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Odisha Cricket Association Election
Sanjay Behera Elected Odisha Cricket Association Secretary

Cuttack: The battle for control over Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) concluded with Sanjay Behera being elected secretary of the association in the election of the office bearers held today. Sanjay Behera, son of former OCA secretary Ashirbad Behera, got 45 votes out 75 while his nearest rival Naba Patnaik could poll only 25 votes. A […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
Separated Conjoined Twins
One of Separated Odisha Conjoined Twins, Kalia Put On Ventilator Support

Cuttack: The condition of Kalia, one of the separated conjoined twins, is critical and he has been put on ventilator support at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. SCB officials informed that Kalia’s condition deteriorated yesterday and was immediately provided with necessary oxygen support. “After conducting necessary tests, we found that Kalia is suffering […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
PM-KISAN
Centre Comes Up With New Mechanism To Extend Benefits Under PM-Kisan in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: After not getting the desired support from Odisha and West Bengal, the Centre has now come up with a new mechanism to extend benefits of its ambitious Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) yojana to the intended beneficiaries. The Centre has recently opened the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi portal where the farmers can […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Weather Alert: Thunderstorm and Lightning warning issued for Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre. Bhubaneswar today issued thunderstorm and lightning alert and heavy rainfall warning for several districts in the State. As per the latest weather bulletin, thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur in the districts of Kalahandi, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Cuttack, Sundergarh, Mayurbhanj and Boudh. Besides, heavy rainfall is likely to lash […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
New Bank Timing
Banks To Operate From 10AM To 4PM: SLBC Meeting In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In what could possible benefit the customers during the festive season, a high-level bankers panel has approved uniform business hours for all the public sector banks. As per the revised directive, all the banks will have common business hours from 10 AM to 4 PM. The revised bank timings will come to effect from […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Single-use plastic ban: Reality check on awareness in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: With the ban on single-use plastics coming into force in Odisha from today on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, OTV went on the ground to get a grasp of reality and understand whether the ban is being strictly implemented and gauge the awareness levels among people. The reality check revealed that people are not […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Sonia Gandhi, Naveen Patnaik, JP Nadda To Campaign In Bijepur Bypoll

Bhubaneswar: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, BJD president Naveen Patnaik, BJP working president JP Nadda and Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan will campaign for their party candidates in the Bijepur Assembly by-election. The BJD, Congress and BJP submitted names of 40-star campaigners of their parties at the office of the […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Avail Loans In The Blink Of An Eye: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Bhubaneswar: In just 30 seconds, Self Help Groups (SHGs) can avail loans up to Rs 50,000 while bank customers can get loans amounting to Rs 1 crore within 59 minutes, announced Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today at the launch of mega customer outreach initiative, ‘Grahak Mela Camp’ in Bhubaneswar by various nationalised banks. The initiative […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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6 Get Life Term For Killing People On Suspicion Of Practising Witchcraft In Odisha

Keonjhar: A court here on Thursday sentenced six men to life imprisonment for killing six members of a family four years ago on the suspicion of practising witchcraft. Champua Additional District and Sessions judge Dolagobinda Barik also sentenced a woman to rigorous imprisonment for three years in the same case and acquitted two due to […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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Opposition Questions Make In Odisha Conclave 3.0

Bhubaneswar: The countdown for the third edition of the Make in Odisha Conclave scheduled to be held in November-December 2020 began after the Odisha government on Saturday formally kicked off its preparations by inaugurating and laying foundation stones of as many as 22 projects worth around Rs 8,938 crore. With the projects, Odisha government is […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Three Killed As Tourist Vehicle Rams Into Truck In Odisha

Balasore: At least three persons were killed and 10 others sustained critical injuries after a tourist vehicle they were travelling in rammed into a truck near Shergarh petrol pump in Balasore district in the wee hours on Sunday. According to reports, nearly 25 people from Balisahi area in Puri had booked a light commercial vehicle […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Nandankanan Loses 21-Year-Old Lion 'Pichhan’

Bhubaneswar: An old age lion named ‘Pichhan’ passed away today at the Nandankana Zoological Park in the outskirts of the capital city. Zoo authorities said the big cat died of old age complicacies. Pichhan was brought from Sakkarbaug Zoo in Gujarat on March 23, 2013 to renew the declining population of the lions at the […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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Digital Payment Users Duped By Fraudsters In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: With most financial transactions getting digitized nowadays, as the number of users of Unified Payment Interface (UPI)-based applications like Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm continue to spike so is the cases of fraudulence in cyberspace. If users are not cautious enough, cyber hackers may not hesitate to clean all cash from their bank accounts […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Coronavirus live updates
Coronavirus Live Updates: COVID-19 Cases Rise In Odisha, Testing Begins At 2 More Centres

Following the rise in coronavirus cases in Odisha, the State Health Department today informed that COVID-19 testing has begun at the Ispat General Hospital, Rourkela and the Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar.

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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Odisha's Bhubaneswar Strategy: Govt Seeks Cooperation For 5000 COVID-19 Tests In 7 Days

Bhubaneswar: As Khurda district has emerged as a potential hotspot for COVID-19, the planning too seems to have gotten bigger as Odisha government has now decided to ramp up the sample testing in the capital city Bhubaneswar where maximum cases have been reported. Addressing a presser today, State Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy said with 46 […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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