New Delhi: As India gears up to launch the world’s largest immunisation drive against coronavirus and began the dry run for the vaccination across several states and union territories, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said...

New Delhi: All the passengers arriving India from UK between January 8 and January 30 will have to undergo self-paid Covid-19 tests, the health ministry said in a standard operating procedure (SOP) issued on Saturday....

Kolkata: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly was hospitalised on Saturday after he suffered a blackout at his home and complained of chest pain. The 48-year-old...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continues to shiver under the impact of winter chill and the condition is likely to remain as such during the next two days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that there is...

Mayurbhanj: The annual bird census in different forest divisions of Odisha started on Sunday. Reports said the enumeration of avian species in Puri and Mayurbhanj districts started at 5.30 am today and continued till 12...

Bhubaneswar: After registering 500-plus cases for the last two days, the Covid-19 cases in Odisha saw a steep rise on Wednesday when 791 people tested positive for the infection and…

Bhubaneswar: An unidentified imposter has created a fake facebook profile misusing the name of IPS officer Sarah Sharma, currently posted as Sambalpur Division Vigilance SP. The matter came to the fore after Sharma herself informed...

Berhampur: The Ganjam district administration has issued fresh guidelines for devotees visiting Tara Tarini Temple for darshan and for the ongoing Chaitra Mela in view of the rising cases of…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha would witness foggy weather conditions in several districts for the next two days while the minimum temperature is expected to rise by two to three degree Celsius in the next 24 hours, the...

Bhubaneswar: Justice S Muralidhar on Monday took oath as the 32nd Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. He was administered the oath of office by Governor Professor Ganeshi Lal at Raj Bhawan here. Justice...

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday staged demonstration in all the blocks of Cuttack district demanding immediate arrest of those involved in the murder of party leader Kulamani Baral and his associate Dibyasingh...

Chilika: Over 12 lakh migratory birds were spotted during the annual bird census in Chilika Lake, the first Indian wetlands of international importance under Ramsar Convention and UNESCO world heritage site, on Tuesday. This is...

Bhubaneswar: For the first time in over six months, Odisha did not report a single death due to Covid-19 in 24 hours, even as 231 fresh cases pushed the positive tally to 3,30,921, informed the...

Berhampur/Rayagada: Huge consignment of ganja worth more than Rs 1.5 crore was seized during separate raids at two different places of Odisha. As per reports, the Excise department officials of Berhampur division reportedly intercepted a...

Sambalpur: The annual enumeration of migratory birds at Hirakud Dam Reservoir began on Thursday morning. The head counting of the avian species began at 6 AM and will continue till 1 PM today, said a...

Bhubaneswar: After reporting zero death on Wednesday, Odisha today recorded a single fatality due to Covid-19 infection while 230 persons were tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, said the state health...

Bhubaneswar: Cinema halls, theatres and multiplexes reopened in Odisha on Friday after a gap of over nine months due to closure in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. As per the standard operating procedure (SOP)...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday conducted the second phase dry run of Covid-19 vaccination at a total of 110 centres across all the 30 districts and municipal corporations of the State, informed Director of...

After remaining shut for over nine months due to Covid-19 restrictions, schools for classes X and XII reopened across the State from today with adherence to the safety protocols and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued...

Washington: Three days after the supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol and five people died in the violence, Twitter has announced that it had permanently suspended his account due to...