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Bhubaneswar: Ever got an SMS regarding enticing loan offer on your mobile phone? Think twice before clicking such links as it could be a trap set up by cyber fraudsters. The State Bank of India (SBI) has warned its users to be extra vigilant about various ‘Instant Loan Apps’, the links of which are easily […]

Malkangiri: In a close shave for the security forces, a 5 kg landmine, suspected to have been planted by the Red rebels, was recovered from Gorasetu forest under Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri district on Sunday. Apart from the landmine, the BSF jawans have also recovered Maoist uniforms, walkie-talkies and other articles from the spot. Following […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Salil Panigrahi, a native of Odisha and the founder and Managing Director of Atmosphere Hotels & Resorts, has been conferred with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians. Salil was among the 30 NRIs, and Indian-origin people and organisations, who received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award by the […]

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police has launched a special drive against bikers indulging in rash and negligent driving on the busy streets in Cuttack. As per sources, the cops have detected 43 cases of violations in a special drive launched in the past 24 hours. The special initiative was launched across the Cuttack city and driving […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the nation-wide rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Odisha government on Sunday said that it has finalised around 160 sites for the first phase of vaccination drive across the State. Director of Health and Family Department, BijayPanigrahi informed that the vaccination centres include district headquarters hospitals, sub-divisional hospitals, CHC, PHCs, medical colleges […]

Umerkote: One worker lost his life while six others sustained injuries after the concrete slab of under-construction Biju Setu collapsed in Nabarangpur district on Sunday. The mishap occurred in the evening near Talapadar in Umerkote area of the district where the bridge construction work was being undertaken by rural development department. Soon, local residents of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik Cabinet in Odisha has two ministers who in their annual property returns have admitted to owning licensed firearms. The two heavyweight cabinet ministers are – State Revenue Minister Sudam Marandi (from Mayurbhanj district) and Health Minister Naba Kishore Das (from Jharsuguda district). The APR filed today for the year 2019-20 has […]

Umerkote: Hours after one span of an under-construction portion of Biju Setu collapsed in Nabarangpur district, the Odisha government has ordered stern action against the contractor and other officials. One worker lost his life while six others sustained injuries after the concrete slab of the bridge at Talpadar in Umarkote Division of Nabarangpur district collapsed […]

Athagarh: The Dhabaleswar Temple, one of the major Shiva shrines of Odisha, situated in Athagarh area of Cuttack district reopened its doors for all devotees on Monday after a long Covid-19-induced gap of nine months. The shrine was opened for the family members of the servitors on January 8, while the people of adjacent Mancheswar […]

Jharsuguda: At a time when Odisha has been reporting zero fatalities due to coronavirus since last few days and the schools for class X and XI have reopened across the State, the Covid-19 infection has witnessed resurgence with the return of containment zones. Following the declaration of containment zones in Athagarh and Kantapada of Cuttack […]

Nabarangpur: A day after an under-construction bridge over Negi River collapsed in Nabarangpur district leaving one labourer dead and four others severely injured, the superintendent engineer visited the mishap site for inspection and attributed the accident to the failure in centering support and use of substandard material. “After inspecting the site, we realised that the […]

Bhubaneswar: The School and Mass Education department minister, Samir Dash, Monday denied coming across any order of the Orissa High Court in connection with waiver of school fees. Speaking to media, the minister stated, “The High Court notice hasn’t reached us yet. Whatever we have heard so far in this regard is from the media. […]

New Delhi: The government on Monday placed a purchase order for 11 million doses of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine- Covishield, with Serum Institute of India (SII), each costing Rs 210, including the GST. Dispatch of the vaccine is likely to start by late Monday evening, officials informed. According to the order, each dose of the vaccine […]

Bhubaneswar: The stage is all set for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in India on January 16. The Odisha government is also fully prepared to start the vaccination drive in 160 session sites across the State. Dr Jayant Panda, Head of Medicine Department (SCB Medical College and Hospital) on Monday answered the most common […]

Bhubaneswar: The Chhattisgarh government on Monday appointed senior Odia IAS officer and Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) to the Chief Minister Subrat Sahoo as the In-charge Chief Secretary of the State. According to a notification issued by the State government, the 1992 batch IAS officer has been appointed the In-charge Chief Secretary after incumbent Chief Secretary […]