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Bhubaneswar: Amid incidents of violence in some places, the last phase of the three-tier panchayat elections was completed in Odisha with a polling percentage of about 74 per cent. State Election Commissioner Aditya Prasad Padhi said approximately 74 per cent out of 41.88 lakh voters...

Bhubaneswar: Barring a few incidents, the last phase of panchayat elections in Odisha were completed smoothly with approximately 70 per cent voter turnout, an official said Thursday. As per preliminary reports, about 70 per cent out of 41.88 lakh voters exercised their franchise in this...

Bhubaneswar: With the students of Class 1 to 7 all set to attend schools from February 28 after a gap of two years following improvement in the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Odisha government has drawn guidelines including a week-long rapport building exercise. Principal Secretary, School...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded no new COVID-19 fatality Thursday after more than a month, while 339 more people tested positive for the virus, pushing the tally to 12,83,978, the health department said. The coronavirus death toll stood at 9,045. The state had on January 12 reported...

Bhubaneswar: Even as six months have passed after National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered Odisha government in August, 2021 to issue a notification for the construction of elephant corridors in the state, no step seems to have been taken in this regard, thanks to the negligent...

Nimapara: Hundreds of local residents Thursday resented the pseudo development in Nimapara Notified Area Council (NAC) limits for the last 49 years, since its formation. According to an official source, the NAC of Puri district was formed in 1973 and consisted of 11 wards. Presently,...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 339 new Covid-19 cases, of which 69 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,83,978. Active caseload in the state now stands at 3,862. Out of total...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha cadre senior IAS officer Krishan Kumar has been appointed as the Joint Secretary of the Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It means that the 2002-batch IAS officer will have to shift to New Delhi. Kumar has been appointed...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD and opposition BJP protested outside the office of the State Election Commission (SEC) here Wednesday, accusing each other of violence and violating the model code of conduct during the ongoing panchayat elections. The BJD alleged that the poll panel was not...

Bhubaneswar: Special squad of Commissionerate Police conducted raid Wednesday at a farm house owned by notorious and Matric fail fake doctor Ramesh Chandra Swain in Khuntuni area of Cuttack. The team has arrested Swain’s sister identified as Rashmita Beura. “The woman had identified herself as...