another accused for his alleged involvement in cheating people through a fake loan mobile app, police said Thursday. The accused Ram Shriram Pathade, a resident of Sonam Heights, Mumbai, was arrested from Indira Gandhi...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Thursday said it successfully performed a total femur replacement, which is used as an alternative to lower limb amputation, in a first of its kind surgery in Odisha. A team of doctors, led by orthopaedic department additional professor Sujit Tripathy, operated on a...

Bhubaneswar: Joining the country in observing 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahostav', on the occasion of the country's 75 years of Independence, the alumni association of Ravenshaw Collegiate School, Cuttack, has established a 'Revolutionary Archive' for sourcing and sharing information on some of the institute's illustrious former...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Thursday reduced the fares of buses across all categories Thursday following the decrease in the price of diesel due to the cut in central duties. The fares have been revised with immediate effect, the transport commissioner said in the order. Fares for...

Bhubaneswar: With polls to four Rajya Sabha seats of Odisha set to be held next month -- the notification for three of which was issued by the Assembly secretariat on May 24 and one Thursday --  hectic lobby within the ruling BJD to secure a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 11 more coronavirus cases Thursday, while there was no new fatality, the health department said. There are 79 active coronavirus cases and 16 more patients have recuperated from the disease, according to a bulletin. The daily COVID-19 positivity rate was 0.07 per...