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Bhubaneswar: Children and adults, especially those with special needs, now have a reason to cheer as the Capital city will soon have its first-ever Sensory Park at Saheed Nagar here. Located near Maharshi College road in Ward No-30, the facility has been developed with an investment...

Bhubaneswar: A study on progression of myopia (short-sightedness) among 5 to 15-year-old children claimed that the ailment saw a two-fold rise in the last two years. The analysis conducted by a private eye hospital attributed the spurt in such cases (myopia and squint eyes) to...

Khurda/Hindol: At least two women died on the spot after being attacked by elephants in separate incidents, early Saturday morning. The first incident took place at Golabai village under Jankia police limits in Khurda district. The deceased woman was identified as Ranga. She was the...

Bhubaneswar: After the state government decided to keep the iconic warrior-horse statue at its place in Master Canteen square of Bhubaneswar amid public outcry, the local administration Saturday started a beautification drive around it. According to a senior official, the beautification work has been jointly...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to amend the rules for the three-tier general election to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), 2022. The Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water department has issued three draft rules for conducting the Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad polls. As per...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 911 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, of which 116 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking the total tally in the state to 10,00,084. Active caseload in the state now stands at 9,497. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: The Income Tax (I-T) department Friday organised a mega cyclothon in an attempt to spread awareness about taxation and to commemorate 75 years of Indian Independence. A large number of cyclists, including members of the I-T department, converged at the office campus here Friday...

The pilgrim town and other parts of Odisha will soon have better railway network coverage as the Indian Railways will extend the services of the Vande Bharat Express with this town. This was disclosed Thursday by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw here Thursday. “Puri is one...

Bhubaneswar: Over 11,000 posts of nursing officers have been created in Odisha following the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to make healthcare more efficient and effective, officials have said. The posts would be filled at the main district hospitals, maternity, pediatric and community health...

Bhubaneswar: Mystery shrouds the death of a teenage girl, whose body was found Friday floating in a swimming pool inside a guest house in Raghunathpur locality in the state Capital. Sources disclosed that the girl was the daughter of a professor teaching in the College...