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Bhubaneswar: The chief of Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) Odisha CBK Mohanty said briefing media persons Wednesday that the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic might hit the peak between end of April and first week of May this year. “The peak has already...

Brahmagiri: At least two persons sustained grievous injuries after members of two rival factions hurled bombs at each other following an altercation that erupted between them in Brahmagiri area of Puri district Tuesday night. According to a source, the incident took place in Bada Kandhakera...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the COVID-19 situation in the state and protests by Class X students, the Odisha government Wednesday decided to cancel the annual matriculation examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) for the year 2021. “In view of COVID-19 pandemic, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 4,851 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 3,82,315. Active caseload in the state stands at 30,927. Out of the 4,851 new infections, 2,814 were reported from quarantine centres while 2,037 persons contracted...

Bhubaneswar: Echoing concern over the acute shortage of hospital beds and oxygen in other states, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday asked officials in the state to ramp up hospital beds with the oxygen system. “Although there is no problem of beds and oxygen in the...

Bhubaneswar: As many as three educational institutions in Bhubaneswar were sealed Tuesday for flouting COVID-19 guidelines, a Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) source said. The institutions sealed by BMC include Bharatitya Vidya Bhavan in Unit-III area, Adwitiya Academy in Nayapalli area and Kalinga Academy in Nilakantha...

Bhubaneswar: Amid rising cases of COVID-19 across Odisha, the State Transport Authority (STA) has cancelled driving license (DL) and learners’ license (LL) tests in all RTOs across the state. As per the order issued by the STA, the tests will remain suspended from April 22...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Tuesday decided to close all the religious places in the state capital after Khurda district reported over 800 cases in the last 24 hours. The religious places will remain out of bounds for visitors till further notice. As a...

Cuttack: Thirteen Kumbh Mela returnees of this city have tested positive for COVID-. This was informed Tuesday by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC). Officials of CMC said that so far swab samples of 30 Kumbh Mela returned have been collected upon their arrival at the...

Bhubaneswar: Class X students of various government-run high schools tried to reach Naveen Niwas Tuesday, trying to get clarity on the fate of matriculation examinations that are conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE). However, policemen prevented the students from reaching the residence of...