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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department has directed colleges and universities across the State to start classes for UG first-year students in online mode from March 1. As Covid-19 situation has not come under total control, it may not be now possible to commence physical classes for UG 1st Year students who have taken admission […]

Baripada: The Baripada Town Police in swift action rescued a four-day old girl within hours after she was allegedly stolen from PRM Medical College & Hospital in the town. Police have also arrested two women on charges of abducting the newborn baby. Police said one of them belongs to Sahadevkhunta area in Balasore district while […]

Baripada: A team of forest officials seized eight ivories weighing around 45 kg and arrested two poachers from Angarapada village under Udala forest range here in Mayurbhanj district. The team conducted raids at the village in the guise of customers and nabbed Paghuram Hansda and Ramachandra Hansda allegedly involved in several elephant poaching cases. “We […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension flared up at Congress Bhawan on Thursday following a clash between two groups of party workers in presence of senior leaders including Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Niranjan Patnaik. The fracas broke out ahead of the party’s general council meeting after one group accused the members of another camp of siding with ruling […]

Cuttack: A girl pursuing Plus II courses in a city college was rescued in a critical condition from her rented accommodation which was allegedly set on fire by some unknown attackers on Thursday. As per preliminary reports, the injured girl was found with her hands and legs tied up when she was rescued in a […]

Bhubaneswar: The Capital City of Odisha on Thursday hit a grim milestone of being the hottest town in the country after it recorded 39.4 degree Celsius. According to India Meteorological Department, Bhubaneswar recorded a departure in maximum temperature of 6 degrees above the normal. In Odisha, apart from Bhubaneswar, as many as 15 stations recorded […]

Bhubaneswar/Surat: A youth, who would fly to multiple destinations in Surat from his native Ganjam district in Odisha to commit thefts, has been arrested by the Surat City Crime Branch. The accused has been identified as Dandapani Bisoi. However, he used to introduce himself as Lala alias Nelu alias Gurkha to conceal his original identity. […]

Baripada: In view of a fresh spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in some states, Mayurbhanj district administration on Thursday issued special guidelines in the town to ensure strict implementation of Corona virus safety protocols. According to reports, district and police authorities have been advised to check and ensure strict observance of Covid-19 safety […]

Sonepur: A 35-year-old contractor allegedly attempted to end his life by setting himself on fire inside the Binika police station on Friday. Sources said the attempt on life by the contractor was over alleged non-payment of dues towards a road construction work which he undertook around 10 years ago at Jharbahali village under Ulunda block […]

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 graph in Odisha on Friday registered a steep rise following detection of 94 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours. On February 21, the State had reported 58 new COVID-19 cases while the daily case load jumped to 68 on February 22. As many as 89 new cases were […]

Bhubaneswar: For the Capital city of Odisha, there seem no days of respite from the hotter climes for at least 13 more days. The mercury is even predicted to touch the 40 degrees Celsius mark in March first week. But the saving grace for the smart city denizens is the climes, despite hotter, are less […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has busted a major recruitment racket being run by a couple in Dhauli area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. Saroj Kumar Jena (29) and his wife Rashmilata Mohanty duped several gullible youths of lakhs of rupees by promising them jobs in police, railway and other departments. While Jena was arrested today, […]

Koraput: The Odisha government seems to have woken up from its slumber after the conduct of panchayat poll in Kotia by Andhra Pradesh as it has now deputed health teams to the disputed region. Three mobile health teams comprising doctors, health workers and pharmacists are reportedly visiting different villages of Kotia and carrying out health […]

Sambalpur: Even as Odisha stepped up measures to prevent a possible second wave of coronavirus outbreak, as many as 25 students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) at Burla have tested positive for COVID-19, official sources said on Saturday. While 24 students had tested positive for the virus on Friday, one student tested […]

Puri: After targeting the Odisha government on NMA bylaws, Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi on Saturday termed bulldozing of some age-old mutts around the Puri Jagannath temple as illegal and sought clarification from the State government. Speaking on the sideline of a free eye treatment camp organised by ‘Centre for Action in Puri’, Sarangi expressed disappointment […]