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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has fixed May 28 as the deadline for submission of ex-gratia claims for COVID-19 deaths that occurred on or before March 20, a senior official said Saturday. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K Jena stated that the next of kin of...

Bhubaneswar: A day after arresting water resources department assistant engineer Kartikeswar Raul on corruption charges, the Odisha Vigilance Saturday arrested his second wife following detection of additional Rs 1.4 crore cash from a small kutcha house in a slum of Bhubaneswar, officials said. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Some may call it a superstition, some may see it as a business opportunity, the day's first pitcher of holy water drawn from famous Marichi `Kunda' (pond) located in the Mukteswar Temple here, fetched Rs 1.30 lakh, in an auction conducted on the eve...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha recorded 11 new Covid-19 cases, of which two are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,87,834. Active caseload in the state now stands at 175. Odisha reported zero new...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Friday directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to undertake a joint inspection with the state government of the ongoing "illegal" constructions that allegedly affected the health of the Jagannath Temple in Puri. A division bench comprising Chief Justice S...

Bhubaneswar: Taking suo motu cognisance of a case wherein a journalist was allegedly chained to a hospital bed following arrest, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) Friday directed the police to submit a report within 15 days. "Taking cognisance of the matter suo motu, the...

Bhubaneswar: At least five of the 30 districts of Odisha have turned Covid-free with no active cases, a health department official said. There are no active cases or fresh infections in Puri, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Kalahandi and Koraput districts, he said. Meanwhile, the state Friday registered...

Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance department Friday arrested an engineer from Odisha's water resources department here, after seizing his assets valued at over Rs 4 crore, during a raid. "We are conducting raids on the properties of the accused, Kartikeswar Roul, who is an Assistant Engineer of...

Bhubaneswar: A mini bus turned turtle after hitting a road divider Friday morning near Jaydev Vihar overbridge in Bhubaneswar. A source said that the bus (bearing registration number OR-02 AT-1688) was carrying more than 20 labourers from Nayapalli to Patia. Driver of the mini bus...

Bhubaneswar: Tension flared high at Jharpada area of the state capital after a number of irate local vendors staged a protest opposing the eviction of a daily market near Ganesh Mandap carried out by Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) Friday morning. Around 10 JCB machines have...