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Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Election Commission (SEC) Wednesday released a detailed reservation list for councillors in all 110 Notified Area Councils (NACs) and Municipalities including three municipal corporations for the upcoming polls of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). A source said that as many as 668 wards...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Wednesday dismissed senior IAS officer and former Managing Director of Odisha Rural Housing & Development Corporation (ORHDC) Vinod Kumar from his services after he was found guilty on corruption charges framed against him. According to Odisha Chief Ministers’ Office (CMO) sources,...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 3,450 new Covid-19 cases, of which 436 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,55,776. Active caseload in the state now stands at 37,762. Odisha also reported...

The Union Budget 2022 announced Tuesday was a hit and miss for the education sector. While it has finally recognised the issue of learning loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the need to develop digital infrastructure was not given adequate attention. The economically disadvantaged students,...

Bhubaneswar: Stating that the middle-class and the poor are heavily impacted by price rise and inflation, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday said this budget has not addressed the price rise being faced by people. “To compound this further, there is a sharp decline in...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to curb deaths due to road mishaps, the Odisha government has asked all Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) and police to launch a month-long special enforcement drive across the state from Tuesday. Transport and Commerce Secretary Bishnupada Sethi has recently written a...

Bhubaneswar: It seems that efforts by the banks as well as police to raise public awareness regarding cyber crime have failed to yield any results. This is because people continue to lose their hard-earned money to cyber frauds. As per the data for the month...

Bhubaneswar: An Odisha flavour was distinctly evident as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for the 2022-23 Tuesday. Nirmala Sitharaman is well-known for her love of handloom sarees and her fascination for colours. She has been spotted wearing such sarees on a number of...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 3,086 new Covid-19 cases, of which 454 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,52,326. Active cases in the state now stands at 42,098. Out of total...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday extended the Covid-19 restrictions issued for January by another month till February end. However, some rules were relaxed slightly. According to an order by Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena, both the guidelines for Covid-19 and Panchayat elections will remain...