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Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 3,577 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 8,77,502. The active caseload in the state now stands at 38,727. Out of the 3,577 new infections, 2,039 were reported from quarantine centres while 1,538...

Bhubaneswar: Popular Odia playback singer Tapu Mishra succumbed to post Covid complications at a private hospital here, Saturday. The 36-year-old vocalist breathed her last at around 11 pm. She was put on ventilator support as saturation (SPO2) level was fluctuating. The saturation level dropped drastically...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1.36 lakh healthcare workers registered for vaccination in the state have not taken vaccines so far. It was revealed from a letter sent by Health department to district Collectors, commissioners of municipal corporations and chief district medical and public health officers....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha-born bureaucrat and Secretary of Union Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Guruprasad Mohapatra died of Covid-19 related complications Saturday. Mohapatra passed away early in the morning while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in New Delhi. He was admitted to the hospital a...

Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has questioned the decision of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) of granting consent to sand mine operators to mine sand from the Subarnarekha river in excess of what was allowed in the environment clearance. A bench of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 3,427 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 8,73,925. The active caseload in the state now stands at 40,471. Out of the 3,427 new infections, 1,954 were reported from quarantine centres while 1,473...

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking development, senior IPS officer and director of the state Vigilance, Debasis Panigrahi, succumbed to Covid-19 at a hospital in Kolkata, sources said Friday. Panigrahi was initially admitted to the Ashwini Covid Hospital in Cuttack May 29. He was airlifted to Kolkata...

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha informed Friday that the results of the annual Higher Secondary examinations, 2021 will be out in the second week of August. Informing this in a press note, the CHSE also informed that certain modalities have been...

Bhubaneswar: Despite a slowdown in the economy due to Covid-19, the revenue collection from minor minerals in Odisha has grown by 41.47 per cent to Rs 962 crore in 2020-21 fiscal, a top official said. The revenue from the minor mineral resources was at Rs...

Bhubaneswar: Protesting against state government’s decision to relocate the iconic ‘warrior-horse’ statue from Master Canteen square to Raj Bhavan square in Bhubaneswar, Congress leaders Friday staged a demonstration in front of the statue. Senior Congress leader and Jatni MLA Suresh Routray and other leaders said...