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Bhubaneswar: Noted politician from Ganjam district and former Finance minister, Ramakrushna Patnaik, died Friday morning at around 9.30 AM at his residence here due to prolonged illness, daughter Anita Subhadarshini informed. He was 81. The departed leader’s mortal remains will be taken to Swargadwar in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 4,738 cases of road accident deaths in 2020, of which 80 per cent accident victims did not wear helmets, state Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera informed at State-Level Road Safety Council meeting Thursday afternoon. Moreover, around 5,000 people suffered injuries in road accidents,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has laid the foundation stone of 55 bus stands in 22 districts of the state to strengthen public transport infrastructure in rural areas. These bus stands will be set up at block levels to facilitate transport services from remote...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 141 new Covid-19 cases, of which 19 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,53,645. Active caseload in the state now stands at 1,751. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has initiated the process for the appointment of 11,403 teachers in state-run high schools. The recruitment process will be completed by April 2022, officials said Thursday. This year, in the first phase, advertisements for 4,619 Hindi, Sanskrit and Sports teachers were...

Bhubaneswar: The construction work for the Sambalpur-Cuttack section of National Highway-55 (NH-55) will be completed by June 2022, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari recently informed during the Winter Session of the Parliament. As per the statement given by Gadkari, the four-laning work...

Bhubaneswar: An intense cold wave condition continued to prevail across Odisha in the past 24 hours with the mercury plummeting to 10 degrees Celsius at 12 places, the IMD said Thursday. Minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius was recorded at Phulbani town, making it the...

Bhubaneswar: Amidst doubts expressed all around about placements for undergraduates during placement season 2021-22, the placements at IIT Bhubaneswar have shown a record rising trend. More than 76 per cent B.Tech and dual degree (integrated B.Tech and M.Tech) students were placed in the first three...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday announced a financial aid of Rs 6,000 for every newspaper hawker to help them tide over the COVID-19 crisis. The Chief Minister also said that they would be given financial cover for accidents. In case of death due...

Bhubaneswar: Two more cases of new Omicron variant of Covid-19 was detected in Odisha Thursday, taking the Omicron cases tally to four, informed the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) in Bhubaneswar. “Surveillance and vaccination drive will be intensified in the state. We have been directed...