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Bhubaneswar: The state government ordered for exemption of toll tax Wednesday for vehicles carrying liquid medical oxygen (LMO), in order to facilitate hassle free supply, a source informed. “The tax will not be collected from the vehicles carrying medical oxygen in tankers or cylinders at toll plazas...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to curb the black marketing of oxygen and life-saving drugs, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) Wednesday took suo motu cognisance and wrote a letter to the state government. To curb the illegal activities during tough times of COVID-19 second wave,...

Bhubaneswar: Former Ranji Trophy player and captain of the Odisha cricket team Prashant Mohapatra succumbed to COVID-19 related complications Wednesday morning, while undergoing treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, a source said. According to AIIMS superintendent Sachidananda Mohanty, the former cricket...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: After upgrading Khallikote Autonomous College to the status of a unitary university, the state government Tuesday decided to merge the Khallikote University with Berhampur University with effect from October 1, 2021. In a notification, Higher Education department Principal Secretary Saswat Mishra said that Khallikote...

Bhubaneswar: In a major push to the irrigation potential of the state, the government has decided to spend around Rs 990 crore through two schemes, sources said Tuesday. The state Cabinet had approved outlay for the two schemes during its last meeting. The first scheme...

Bhubaneswar: After the nationwide crunch of remdesivir, a new challenge has come up for the state government and private health setups in the form of a massive shortage of amphotericin and other important drugs that are found useful for the treatment of black fungus. According...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 11,099 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 6,44,401. The active caseload in the state now stands at 1,05,375. Out of the 11,099 new infections, 6,214 were reported from quarantine centres while 4,885...

Bhubaneswar: Chandrasekharpur police arrested Tuesday a man for selling fake ID cards and misusing the names of several government and private organisations. The arrested has been identified as Subash Behera, a resident of Arada village under Tirtol police limits in Jagatsinghpur district. He was running...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the opening of a dedicated Covid-19 hospital in Jajpur town. The facility will be developed in partnership with a private player. Once the facility will become operational, people of Jajpur district can avail of treatment in the town...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has extended the lockdown in the state. Amid growing concern over the increasing daily Covid-19 cases, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra Tuesday announced that the lockdown has been extended till June 1 morning. During this period, the earlier relaxation of six...