Metro

Bhubaneswar: Dengue cases are on the rise in the state Capital. Approximately 10 to 15 patients are being admitted daily at the Capital Hospital here, its director Laxmidhar Mohapatra said Monday. “Fifty-six dengue patients are now being treated at the Capital Hospital. Eighty-seven persons with...

Konark: The world famous heritage site Sun temple (otherwise known as ‘black pagoda’) at Konark in Puri district reopened Monday morning for visitors, a senior official of the Tourism department informed. It had remained closed since lockdown was imposed in the state May 5 due...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 1,032 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of infected people in the state to 9,79,737. The active caseload in the state now stands at 15,050. Out of the new infections, 598 were reported from quarantine centres...

Bhubaneswar: The state government with assistance from the Union government is working hard to make Konark India’s first ever ‘Zero Emission City’ by September 2022, following which the city will use only renewable sources for its energy demands. The government agencies involved in the work...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulated the Indian men’s hockey team Sunday for reaching the semifinals of the Olympics after 49 years. The Chief Minister also conveyed his best wishes for the last four encounter against Belgium to be played August 3. Expressing his joy...

Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations regarding resumption of physical classes for Class I-VIII students to end, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash Sunday said the decision to reopen schools for Class I to VIII will be taken after consultations with all stakeholders. With physical...

Khurda: While many insist that Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir apples can’t be grown in hot climate of Odisha, a farmer from Arikama village under Bolagarh block in Khurda district has proven them wrong. Arun Kumar Nayak, who studied only till Class VIII, has successfully turned...

Bhubaneswar: BJD parliamentarians Subhash Singh, Munna Khan and Mamata Mohanta Sunday met the Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal at his office in New Delhi and handed over a memorandum seeking geographical indication (GI) tag for Kendrapara’s famous sweet dish 'Rasabali'. The MPs urged...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 1,437 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 9,78,705. The active caseload in the state now stands at 15,858. Out of the 1,437 new infections, 832 were reported from quarantine centres while 605...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday urged the Centre to supply adequate fertilisers to the state as the farmers were facing shortages during the peak of the Kharif cultivation period. In a letter to Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Patnaik said a short...