Vacant posts of doctors at MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur and closed lab at Rayagada district headquarters hospital have hit the healthcare in the south Odisha. 

For conducting Puja in Puja Pandals/Mandaps, the organisers shall apply to and obtain necessary permission from the District Magistrate or any other officer authorised by him/ her, said State Special Relief Commissioner.

Medicines meant to be given to patients free of cost were reportedly set on fire and buried before their expiry date at a health centre in Cuttack district.

Study titled ‘Non-communicable diseases care during COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-method study in Khordha district of Odisha, India showed that almost half of the participants had difficulties in managing their NCD-related care during the Covid pandemic.

Koraput police busted a gambling den and detained 20 people in Borigumma area late on Sunday night.

Odisha Staff Selection Commission postponed and rescheduling of several important recruitment examinations slated to be held in August. 

Weekend shutdown being implemented in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and Puri will be relaxed on August 15 (Sunday) on the occasion of Independence Day.  

Indian Javelin Team briefly camped at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar for Olympic training.

Five deaths due to lightning strikes were reported from Balasore district while Mayurbhanj and Bhadrak district witnessed one fatality each. 

Odisha Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh’s private secretary Dipti Ranjan Behera has been transferred and posted as joint administrator of KBK, Koraput. 

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the result of the JEE Main 2021 Session 3 or April session. Students can visit the official website of NTA or on jeemain.nta.nic.in to check their results.

Odisha Higher Education Department released detailed guidelines on the commencement of physical classes in universities and colleges from August 16 and conduct of examinations for UG and PG students.

At least six persons were reportedly injured after a violent clash broke out between two groups in Mancheswar police area of Bhubaneswar on Friday. 

Aspirants of National Eligibility Entrance Cum Test (NEET) (UG) -2021 will now get more time to fill up forms as the online application submission date has been extended up to August 10.

Differently-abled candidates have been asked to furnish detailed information of scribe for the Odisha Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2020.

Body of 19-year-old Tusharkanta Sahu was found at the Jobra Barrage in Mahanadi river on Thursday.

Odisha unit of BJP has decided to gherao Raj Bhawan on August 10 demanding shifting of Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) headquarters to Sambalpur. 

Physical classes for Class 9 students will resume in government, government aided and private educational institutions from August 16.

The Odisha government has decided to distribute smart health cards among 92.50 lakh households in the State.