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Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has written a letter to Union Minister for Coal and Mines, Pralhad Joshi, urging him to grant permission to Nehru Satabdi Central Hospital (NSCH) at Talcher in Angul district to use it as a COVID-19...

Bhubaneswar:  Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) has been placed among the top universities of the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings-2021 announced April 21, 2021. On the yardsticks of community-based university and impact of university, every year the Times Higher Education conducts rankings...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government ordered Thursday mandatory institutional quarantine of 14 days for the people coming to Odisha from West Bengal. This rule will come into effect from Friday. Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra while making the announcement said the rule will be implemented due to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 6,215 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 3,94,694. Active caseload in the state stands at 39,117. Out of the 6,215 new infections, 3,604 were reported from quarantine centres while 2,611 persons contracted...

Bhubaneswar: The burgeoning cases of Covid-19 in the state have started straining the healthcare setups in Bhubaneswar with major private hospitals in the city showing full occupancy. Representatives from Apollo Hospital, AMRI Hospital, CARE Hospital and others claimed that their beds dedicated to Covid patients are...

Bhubaneswar: With a view to ensuring seamless traffic movement, the state government has finalised the much waited alignment of the Capital Region Ring Road (CRRR) which would bypass Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the alignment of the ring road, Works department...

Bhubaneswar: With the steep rise in coronavirus cases, the state government Thursday asked all the private hospitals to reserve 50 per cent of general as well as ICU beds for treatment of Covid-19 patients. The order will be applicable to the registered private hospitals having...

Khurda: In a rare incident, Forest department officials Thursday rescued five bear cubs from Pitapalli-Gangapada road here. The rescued bear cubs were taken to Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP), Forest department sources said. According to sources, some commuters spotted the bear cubs roaming on the road...

Bhubaneswar: With rising COVID-19 cases and increasing shortage of medical oxygen across the country, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday said that the state will enhance production of oxygen and help other states during the crisis. In a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...

Bhubaneswar: The schedule for Pipili Assembly constituency by-poll has been revised yet again. According to Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sushil Kumar Lohani, the by-election will now be held May 16 instead of the earlier announced May 13. The by-poll to Pipili Assembly seat will...