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After a long gap of 10 months, the anganwadi centres across the state finally reopened on Monday (February 1). The anganwadi workers opened the centres while strictly adhering to the COVID-19 guidelines. The workers also encouraged the children to wash their hands and maintain social distancing.

Severe winter chill has made a comeback in Odisha with a steady dip in the night temperatures after a few days of warm weather. The weather department has predicted that the condition is likely to prevail for some more days.

The Odisha government announced on Monday (February 1) that schools would reopen for students of Class IX and XI from February 8th. The physical classroom teaching will be held from 8.30 to 10.30 AM daily. However, unlike the 10th & 12th standard students, there will be no classes on Sundays. The classroom teaching for these students will continue till April 30.

Smart City residents will get smart address! All houses in the smart city to get smart house numbers & address. This smart address will eliminate all confusion & will provide all information at one place. Unique GIS-based alpha-numeric numbers shall be allotted to all buildings in the city.

This is not a scene from any Bollywood flick. It’s a real life incident that happened on Sunday (January 31) on a busy street in Bhubaneswar. The police official can be seen chasing a person ahead of him. In a dramatic fashion, the policeman stumbles and falls on the footpath, then picks himself up immediately. But in the end he catches hold of the person. It results in a scuffle between the police and the miscreant, but locals intervene to subdue the youth.

Odisha government announced the date of reopening of colleges for first year Post Graduate (PG) and pre-final Under Graduate (UG) students. As per Higher Education Minister, Arun Sahoo, the classes for both PG first year and pre-final UG students will start from February 10, 2021.

The arrested accused in the Rama Devi (RD) University student Jharaphula Nayak death case has been taken on a 3-day remand. Jajpur Police took arrested Rakesh Swain on a three-day remand today. According to sources, Rakesh was interrogated by Jajpur Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) and the Inspector In-Charge (IIC) of the Kuakhia Police Station. Police might also bring Rakesh to Bhubaneswar for further interrogation.

After Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021 in Parliament on February 1, all eyes are on how the announcements will impact the common man. Here is a list of goods & services that will be impacted by the budget announcements.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the complete date-sheet for the upcoming Class 10, 12 board examinations today. Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhiryal announced the dates for the CBSE exams through a video message. The minister also said that gaps between different subjects have been provided to students to prepare well for the exams.

As crackdown against food adulteration continues, a special squad of police busted a spurious soft drinks manufacturing unit in Mancheswar Industrial Estate in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.

Carelessness of a youth cost him his life. The youth reportedly lost his life while passing through the level crossing of Sikharpur in Cuttack, while speaking on the phone. The youth was reportedly busy speaking on the phone when he was hit by a train passing through the level crossing. The youth died on the spot following the accident.

The budget session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly will commence on February 18th and will continue till April 9th. The annual budget for 2021-22 will be tabled by the State Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on February 22nd.

In a society where finding acceptance for a third gender is still difficult, comes an inspiring story. These pictures from Rairakhol of Sambalpur district are truly moving. For the first time in the history of this town, a transgender has been appointed by the Notified Area Council (NAC). Meet, Pooja, who has managed to secure a job at the government office defying all odds.

Padma Shri Kamala Pujari was admitted to the Saheed Laxman Naik Medical College and Hospital in Koraput district after her health condition worsened on Tuesday (February 2). Sources said that Pujari is suffering from multiple old-age related illness, high blood pressure and kidney ailments. Thankfully, medical sources said that her health condition is stable now.

This is not a scene from any Bollywood flick. It’s a real life incident that happened on Sunday (January 31) on a busy street in Bhubaneswar. The police official can be seen chasing a person ahead of him. In a dramatic fashion, the policeman stumbles and falls on the footpath, then picks himself up immediately. But in the end he catches hold of the person.