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Cuttack: A 55-year-old Coronavirus patient has escaped from the Covid ward of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, police said Wednesday. Both Cuttack city, as well as Cuttack rural police, have launched a massive manhunt to trace the male patient, a native of the...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday felicitated hockey Olympians Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas from Odisha for their spectacular performance at the Tokyo Olympics, the CM’s office informed. Patnaik handed over cash award of Rs 2.5 crores each and the post of deputy superintendent in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 1,078 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 9,90,075. The active caseload in the state now stands at 10,682. Out of the 1,078 new infections, 626 were reported from quarantine centres while 452...

New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supported Tuesday the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Bill 2021, which allows allow states and Union Territories (UTs) to prepare their own lists of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs), and also sought amendment to Forest Rights...

Bhubaneswar: Amit Rohidas and Birendra Lakra, members of the Indian team who won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics returned to the city Tuesday amid a rousing welcome at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA). They were accompanied by members of the Indian women’s...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has allocated special assistance of Rs 374 crore for the Odisha government for capital expenditure for the financial year 2021-22 as a part of the ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat’ package. This information was given by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok...

Bhubaneswar: The admission process for Plus II courses will commence from August 12. This year, the numbers of seats for admission have been increased by 54,900, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash informed Tuesday. This has been done keeping in mind the high...

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of security arrangements being beefed up at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport following a bomb threat from Al Qaeda, Biju Patnaik International Airport has also issued a red alert. According to a source, security checking has been made stricter for...

Bhubaneswar: Officials of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) office in Bhubaneswar arrested a man August 8 for his alleged involvement of fraud of Rs 5.62 crore pertaining to the branch of Corporation Bank in this city. The man identified as S Kathiresan of Trichinapalli district...

Bhubaneswar: In view of resurgence in Covid-19 infections, the state government has imposed restrictions on celebrations of Ganesh Puja and other Pujas/festivals in the state. Chief Secretary SC Mahapatra has issued an order to this effect Monday. All the festivals including Ganesh Puja, Durga Puja,...