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Bhubaneswar: Controller General of Accounts (CGA) Deepak Das Thursday said the Central government has introduced Public Finance Management System (PFMS) to bring accountability and transparency in governance. The CGA was speaking as the chief guest at a workshop to generate awareness among officials on the...

Bhubaneswar: All passengers deboarding at Bhubaneswar airport, barring those in transit, will have to undergo an RT-PCR test from Friday. Even fully vaccinated people or those in possession of an RT-PCR negative report will again have to undergo the COVID test, an order issued by...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday inaugurated ‘Sujal-Drink From Tap Mission' for 24 hour potable water supply to the residents of Cuttack. Instead of groundwater, water from the Mahanadi river will be treated and supplied to the people of Cuttack, the chief minister said....

Bhubaneswar: Amid rising Covid-19 cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Thursday added four more containment zones. According to a senior official in the civic body, one place each in Nayapalli and Bhimpur localities and two places in Srikhetra Vihar area in the state capital have...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 1,897 new Covid-19 cases, of which 258 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 10,59,773. Active caseload in the state now stands at 5,739. Odisha also reported...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has kicked off a COVID-19 vaccination drive for the U-17 footballers, providing assistance to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), keeping in mind the safety of players amid a spike in positive cases. The vaccination drive is for all players based...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha cabinet Wednesday decided to amend the Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1954 for the immediate settlement of Jagannath land-related issues. The cabinet meeting, which was held virtually under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, decided to bring an ordinance to amend certain...

Bhubaneswar: As per the final electoral rolls, 2022 Odisha has total 3,29,83,643 voters, Chief Electoral Officer(CEO) SK Lohani said Wednesday. Lohani said out of which 1,67,96,603 are male electors, 1,61,83,835 are woman electors and 3025 electors belong to Third Gender category. Total electors in the...

Bhubaneswar:  With the surge in COVID-19 caseload and detection of more Omicron cases in the state in the past 72 hours, Odisha government Wednesday decided to extend the night curfew in towns by an hour and stopped physical classes up to standard twelve. The new...

Bhubaneswar: With 24 more people testing positive for Omicron in Odisha, the tally of the COVID-19 variant in the state increased to 61 Wednesday, an official said. The cases were detected from 218 samples sent for genome sequencing. Five among the affected had foreign travel...