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Cuttack: As many as 67 slum dwellers including 15 women were arrested Thursday morning in connection with an attack on Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) staff and local policemen that had taken place May 11 at Nuapada Balisahi slum area under Madhupatna police limits in Cuttack....

Bhubaneswar: Considering the pandemic situation in state, the School and Mass Education (S&ME) department Wednesday extended the dates of admission of students into elementary and secondary classes till June 30. As per a new instruction issued by S&ME department additional secretary, Raghuram R Iyer, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 10,649 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 5,76,297. Active caseload in the state stands at 1,00,313. Out of the 10,649 new infections, 5,965 were reported from quarantine centres while 4,684 persons contracted...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government once again demanded that the Centre should provide at least 25 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine immediately. This needs to be done to speed up vaccination in Odisha and the doses will be required for people who are awaiting the second...

Bhubaneswar: With a view to providing revenue services at the doorstep of citizens, the state government has directed the district Collectors to undertake measures for delivery of services through ‘Rajaswa Ratha’ during the Covid-19 pandemic. Revenue and Disaster Management secretary Bishnupada Sethi has written a...

Cuttack: With the steep rise in COVID-19 cases in Cuttack, there has been increase in the number of deaths in the district. Likewise, the city also witnesses more number of deaths than officially announced. The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has made arrangements for cremation of...

Bhubaneswar: Under active supervision of the State police, Odisha has so far sent a total of 604 tankers carrying a total of 11121.419MT medical oxygen to 11 states that are facing acute shortage. In the last 20 days, 181 tankers carrying 3606.214MT of medical oxygen...

Bhubaneswar: In a major reshuffle drive by the State government, a total of five senior IAS officers working in Odisha were given new assignments Wednesday. This was notified by Additional Secretary to the government, General Administration and Public Grievance department vide official circular (No.-GAD-SER1-ESTT-0001-2016, dated...

Bhubaneswar: A day after deciding to open a global tender to procure vaccines from open markets to ensure mass inoculations in the state, the state government Tuesday decided to set up RT-PCR testing laboratories in 16 district headquarters hospitals. Health and family welfare department issued...

Bhubaneswar: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has offered the state government to establish Covid-19 vaccination centres at five healthcare facilities in Angul, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh districts. In his letter to the state government, MCL director (Personnel) Keshav Rao has offered to establish Covid-19 vaccination centres...