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New Delhi: The Centre Thursday claimed that in the past seven weeks it has spent Rs 16,786 crore to provide employment opportunities to migrant workers in six states, including Odisha, under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA). According to Rural Development Ministry, a total of about...

Ayodhya: Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple, has been sent to home quarantine after his assistant Pradeep Das tested positive for Covid-19 three days back. Acharya Satyendra Das, said, "As one of my assistants, Pradeep Das, tested Covid positive on...

Bhubaneswar: Until a few weeks ago, theatre troupes across the state were having a tough time in booking city auditoriums like Rabindra Mandap, Bhanja Kala Mandap and Utkal Mandap to stage plays. Reason: The annual calendar of these mandaps remained chock-a-block round the year. However,...

Rooted in the deep history and tradition, people in densely populated countries like India and China are turning to alternative medicines even as there are no approved drugs for the new coronavirus. In India, where a lockdown of its 1.3 billion residents is underway, the...

Puri: The district administration has asked locals as well as visitors not to gather on the beaches in large numbers to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The administration has also stopped sightseeing bus services to Konark, Satapada and Chilika amid coronavirus scare. “People have been...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has issued notice to a private firm based at Kalinganagar in Jajpur district on the allegations of obstructing a natural canal passing through a piece of land owned by their company, allegedly against prescribed norms. The HC has asked the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha BJP Saturday accused the Jajpur police and the state government of attempting to destroy all possible evidences which could have been used in the alleged murder PEO Smitarani Biswal last year. Addressing the media here Saturday, state BJP spokesperson Lekhashri Samantsinghar accused...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress Friday slammed the BJD government for its poor record in criminal justice system as reflected in the National Crime Records Bureau 2018 report released recently. Congress spokesperson Satya Prakash Nayak told reporters the NCRB data showed Odisha in poor light in...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday announced a special package for redevelopment of the 11th century Lingaraj temple and its periphery in over 66-acre in Old Town. Presiding over a meeting here, Naveen announced nine projects under Ekamra Kshetra Yojana which includes Lingaraj Entry Plaza,...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Wednesday, distributed appointment orders to 472 newly recruited teachers of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas (OAVs) at an orientation programme of principals and newly recruited teachers at Rabindra Mandap here. Patnaik said there is a proposal to open 100 new OAVs. At...