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Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 1,041 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally in the state to 9,88,997. While the number of positive cases reported August 9 was 886, it was 1,243 August 8.  The active caseload in the state now stands at...

Bhubaneswar: People with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) faced multiple challenges in accessing healthcare in Khurda district during the Covid-19 pandemic, a study reveals. The ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) and Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) jointly conducted the mixed-method study in Khurda district during...

New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday supported the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 which seeks to abolish several appellate tribunals and transfer their functions, such as adjudication of appeals, to other existing judicial bodies. The party, however, demanded filling up of vacancies in several...

Bhubaneswar: All religious institutions including temples, mosques, churches and others can reopen for the public in the Odisha capital from August 23. This is according to a notification issued Monday by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). The BMC decided to allow opening of religious places...

Bhubaneswar: Coming on the heels of India’s best-ever medals tally at the Olympic Games, the Odisha government has decided to construct 89 multi-purpose indoor stadiums at different urban areas across the state with an investment of Rs 693.35 crore. The state Cabinet headed by Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Approximately 15 per cent of children in Odisha will be affected by the virus if the third wave of Covid-19 hits the state. Giving this information Monday, the director of Health and Family Welfare department Bijay Kumar Panigrahi, said that the impact of the...

Cuttack: A woman was killed and two others injured when two groups clashed late Sunday night. The scuffle took place between members of two families at Kathakhunta village under Narasinghpur police limits in Cuttack district. According to an official in Narasinghpur police station, the deceased...

Bhubaneswar: After more than three months the daily new infections went below the 1,000-mark for the first time with Odisha reporting 886 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. The Health and Family Welfare department also said in a tweet Monday that during the same...

Cuttack: A woman gave birth to four children at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack Saturday evening. All the newborn babies are learnt to be girls. According to a source, Chhabita Nayak, wife of Birendra Nayak from Dihapada village of Bhanjanagar area in Ganjam...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday announced to relax the weekend shutdown restrictions previously clamped in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack as well as Puri this August 15 (Sunday) on occasion of Independence Day, a source said. Relaxation will be accorded to locals till 11.00am...