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Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 628 new Covid-19 cases, of which 96 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,18,926. Active caseload in the state now stands at 5,906. Odisha also...

With seafood exports sector growing by the day, Aditya Dash, the Managing Director of Ram’s, the seafood exports division of the Suryo group of companies, has said that Odisha’s export volume would soon reach a whopping Rs 5,000 crore. The Suryo group has been in...

Jharsuguda: The State Assembly passed the Odisha Official Language (Amendment) Bill, 2018 making penal provisions for non-compliance and reward for extensive use of Odia by state government officials in official communication. Former Law Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha had said the Odisha Official Language Act, 1954...

Bhubaneswar: Faking his own kidnapping proved costly for a Swiggy delivery agent as the Commissionerate Police arrested him Thursday. The accused has been identified as Patitapaban Prusty. Despite being married, he cooked his kidnap drama to elope with his lover. After tracking him down in...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulated health worker Premalata Barik Wednesday on her receiving the National Florence Nightingale Award, 2020 from President of India Ram Nath Kovind. The awardee presently works at Kujang community health centre. Taking to his Twitter handle, Patnaik wrote in Odia,...

Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance Directorate has arrested an Anganwadi worker in Odisha for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 2.96 crore. The properties of Kabita Mathan, who works at Koradakanta Anganwadi Centre in Bhubaneswar, were raided following allegations that she possessed assets disproportionate to her known...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 580 new Covid-19 cases, of which 77 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,18,298. Active caseload in the state now stands at 5,963. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: Crimes against women in Odisha rose by 9.95 per cent last year in comparison to the 2019 data, the sixth highest jump in the country, according to a report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The rate of crime against women per 1...

Bhubaneswar: With all major rivers in spate due to the depression induced heavy rainfall across the state, Odisha government Wednesday expected a medium flood in the Mahanadi river system which has led to the opening of more sluice gates of the Hirakud Reservoir. Special Relief...

Bhubaneswar: The National Testing Agency (NTA) Wednesday announced the result of JEE (Main) 2021 where Goutam Das has emerged as the Odisha topper once again. Goutam secured 99.9990357 NTA score to become the topper in Odisha. He had also topped the examination held in March....