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Bhubaneswar: Following the Centre’s decision to hike the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy to Rs 1940 per quintal, the state government has once again demanded a hike in MSP for paddy to Rs 2930 per quintal. Addressing a press conference held here Friday, Agriculture...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 4,852 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 8,47,313. The active caseload in the state now stands at 62,515. Out of the 4,852 new infections, 2,765 were reported from quarantine centres while 2,087...

Bhubaneswar: A special unit from the office of the Drugs Controller in the state conducted raids in Cuttack over the last two days and seized a huge quantity of spurious anti-viral drug Favipiravir, now used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The joint operation of...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Friday approved four investment proposals envisaging investment of Rs 1,637.41 crore and direct employment opportunities for 1,116 persons. The state-level single window clearance authority (SLSWCA) headed by Chief Secretary SC Mahapatra has accorded in-principle approval to the four industrial projects during...

Bhubaneswar: With most districts in Odisha reporting a declining trend in daily coronavirus cases, state Public Health director Niranjan Mishra Friday said that the Covid situation will be reviewed after Raja festival. “Though we are reporting less number of daily cases, there is no reason...

Bhubaneswar: Twin city Police Commissioner Soumendra Kumar Priyadarshi had warned shopkeepers against doing business without following Covid-19 protocols. Only a day after his warning, Commissionerate Police sealed a garment shop here and imposed a fine of Rs 2,00,000 on the owner. As the Raja festival...

Bhubaneswar: The special task force (STF) of Odisha Police arrested Friday a person for possessing pangolin scales from a place near Balichua village under Sarat police limits in Mayurbhanj district. Pangolin scales weighing 4.82 kilograms were also seized from his possession.  The arrested has been...

New Delhi: The All-India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20 revealed that the college density (colleges per one lakh eligible population in the age group of 18-23 years) in Odisha is 24, which is lower than the all-India average of 30. According to the survey,...

Bhubaneswar: Gandhian and Padma Shri awardee Prof Radha Mohan breathed his last at a private hospital here in the wee hours of Friday. He was 78. The eminent social worker and retired professor in Economics was suffering from bronchial asthma and other age-related ailments. He...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced Thursday a relief package for persons affected due to cyclone Yaas which hit hard the north Odisha coast May 26 morning. The government is attempting to compensate the loss suffered by farmers, fishermen, artisans and people from all other...