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Bhubaneswar: The India men's hockey team will take on table-toppers Germany in the FIH Pro League at the Kalinga Stadium here April 14 and 15 after the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced fresh dates for the double-header following its cancellation last month. India and Germany...

Tathagata Satpathy: Orissa POST just completed 11 years. Our aim was to bring new entrepreneurs into the spotlight through this award. This was an acknowledgement and recognition of the hard work of about 40 entrepreneurs who proved that youth can move forward and achieve success...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha recorded 40 new Covid-19 cases, of which two are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,87,701. Active caseload in the state now stands at 365. Odisha reported zero new...

Bhubaneswar: In a major development in cameraman Manas Swain murder case, prime accused Sarmistha Rout has confessed to the crime, police said Friday. They saidshe confessed before the investigative officer under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act. Sarmistha confessed to have kidnapped Manas from...

Bhubaneswar: Foreign Made Foreign Liquor (FMFL) and Wine will become cheaper in Odisha as the state government has reduced excise duty on these products in its new Excise Policy for the year 2022-23. In order to reduce disparity in MRP with neighbouring states and also...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway Friday said it has achieved 232.13 million tonne of freight loading, the highest-ever figure in the Indian Railways, in the 2021-22 financial year, registering a growth of 13.28 per cent over the previous fiscal. The ECoR has been securing the...

Bhubaneswar: Coal India subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd clocked a record production of over 168 million tonne in the 2021-22 financial year, registering a growth of around 14 per cent over the previous fiscal, an official said Friday. The Odisha-based miner dispatched 176.17 mt of coal...

Bhubaneswar: Heat wave conditions will persist in several parts of Odisha in the coming days and there will be no major change in the maximum temperature during next four to five days, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre here, Friday. In its mid-day bulletin,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Senior Men's Hockey Team is all set to travel to Bhopal to participate in the 12th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2022. The team will be led by Jr. Indian forward Sudeep Chirmako and coached by former Indian player Edgar Mascarenhas...

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of Utkala Dibasa, the Odisha government has extended distribution of free rice to the beneficiaries covered under its own State Food Security Scheme (SFSS) for six more months. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed concerned officials to extend distribution of additional...