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Bhubaneswar: There is a popular saying in India that doctors are second to god on this earth. During the last two Covid 19-affected years, this adage has come true as doctors had put their lives at risk to serve patients and saved them. Apart from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 3,087 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 9,12,887. The active caseload in the state now stands at 31,231. Out of the 3,087 new infections, 1,775 were reported from quarantine centres while 1,312...

Julia Gillard As many countries cautiously reopen classrooms, schools remain crucial barometers of our progress toward ending the Covid-19 crisis. We need to keep children healthy while protecting their right to education, but the pandemic has hit the most vulnerable children hardest and exposed the...

Bhubaneswar: As Covid-19 cases continue to remain high in some districts of Odisha, the government Wednesday extended the partial lockdown in the state for 15 more days till 5.00am July 16. Giving this information, Chief Secretary SC Mahapatra said that while extending partial lockdown an...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday distributed Rs 386 crore special assistance to about 18 lakh landless farmers covered under Kalia scheme. The assistance was transferred directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. All the beneficiaries will get Rs 1,000 assistance for Covid-19 in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday stopped the COVID-19 vaccination drive in 11 districts due to an ‘acute shortage’ of Covishield doses, officials said. The inoculation exercise was temporarily halted during the day in Angul, Bolangir, Balasore, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kendrapara, Koraput and Sonepur,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday extended the partial lockdown which was previously imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the state. The fresh restrictions are to continue till 6.00am, July 16, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra informed. According to Mohapatra, all 30 districts of Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s renowned sprinter Dutee Chand Wednesday qualified in the 100 metre as well as 200 metre events for Tokyo Olympics, 2020. She has been selected via world ranking quota. It is pertinent to mention, Dutee broke her own 100m national record, clocking 11.7 seconds...

Bhubaneswar: A day after Class X students and their parents staged protests across the state alleging discrepancies in evaluation of High School Certificate (HSC) exam papers, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Tuesday said offline examinations for these students will be held in July. Form...

Bhubaneswar: Mona Biswarupa Mohanty, an artist from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, has received the UAE's coveted 'golden visa' or long-term residence visa for 10 years. The long-term cultural visa is granted to talents in the fields of arts, creative industries, literature and culture, heritage history and...