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Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 1,216 new Covid-19 cases, of which 187 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 10,57,876. Active caseload in the state now stands at 3,981. Odisha also reported...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday asked officials to keep all Covid hospitals in the state ready to face the emerging situation. Patnaik, who reviewed the preparedness for the impending third wave of the pandemic in...

Bhubaneswar: All the four Tata Power and Government of Odisha joint venture distribution companies (discoms) will roll out Group Health Insurance Schemes for the employees. This has become possible after the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) approved expenditure applications of the four discoms to introduce...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) has opposed the union government's move to raise the minimum legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. Rather, it has proposed to bring down the minimum marriage age of men...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday sanctioned Rs 78.76 lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund(CMRF) to support 13 institutions run by Missionaries of Charity (MoC) in the state, a statement by the Chief Minister's Office said. Patnaik has also asked district collectors to...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) of Odisha has convened an all-party meeting January 10 in view of the upcoming panchayat polls, as per a notification issued Tuesday. The meeting will be held at 11.30 am at Gita Govind Sadan, adhering to the COVID-19 protocols....

Bhubaneswar: With the aim to ensure availability of every urban amenity to people on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar city, the Odisha government has begun implementing 45 town planning (TP) schemes in different areas of the capital city. This decision came to light after a high-level...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar DCP office, located at Vani Vihar Square, was shut for the public Tuesday after many of its employees tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) closed the DCP office for two days -- January 4...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases, the Summative Assessment-I of Class X students will begin Wednesday, Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha said Tuesday. According to BSE president Ramashis Hazra, as many as 5,76,223 students will appear in the examination, which will be held...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 31 students of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) here have tested positive for Covid-19 as per information provided Tuesday by the Tehsildar of Jatni, Tapan Mohapatra today. One of the hostels of NISER has been declared as...