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Bhubaneswar: With threat over the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and a number of people returning from ‘at-risk’ countries, two male students of Capital High School here tested positive for coronavirus. According to headmaster of the school Jitendra Nayak, swab samples of as many as 372...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Thursday paid homage to Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others who died in the Mi-17V5 helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu Wednesday afternoon. Moving an obituary reference in the Assembly, Chief Minister and leader...

Cuttack: Odisha Civil Services (Main) Examination-2020 has been scheduled from January 20 to February 6, 2022, a notification issued in this regard Wednesday afternoon by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) mentioned. As per the official notification, the examination will be conducted in two separate...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 195 new Covid-19 cases, of which 24 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,50,955. Active caseload in the state now stands at 2,071. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: Altogether 8,168 students have dropped out of schools across Odisha after the institutions were closed as a preventive measure to stop the spread of Covid-19 in March 2020, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash informed the Assembly, Wednesday. He was replying to...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs from Odisha Wednesday urged Union Minister Piyush Goyal to direct FCI for lifting of surplus parboiled rice from Odisha during upcoming kharif marketing season (KMS) 2021-22. A delegation of BJD Parliamentary Party, including its leader in Lok Sabha Pinaki...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday condoled the death of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 others in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu and said it was an irreparable loss to the nation. The incident took place...

Bhubaneswar: At least four individuals who arrived in Odisha from 'at-risk' countries -- where the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is infecting people, have tested Covid-19 positive, an official said Wednesday, adding their samples have been sent for genome sequencing. "As many as 982 people...

Cuttack: Huge amount of cash hidden in the luggage of a passenger who was travelling in New Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express was seized Wednesday by a joint team of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) in Cuttack. A source said that the...

Bhubaneswar: Impasse continued for the seventh consecutive day in Odisha Legislative Assembly Wednesday. The Opposition and ruling BJD legislators created ruckus in the House leading to adjournment of the daily proceedings, a source said. According to the source, as soon as the House assembled for...