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Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Wednesday decided to extend the ‘darshan’ timing by two more hours and opening of the 12th century shrine for devotees Saturdays also. While the devotees were allowed to have darshan of the sibling deities - Lord Balabhadra, Devi...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 69,369 teaching posts are lying vacant in government-run schools and colleges across Odisha, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash told Odisha Assembly Wednesday. Replying to a question of MLA Amar Satpathy during the Questions Hour, Dash said that 68,362...

Bhubaneswar: An official informed Wednesday that Odisha's ace badminton player Pramod Bhagat, who recently won a Gold Medal at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020, will receive a cash reward of Rs 6 crore from the state government, along with a job offer of "Group A" level....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a fresh guideline calling for stricter implementation of Covid norms in schools amid a surge in infection among children. Of the 762 new Covid-19 patients in the state, 102 are in the 0-18 age group. However, the infection rate...

Bhubaneswar: Unable to bear the physical pain following a road mishap and subsequent failed surgeries, a youth attempted to die by suicide Wednesday in front of Odisha Legislative Assembly in Bhubaneswar. The youth was identified as Dushmanta Das from Kujang area in Jagatsinghpur district. According...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government stated Wednesday that the height of idols for the upcoming festive season, particularly Dussehra, will be decided in the next two days. A meeting between Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, SRC Pradeep Kumar Jena and Mahanagar Puja Committee office-bearers was held in this...

Bhubaneswar: With the reporting of over 30 Covid-19 infections in some schools, the Odisha government has constituted a special cell to monitor the cases in the schools, officials said Wednesday. The Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) has issued an order for this purpose. As...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 762 new Covid-19 cases, of which 102 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,13,567. Active caseload in the state now stands at 6,853. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: Paving the way for elections to various urban local bodies (ULBs), the State Assembly Tuesday passed the Odisha Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 to keep the overall reservation in the ULBs at 50 per cent. Housing and Urban Development Minister Pratap Jena introduced the...

Showing a great determination and grit in the entire campaign, ace para shuttler Pramod Bhagat won gold medal in the men’s singles SL3 category in Tokyo Paralympics. In a conversation with Kuldeep Singh of Orissa POST, the Odisha lad opens up on his post-Para Games...