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Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 8,778 new Covid-19 cases, of which 792 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 10,91,547. Active caseload in the state now stands at 35,242. Out of total...

Bhubaneswar: Another street vendor evicted from the Market Building area following a trader-vendor tussle, Tuesday ended his life by hanging in his house in Badagada area here. The incident took place barely 48 hours after the suicide of a fellow vendor, Ajit Sahni, who sold...

Bhubaneswar: With the surge in Covid-19 cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) ordered Tuesday the closure of swimming pools run by private operators with immediate effect under its jurisdiction. However, the civic body has allowed state-run swimming pools, which are being used for the practice...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday asked people to remain extra vigilant in the next few weeks in view of the fast spread of the coronavirus pandemic across the country and in the state. Patnaik said this in a statement after reviewing the prevailing...

Bhubaneswar: All India Football Federation has selected two women football players from Odisha to represent India women's national football senior team in the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022. “Our Odiya Tigresses Manisa Panna & Pyari Xaxa are all set to roar as both have been...

Bhubaneswar: A joint demarcation committee of both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh will be constituted at district level to demarcate the border areas of both the states where maps were clear and not under dispute. The decision was taken at the first Chief Secretary Level meeting between...

Bhubaneswar: Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in the state, the Odisha government has prohibited congregation at river banks, ghats, seashore and other water bodies on Makar Sankranti or Pongal (January 14), said a government order Tuesday. On the occasion of Makar Sankranti or Pongal,...

Bhubaneswar: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has projected Odisha's credit potential for the financial year 2022-23 at Rs 1,34,665 crore, officials said here Tuesday. The credit project for the year 2022-23 is 21.61 per cent higher than the previous year's Rs...

Cuttack: Legendary Odia film actor Mihir Das passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Cuttack, his family said Tuesday. Earlier, he was hospitalised after suffering a mild heart attack in December 2021. In a career spanning over three decades, Das had won...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha minister and five-time MLA Duryodhan Majhi has died here, his family said Tuesday. He was 83. The condition of the prominent tribal leader, who was suffering from age-related ailments, worsened late Monday night and he was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared...