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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday chalked out details to set up dedicated Covid-19 vaccination centres for the inoculation of children between 15 to 18 years age group, the Director of Health and Family Welfare Bijay Panigrahi informed. “Collectors in Odisha have been directed to set up...

Bhubaneswar: One more case of new Omicron variant of Covid-19 was detected in Odisha Wednesday, the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) here informed. With this, tally of Omicron cases has reached nine. “Detection of the new variant has been duly reported to state Health Department...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has plans to initiate a process for conversion of the existing lease-hold lands into free-hold in Twin City, the Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Pratap Jena said Tuesday afternoon while briefing mediapersons here. After taking a concrete shape and finally getting...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 221 new Covid-19 cases, of which 34 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 10,54,381. Active caseload in the state now stands at 1,593. Odisha also reported...

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday announced 13 infrastructure projects worth Rs 103 crore for development of the 'Ekamra Kshetra' here. The projects include renovation of Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda) at Dhauligiri, cleaning of water of Kedar Gouri tank, a heritage site, construction of...

Bhubaneswar:  Personnel of the Nayapalli police station arrested a man for allegedly harassing a girl in this city. The victim also alleged that the man had forced her to spend time with him at an OYO outlet located here. In the complaint filed by the...

Bhubaneswar: More than two crore adults in Odisha are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed Tuesday. Odisha has achieved yet another significant milestone in the fight against Covid-19 as more than 2 crore people have received the second dose of vaccine,...

Bhubaneswar: The primary schools in Odisha that have been shut for close to two years due to the outbreak of Covid-19 will reopen from January 3, 2022. This information was given Tuesday by Odisha’s School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash today. “The Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Tuesday logged 156 new COVID-19 cases, 33 more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 10,54,160, a health department bulletin said. The death toll rose to 8,455 as two women, aged 40 and 72, succumbed to the disease, it said. Twenty...

Cuttack: The prestigious National Nritya Shiromani Award 2022 will be presented to Aparna Satheesan January 4, 2022, at the 13th Cuttack Mahotsav: International Classical & Folk Dance Festival, Odisha. The festival, which spans seven days, has a variety of events. Apart from the dance, vocal...