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Khurda district has been reporting a maximum number of Covid cases in the first and second waves of the pandemic. The district has also been plagued by illegal stone quarrying and other issues. In a tête-à-tête with Manish Kumar of Orissa POST, Khurda Collector Sanat...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow inoculation of children in the age group of 12 to 18 years at the earliest due to the anticipated third wave of COVID-19. The CM also demanded an increase in the allocation...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 2,182 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 9,52,111. The active caseload in the state now stands at 21,540. Out of the 2,182 new infections, 1,258 were reported from quarantine centres while 924...

Kendrapara: A team of officials of Kendrapara district administration in Odisha and ArcelorMittal executives has visited seaside villages in Mahakalapada block for identifying a site for setting up of a proposed steel plant. ArcelorMittal is looking for suitable land in the seaside villages of the...

Bhubaneswar: Even as the people continue to suffer from Covid pandemic, dengue menace in some areas of Odisha, including the capital city Bhubaneswar has added to the woes. As many 113 dengue cases have been detected in the Khurda district since January, of which 103...

Puri: The Singhadwara police have registered criminal cases against 10 persons for entering into the security cordon on the Rath Yatra day violating curfew norms and Covid pandemic. The criminal cases were registered after the Police scanned the CCTV footage, drone and live telecast footage...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday sought 95 per cent vaccine allocation for the state during a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister today held a discussion with the Chief Ministers of six states including Odisha where the test positivity...

Bhubaneswar: As stated earlier, the vaccination of pregnant women in Odisha began Friday. Giving this information here, a Health department official said that proper precautions have been taken for vaccination of pregnant women. The official said that a special feature has been incorporated in the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Election Commission (SEC) initiated the electoral process Friday for the panchayat polls scheduled to be held early next year, informed an officials. According to a source, the SEC has written a letter in this regard to district collectors and requested the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 2,070 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 9,49,929. The active caseload in the state now stands at 21,742. Out of the 2,070 new infections, 1,195 were reported from quarantine centres while 875...