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Bhubaneswar: Prisoners lodged in several jails in Odisha can now legally speak to their relatives over the phone as the Prisons Directorate, taking a cue from Tihar jail, has decided to launch Prisoners’ Calling System (PCS) in November this year. The system, which will be...

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Khurda Collector to file an affidavit with details of the illegal miners carrying out laterite stone mining in the district and the amount of environmental compensation imposed and recovered from them. It wanted to know...

Bhubaneswar: Train services were Monday affected in the East Coast Railway division of Odisha for around 30 minutes to one hour owing to the 'rail roko' agitation by farmers, demanding the dismissal and arrest of Union minister Ajay Mishra for his alleged involvement in the...

Bhubaneswar: Simultaneous raids conducted by separate teams of Odisha Vigilance sleuths at 15 different locations Sunday over DA charge against Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy continued for the entire day and concluded Monday morning. Following the searches carried out in connection with Cuttack Cell Vigilance...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 340 new Covid-19 cases, of which 50 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,35,417. Active caseload in the state now stands at 4,824. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: Separate teams of Odisha Vigilance Sunday carried out simultaneous raids at 15 different places linked to Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy, his relatives and associates in connection with a disproportionate assets case. The raids were conducted acting on Odisha Lokayukta’s order, a Vigilance press note...

Bhubaneswar: Online counselling process of Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE)-2021 for the BTech, BArch, BPlan, BCAT and Integrated MSc courses will commence from 5.00pm Sunday. Candidates have been advised by OJEE authorities to visit its official websites (www.ojee.nic.in and www.odishajee.com) for the detailed schedule, seat...

Bhubaneswar: Until the 70s, Bainshi Chandra Behera (65) had lived well off fishing in Bodhapur in Odisha's Cuttack district. He would ply his trade on Sukapaika, a distributary of Mahanadi, India's sixth-largest river. As Sukapaika began to die an unnatural death, Behera's sole source of...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 443 new Covid-19 cases, of which 75 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,35,077. Active caseload in the state now stands at 4,997. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: Fares were revised across all five categories of bus services following recent hike in the fuel prices. The State Transport Authority (STA) issued a notification in this regard Saturday. Accordingly, the fare for ordinary bus service category was increased by three paise from the...