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Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission, Odisha Thursday instructed Director General of Police S K Bansal to ensure strict enforcement of COVID protocols during campaign and nomination filing by candidates for upcoming panchayat elections. In a letter to the DGP, SEC Secretary RN Sahu said people...

Bhubaneswar:  The state government has geared up to host 2022 Odisha Open, the inaugural edition of a BWF international badminton tournament which will see over 300 players from 18 countries vie for the top honours. The 2022 Odisha Open is a BWF Super 100 tournament...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's State Election Commissioner AP Padhi Thursday asked the collector of Bolangir district to ensure that no willing person is obstructed from filing nomination for the post of sarpanch of Bileisarada gram panchayat. The order came in the backdrop of an allegation of auction...

Bhubaneswar: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Thursday sanctioned Rs 951 crore to the Odisha government for the construction of 176 rural roads. The assistance has been sanctioned under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for 176 rural road projects in all...

Bhubaneswar: A group of youngsters were spotted Wednesday night by the Twin City Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarshi while celebrating birthday party at Delta Square in Bhubaneswar. “Some youths were busy in the birthday bash on the main road by parking their vehicles. This is an...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 10,368 new Covid-19 cases, of which 1,090 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 11,77,462. Active caseload in the state now stands at 88,346. Odisha also reported...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has received 30,000 'OmiSure' RT-PCR test kits for early detection of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a senior health department official said. Odisha's Director of Health Services Bijay Mohapatra said: "The trial run of the Omisure kits are in progress. It...

Bhubaneswar: Several districts of Odisha are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall or thundershower in between January 21 to January 24, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre in Bhubaneswar forecasted in its mid-day bulletin Wednesday. However, no significant synoptic system lies over the...

Jankia: As many as three fully-masked miscreants robbed cash worth lakhs of rupees at gunpoint late Tuesday night from the staff of a petrol pump located under Jankia police limits in Khurda district. The robbery incident has been captured in a CCTV camera installed at...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 11,607 new Covid-19 cases, of which 991 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 11,67,094. Active caseload in the state now stands at 84,770. Odisha also reported...