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Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission, Odisha Tuesday announced that panchayat polls will be held in five phases from February 16, amid strict adherence to COVID protocols. The SEC banned rallies and victory processions in the wake of the pandemic but allowed door-to-door campaigns with only...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 7,071 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, a sharp rise of 46 per cent over the previous day and the biggest one-day spike in over seven months, the Health Department said. The tally climbed to 10.83 lakh with the latest infections, which include 707...

Bhubaneswar:  A three-member team of the Odisha Police Crime Branch is likely to leave for West Bengal Tuesday following the seizure of 13kg heroin from the possession of six drug traffickers, including two from Odisha. The team from Odisha would try to know the racket’s...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the panchayat elections in the state, the Odisha Cabinet Monday decided to raise the upper age limit for government job aspirants of the general category by six years - from 32 years to 38 years, a senior official said. The upper age...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday launched 13 industrial projects worth Rs 2359.29 crore, which will create employment opportunities for over 3,200 persons in the state. Patnaik virtually inaugurated two industrial units with investment of Rs 409.03 crore and performed groundbreaking for 11 projects with...

Puri: Unidentified miscreants have looted the Laxmi Nrusingha temple situated at Jagannathpur village under the Chandanpur police station limits, police sources said Monday. They said miscreants Sunday night broke open the doors of the temple and decamped with the idol of the presiding deity Laxmi...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the relentless rise in Covid-19 cases, the Odisha government Monday rolled out booster doses for its frontline workers and senior citizens with comorbidities. The booster doses are being given all across Odisha. Speaker of the Odisha Assembly, Surjya Narayan Patro, who is in...

Bhubaneswar: The third wave of Covid-19 is expected to reach its peak in Odisha around the end of January this year, Health Services director Bijay Kumar Mohapatra said Monday. “Covid-19 cases are on the rise in India and Odisha as well. Most of the cases...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Monday woke up to dense fog with several districts including twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, thereby affecting visibility and vehicular movement. Visibility was reduced to as low as about 50 metres at some places. Moreover, moderate fog was witnessed in the morning...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 4,829 new Covid-19 cases, of which 448 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 10,75,698. Active caseload in the state now stands at 20,560. Out of total...