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Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha recorded 10 new Covid-19 cases, of which two are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,88,085. Active caseload in the state now stands at 92. Odisha reported zero new...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of Odisha unit of the BJP, led by party chief whip in the Assembly, Mohan Majhi met Governor Ganeshi Lal here Tuesday. They sought his intervention in connection with the arrest of party MLA Subash Chandra Panigrahi recently. The BJP delegation alleged...

Bhubaneswar: Marking the occasion of Askhaya Tritiya, ‘Krushi Divas’ was celebrated at the State Level Farm Machinery Testing and Training Centre here, Tuesday. Odisha Agriculture Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo took part in the Bhumi Puja ritual and inaugurated ‘Krushi Divas’ at the event. Addressing the...

Bhubaneswar:  The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch issued an advisory Tuesday. It alerted people not to avail of loans from unregistered and illegal apps available on internet and the play store. People must not try to avail loans from illegal apps...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik disbursed Tuesday around Rs 800 crore to farmers under the state’s flagship KALIA scheme on the occasion of agrarian festival Akshaya Tritiya. Naveen Patnaik disbursed the amount to 40 lakh farmers through video conferencing, barring the peasants in Jharsuguda...

Nabarangpur/Umerkote: Jharigaon MLA Prakash Majhi found himself in a huge problem Tuesday after a woman lodged a complaint at Khandagiri police station in Bhubaneswar. She alleged that Prakash Majhi has sexually exploited her and also threatened to murder her. The district units of Congress and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday greeted the people on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, Eid Ul Fitr and World Press Freedom Day. Patnaik, who is scheduled to attend a series of programmes on the day in a message said that Akshaya Tritiya is...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Monday announced by-elections to three assembly constituencies in Odisha, Kerala, and Uttarakhand will be held May 31, and counting June 3. The three Assembly constituencies are Brajarajnagar in Odisha, Thrikkakara in Kerala, and Champawat in Uttarakhand. The Model Code of Conduct...

Chennai: Coimbatore based sugar major Sakthi Sugars Ltd Monday said it will sell its sugar and distillery units in Odisha and the soya factory in Tamil Nadu. The company's board approved the sale of these two plants at its meeting. The decision to sell the...

Bhubaneswar: A film festival that aims at making people aware of road safety to reduce the number of accidents will be held in Odisha next month, the state transport authority said Monday. The National Road Safety Short Film Festival will be held in Rourkela and...