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Bhubaneswar: With the completion of three years to constitution of Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal, opposition BJP and Congress Thursday slammed the government over the water dispute issue alleging that the government has failed to protect the rights of the state. BJP leader Jaya Narayan Mishra...

The COVID-19 pandemic was a difficult time for students as all schools, colleges and coaching centres were closed. Despite several challenges, Aakash Institute continued to provide quality education through online classes and guided all aspiring students. During an interaction with Orissa POST, founder of Zindagi...

Bhubaneswar: Many in India often ignore the early signs of glaucoma, an irreversible eye disease that ultimately leads to blindness, said ophthalmologists, Thursday, on the eve of World Glaucoma Day. The experts claim that the country is on its way to become a hotbed of...

New Delhi: As many as 5,633 gram panchayats (GPs) in the state have been provided with broadband connectivity under BharatNet project, Minister of state for Communications Sajay Dhotre said in the Lok Sabha Thursday. In response to a query raised by Biju Janata Dal (BJD)...

Cuttack: With the rise in mercury level, the demand for traditional drinks like lassi, sugarcane juice, tender coconut and mint-flavoured water is picking up in the Silver City here. Many lassi and traditional drinks stalls have come up at Dolamundai, College Square, Buxibazar, Alisa Bazar,...

Bhubaneswar: Unknown fraudsters have reportedly duped a city-based company of around Rs 6 lakh on the pretext of supplying raw materials. The commercial manager of the company, Lingaraj Pipes Private Limited (LPPL), has lodged a complaint with Sahid Nagar police in this regard. According to...

Bhubaneswar: A written reply given by Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi in the lower house of the Parliament Wednesday revealed that Odisha has emerged as the leading state in India in terms of collection and expenditure of district mineral fund (DMF). Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday morning extended his warm wishes and conveyed his greetings to the people of Odisha on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivaratri. He took to his Twitter handle to wish the people. Maha Shivaratri being a major festival at the...

Bhubaneswar: The state Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department Wednesday decided to inoculate around 1 lakh elderly people per day in the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive. The Health department Additional Chief Secretary Pradipta Mohapatra Wednesday wrote to all the district Collectors, municipal commissioners and others...

Puri: As the finance committee of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) approved Rs 202 crore annual budget for 2021-22 fiscal, the temple authorities said Wednesday they have set a target to enhance the corpus fund to Rs 1,000 crore by 2023. This was stated by...