Bhubaneswar: Bishwokeshan Harichandan Mohapatra has been named as the Congress candidate for the by-election to Pipili Assembly constituency in Puri district. The Congress President, Sonia Gandhi, has approved the candidature…
Bhubaneswar: Extending a helping hand to the states grappling with shortage of oxygen in hospitals, the Odisha government has sent more than 250 tonnes of medical oxygen to various cities…
Bhubaneswar: Amid growing concerns over the more virulent triple mutant variant of Coronavirus, the head of a top medical research facility in Odisha on Friday said that the new variant…
Ganjam: Amid the grim Covid-19 situation gripping the State, the residents at Sishunda village in Ganjam district woke up to the shocking brutal murder of an elderly couple on Friday.…
Bhubaneswar: Private hospitals in Odisha will now have to procure their supplies of Covid-19 vaccine directly from manufacturers as the State government on Thursday announced cessation of vaccine supply to…
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun the process of shifting major markets (Haats) in the capital city to decentralised alternate locations in view of the alarming rise in…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday announced mandatory 14 institutional or paid quarantine for people coming to Odisha from neighbouring West Bengal by road or air. The move came after…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday directed private hospitals across the State to reserve 50 per cent of general as well as ICU beds for treatment of Covid-19 patients. The…
Bhubaneswar: Eminent Odia film editor and Jayadev Award recipient Rabi Shankar Patnaik passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. He was 75. Patnaik was admitted to the…
Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has once again rescheduled the upcoming by-election to Pipili constituency in Puri district. The voting which was scheduled to be held on May…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday directed doctors to join duty immediately failing which action will be taken against them. “It is seen that in the present COVID-19 pandemic, which…
Bhubaneswar: With several states imposing strict restrictions like lockdown and shutdown amid alarming rise in Covid-19 cases, migrant labourers from Odisha started their return journey to the States. Large number…
Bhubaneswar: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar has decided to close its walk-in OPD (outpatient department) services temporarily from April 25 in view of rapid rise in…
Bhubaneswar: A case has been registered against an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer for allegedly abusing and thrashing a pet owner in Bhubaneswar following a quarrel over dog walking, on…
Sambalpur: The family members of a contractual employee of Sambalpur University, who died following a self-immolation attempt, staged a protest on the varsity premises on Wednesday. The contractual employee, Dinabandhu…
Cuttack: Mangalabag Police on Saturday arrested three more persons including a woman for their connivance in the escape of dreaded gangster Hyder from SCB Medical College and Hospital on April…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday directed all those who participated in Uttar Pradesh Kumbh Mela to undergo RT-PCR Covid-19 test before returning to the State. The Special Relief Commissioner…
Bhubaneswar: The office of the Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Saturday announced a fresh date for the by-election to Pipili Assembly constituency in Puri district. As per CEO Sushil…
Bhubaneswar: It seems straight out of popular romantic Odia song ‘Janha Raijare Jaga Te Kinichi’, sung by Suresh Wadkar which literally means ‘I have bought a piece of land in…
Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 pandemic is once again set to take the shine off Lord Lingaraj’s Rukuna Rath Yatra celebrations for the second year in a row as the annual festival…