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Bhubaneswar: Bijaya Kumar Sahoo, chairman of Bhubaneswar-based SAI International School, passed away while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a Hyderabad-based private hospital Thursday. He was 58. According to a source, after testing positive for COVID-19, he was shifted to Hyderabad in an air ambulance for...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday sanctioned Rs 67.52 lakh from CM’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for stray animals in urban areas. The amount which has been sanctioned in the third phase will be utilised to feed stray animals during the extended lockdown period, a source in...

Bhubaneswar: A woman’s body was found lying on railway tracks near Gopalpur Balikuda Railway Station on Bhubaneswar outskirts under mysterious circumstances Thursday. The deceased, who seems to be in her 40’s, is yet to be identified. According to a source, some local residents were the...

Bhubaneswar: The body of an 18-year-old girl was found hanging at a doctor’s residence under mysterious circumstances in Bhimatangi area under Airfield police limits of Bhubaneswar Thursday. The deceased was identified as Mamali Jena who used to live in nearby Kargil slum of Bhubaneswar, an official...

Puri: June 3 is observed across the globe as World Bicycle Day. Saswat Ranjan Sahu, a young artist in Puri town, is celebrating the day in a unique way. While people celebrate this day riding bicycles, Sahu is making the day special by creating a...

Bhubaneswar: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of Rs 254 crore for setting up mega piped drinking water supply projects in Odisha. Nabard will set up two mega piped drinking water supply projects, one of...

Bhubaneswar: With Covid-19 turning out to be a cause of concern, the Odisha government Wednesday announced a special package for the particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs). Sources in the ST & SC Development department informed that government will provide dry rations worth Rs 2,500 to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 8,839 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 7,90,970. The active caseload in the state now stands at 85,423. Out of the 8,839 new infections, 4,948 were reported from quarantine centres while 3,891...

Bhubaneswar: Despite opposition from environmentalists and experts overuse of floodplains of Mahanadi river in Cuttack and other districts for human-related activities and construction, the Odisha government is determined to go ahead with its plans. Sources said that the Mahanadi floodplain will be used to develop...

Bhubaneswar: Many students and teachers in the Capital city here have welcomed the Central government’s decision to cancel the CBSE Class XII exams in the wake of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Talking to Orissa POST, many students claimed that the decision to cancel...