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Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) will soon constitute an expert committee that will prepare a detailed strategy to relocate the iconic warrior-horse statue at Master Canteen Square for the Smart Janpath project. Installed in 1988 by the BDA itself, the ancient replica of the...

Bhubaneswar: Modes of childbirth are in no way linked to chances of transmission of novel coronavirus from pregnant women to children. Gynaecologists from the city said that in most cases of pregnancy, Covid does not have much impact on the foetus and there is lack...

Bhubaneswar: Stating that healthcare is the prime focus of his government, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday said the government is investing more than Rs 8,500 crore in the development of health infrastructure. Patnaik said this while interacting with 786 newly-appointed doctors who were recently selected...

Bhubaneswar: A nine-day traditional mural art camp, organised by the Odia Language Literature and Culture department in association with Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi, at the heritage crafts village of Raghurajpur in Puri district concluded Wednesday. More than 150 artists of the village participated in the...

Bhubaneswar: With Covid-19 positivity rate witnessing a declining trend and in order to ease the day-to-day activities across the state, Odisha government Wednesday announced to withdraw lockdown restrictions in a phased manner. According to official sources, essential services, transportation of goods, industrial activities and construction...

Cuttack: In a major crackdown, the Commissionerate Police seized 11 illegal firearms and 51 rounds of live bullets in Cuttack. Police have arrested four persons in this connection, Twin City Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarshi informed Wednesday. Lots of illegal firearms have been seized since the...

Choudwar: As many as two persons were killed on the spot and another sustained grievous injuries late Tuesday night, after a pickup truck in which they were travelling rammed into a goods carrier on NH-16 near Manguli Chhak under Choudwar police limits in Cuttack district....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 3,535 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 8,63,061. The active caseload in the state now stands at 47,796. Out of the 3,535 new infections, 2,016 were reported from quarantine centres while 1,519...

Bhubaneswar: The absolute dependence on the Union government for supply of mucormycosis (black fungus) drugs has ended as the state government is now directly procuring some of these drugs from the manufacturers. However, major drugs for treatment of black fungus, like Amphotericin B injections, are...

Khurda: The weavers of Routapada in Begunia block of Khurda district have created an identity for themselves by supplying cotton and silk garments for Rath Yatra and other rituals of Srimandir deities. The families of weaver Gopinath Das and a few of his relatives have...