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Bhubaneswar: As Odisha's COVID-19 tally Friday surged to 3,39,694 after 234 more people tested positive for the infection, the state government issued fresh guidelines banning large congregations for religious festivals. The new cases were detected in 23 of the state's 30 districts, with 139 reported...

Bhubaneswar: The State government Friday ordered strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols during the elections to affiliated Bar Associations scheduled for Saturday. Against the backdrop of the state registering more than 200 daily COVID-19 positive cases and the possibility of congregation during elections being high, Additional...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the Odisha government Friday imposed restrictions on celebration of festivals and religious events in the month of April. Good Friday, Easter, Pana Sankranti, Jhamu Yatra, Danda Yatra and Ram Navami are some of the festivals...

Bhubaneswar: The dawn-to-dusk Bharat Bandh called by farmers unions protesting against agri laws evoked partial response in Odisha Friday. Protestors blocked roads and squatted on train tracks at some places in the state while shops and market establishments remained closed, official sources said. The Samkyukta...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 8 rapes and 4 murder cases were registered in Odisha every day last year, according to the White Paper 2020 tabled in the State Assembly Friday. Total 1.34 lakh cognisable cases including 1,470 murder, 514 cases of dacoity, 2,166 loot, 4,500...

Bhubaneswar: Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Bhubaneswar were on Friday finalised as the three venues for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup football tournament to be hosted by India. India is hosting the premier continental tournament from January 20 to February 6 next year. India is...

Cuttack: A major fire broke out in the wee hours of Friday at the regional office of Odisha Gramya Bank located at Mahanadi Vihar area under Chauliaganj police limits in Cuttack district. According to an eyewitness, some local residents noticed that smoke was emanating from...

Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations to an end, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Ashrit Pattanayak as the party’s candidate for the by-election to Pipili Assembly constituency in Puri district. The saffron party had also fielded Pattanayak as its candidate from Pipili seat against Pradeep...

Bhubaneswar: Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera Wednesday told the Assembly that the government has planned to use the waterways to link India’s largest coalfield of Talcher with West Bengal. He said that the works have also started on this front. The waterway - National Waterways-5 has...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday laid the foundation stone for redevelopment of the Kalinga Studio here. Odisha Forest Development Corporation (OFDC) Chairman, Satyabrata Tripathy, who was also present during the ceremony, outlined the key infrastructure facilities at the proposed project. Established in 1980, the...