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Odisha, along with the entire country, is bracing for an impending third wave of Covid-19. Khurda district, which encompasses the state capital Bhubaneswar, has been bearing the brunt of the pandemic for a long time. Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Dr Gitanjali Batmanabane, while speaking to...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Odia Language Literature, Tourism & Culture Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi Thursday visited Durgadevi temple under Remuna tehsil in Balasore district where the archaeologists had also discovered a fortified historical site. The minister declared Rs 20 lakh package for the development of the site. Panigrahi...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday inaugurated a tea packaging unit of Tata Consumer Products Limited (TCPL) at Gopalpur Industrial Park in Ganjam through videoconferencing. The plant with an investment of `100 crore was completed in 18 months and it will provide employment opportunities to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal Thursday appointed noted educationist Santosh Kumar Tripathy as the new Vice-Chancellor of Fakir Mohan University in Balasore. Tripathy has been appointed for a period of four years, which will take effect from the date he assumes office or until further...

Bhubaneswar: Out of the 3,000 genome sequenced Covid-19 positive samples in Odisha, 93 per cent persons were found infected with the Delta variant, chief of Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) Bhubaneswar Ajay Kumar Parida said Thursday. According to Parida, ILS has so far conducted genome...

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police Thursday exhumed a partially-buried body of an unidentified youth at Bali Yatra ground under Mancheswar police limits in Bhubaneswar. According to a police official, the body was recovered from sand in presence of a local magistrate. Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Dash, a scientific...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Bishweswar Tudu was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi for treatment of post-Covid complications Wednesday, a source informed. Tudu was experiencing severe pain in bones around eyes and teeth, a doctor...

Bhubaneswar: Instrument Landing System (ILS) has become operational at Veer Surendra Sai (VSS) Airport in Jharsuguda of Odisha, officials said Wednesday. In a tweet, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) said the ILS will help in precise landing of aircraft at the airport. It will...

Bhubaneswar: With an active monsoon and lack of regular sunlight, experts dealing with cases of allergy and pulmonary health have warned of outbreak of several sporadic health issues like allergies and asthma. The experts attributed the lack of sunlight, growth of fungus and other germs...

Bhubaneswar: The Capital city has witnessed a 13-fold rise in dengue cases during last three weeks taking the total number of cases to 235, with about 17 new cases detected Wednesday. As per Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) sources the civic body had only 17 cases...