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Bhubaneswar: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) said Monday that it has sanctioned a financial assistance of more than Rs 4,000 crore to Odisha in the current fiscal. It is the highest NABARD allocation for any stated in India. The allotment was...

Puri: As many as four persons were detained Sunday evening by the local police in connection with the alleged murder of Puri Jagannath temple senior servitor identified as Krushna Chandra Pratihari. A source said that Puri SP Kanwar Vishal Singh will brief regarding the details...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 40 fresh Covid-19 cases, of which eight are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,87,193. Active caseload in the state now stands at 600. Odisha reported zero...

Bhubaneswar: Holi celebrations claimed 17 lives across Odisha when the festival of colours was observed with much fanfare across the state, Friday and Saturday. This incidentally was the first time since 2020, that restrictions were relaxed during Holi as Covid-19 cases have been on the...

Bhubaneswar: Palpable tension prevailed in Utkal University campus after two factions of students indulged in clash late Saturday night. A platoon of police force has been deployed to tackle the unrest as well as to avert any untoward incident, an official source said. According to...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha police has arrested an accused, Himanshu Bhandarion for cheating Rs 2.35 crore from a businessman, officials said here Sunday. Himanshu was arrested from Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The arrest was made against a case registered on the basis...

Bhubaneswar: With mercury gradually rising day by day, a number of Odia families residing across the globe are celebrating March 20, Sunday as ‘Pakhala Dibasa’. The Day is being observed since 2012. The typical diet and Odia staple food ‘Pakhala’, which is widely eaten in...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 45 new Covid-19 cases, of which eight are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,87,153. Active caseload in the state now stands at 627. Odisha reported zero...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 72 new Covid-19 cases Saturday, the Health Department said. The daily positivity rate was 0.18 per cent and 15 children were among the newly-infected, it said. The new cases were detected after testing 44,268 samples, it added. The state had logged 79...

Bhubaneswar: Nearly 42,000 children in the 12-14 years age group have got the first dose of COVID vaccine so far in Odisha, a health department official said Friday. The inoculation drive was launched on Wednesday. It started at a single school in each of the...