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Bhubaneswar: In a minor reshuffle among senior IPS officers, the Odisha government Thursday appointed 1994 batch officer Yeshwant Kumar Jethwa as the new director of Vigilance. At present Jethwa is serving as additional DG of Police (Law & Order). The post of Vigilance director was...

Cuttack: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch Thursday arrested the managing director of Medilloyd Medicament Private Limited having its head office in Cuttack city for trading spurious Covid-19 drugs. The prime accused was produced in a local court later in the day. Following...

Puri: The 'Snana Yatra' of Lord Jagannath and His siblings were performed at Puri Srimandir on occasion of Devasnana Purnima Thursday. The rituals were performed sans devotees owing to Covid-19 restrictions. According to a source, the Snana Yatra rituals began at 1.00am with 'Mangalarpan'. After...

Cuttack: Results of annual High School Certificate (HSC), State Open School Certificate and Madhyama Examination 2021 will be published June 25 Friday at 4.00pm, Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Odisha informed Thursday. According to a notification issued by BSE, the results will be published after...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 3,650 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 8,90,596. The active caseload in the state now stands at 33,770. Out of the 3,650 new infections, 2,098 were reported from quarantine centres while 1,552...

Bangalore: Discounts on items ranging from fast food to flight tickets are being offered by Indian firms keen to lure people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, as the economy re-opens gradually from weeks of lockdown. Businesses in the West are making similar offers to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to vaccinate all Nepali nationals working in the state, even if they don’t have the required ID proof. Following the recommendations of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC), the Health and Family Welfare, Additional Chief...

Bhubaneswar: At a time when museums are facing unprecedented challenges amidst Covid-19 scourge, museum authorities and professionals associated with the industry felt the need for exploring advanced digital tools to keep their audiences engaged. Odisha State Museum in association with The Heritage Consortium, Patna Wednesday...

Bhubaneswar: In an aim to provide help to those hit hard due to the Covid-19 pandemic, both the Centre and state government have announced supply of free foodgrains like wheat and rice. However, due to the carelessness of government officials, the beneficiaries may not get...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Wednesday refused to intervene in the state government’s order permitting Rath Yatra only in Puri in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. A bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice SK Panigrahi rejected at least five petitions seeking the HC...