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Bhubaneswar: Dense fog engulfed several places of Odisha on Monday morning affecting normal lives in the region. As per the data shared by the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, Daringbadi, Koraput, Angul, Boudh and Paradip witnessed dense fog in the early hours today. Due to dense fog, visibility dropped to 50 metres in Daringbadi, Angul […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after categorically denying any political motive behind the alleged attack attempt on him, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik on Monday termed the act ‘a handiwork of the BJP’. In a series of tweets, the PCC chief claimed the miscreants who attempted to carry out an attack on his vehicle […]

Bhubaneswar: Various awareness events including bike rally, female two-wheeler rider rally, meetings on road safety were held across Odisha to mark the beginning of National Road Safety Month today. The National Road Safety Week is usually observed from January 11 to 17 every year but this year, the Ministry of Transport and Highways have decided […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport department will soon go hi-tech to penalise violators as part of its strategy to minimize loss of human lives in road accidents in Odisha. As per plans, the Transport department will soon install intelligent camera (CCTV) systems on the entire stretch of the National Highway No-16 from Rameswar in Khorda district […]

Bhubaneswar: There are no reports of any Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) on day 1 of Covid-19 vaccination in Bhubaneswar, said Capital Hospital Director Laxmidhar Sahu on Monday. Sahu said that nearly 156 healthcare workers received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine at Capital Hospital under the nation-wide rollout of the vaccine on January […]

Bhubaneswar: Thick blanket of fog engulfed several parts of the Odisha, affecting normal life in the early hours of Tuesday. Vehicular movement was also affected as visibility dipped at many parts due to dense fog. While 20 cities across the State reported temperature below 15 degree Celsius on Monday, Jharsuguda was the coldest at 10.4 […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Cooperative Societies department has come under severe criticism for ordering an investigation into financial irregularities and then suspending the same order a year later. While the actual reason is yet to be known, the Opposition parties lashed out at the ruling-BJD for such ‘double standards’ and allegedly deviating from its ‘Zero Tolerance’ […]

Bhubaneswar: In another major boost to the vaccination drive in the State, the second consignment containing vials of Covishield vaccines dispatched from Serum Institute of India in Pune will reach Odisha this afternoon. According to the State Health Department sources, a SpiceJet Cargo flight carrying the shipment from Pune is scheduled to land at the […]

Bhubaneswar: Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi who has been arrested and presently lodged in Jharpada jail on the charges of complicity in the high-profile Tata Motors ‘recruitment fraud’ was on Tuesday subjected to two hours of marathon questioning in connection with his multi-crore financial transactions. Acting on a directive of Odisha Lokayukta, the anti-corruption wing officials […]

Cuttack: In a major relief to the cancer battlers in the State, Orissa High Court on Tuesday directed Odisha government to bear expenses of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and X-ray computed tomography CT scans of all patients from tomorrow. While hearing a petition filed by a cancer patient, the court passed an interim order directing […]

Rourkela: The construction works for the proposed world-class hockey stadium in Rourkela will commence in the month of April, informed Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra on Tuesday. Mohapatra along with the 5T secretary today reviewed the proposed stadium which will come up in Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) campus in Rourkela and is touted […]

Bhubaneswar: Post the Monday night violence in one of the hostels of the Utkal university here, several inmates along with some students of the varsity staged a dharna outside the office of the Vice-Chancellor demanding stringent measures to curb the menace posed by outsiders on the campus. Tension ran high last night after a clash […]

Bhubaneswar: The office of Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) on Tuesday issued an advisory in view of the dense fog alert issued by the Regional Meteorological Department (IMD) for several parts of Odisha. In a letter to police and transport department officials, the SRC directed them to take adequate steps for controlled movement of vehicles on […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major decision, Odisha government on Tuesday announced to appoint 2,000 doctors as part of its ongoing strategy to give a boost to the healthcare system in the State. The issue was discussed during a review meeting of the existing health infrastructure in the State by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the pandemic induced lockdowns and night curfews had a big impact in bringing down the number of mishaps on-road and the consequent fatalities in Odisha, the count of persons killed in the State in the year 2020 was hardly anything that could be termed as comfortable. Sample this. When 16 lives were […]