Odisha

Rayagada: Ten of 29 Kumbh Mela returnees of Padampur block in Odisha's Rayagada have tested positive for COVID-19. They had returned to the district on Sunday and were found infected...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha touched 1953 on Tuesday with five more persons succumbing to the infection in the last 24 hours. According to the Health Department sources, three...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day on Tuesday with 4,761 people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. The state had...

Sundargarh: The first tribal IAS officer from Sundargarh district, Livinus Kindo passed away at his residence in Rajgangpur town on Sunday night. He was 76 and is survived by wife,...

Angul: Amidst the surge in second wave of COVID-19 in Odisha,  Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has ramped up its testing and several measures on the steel plant complex...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday released revised guidelines to contain the fast-spreading COVID-19 variant in the state. >> Jatra/opera/open-air theatres will not be allowed in the state and the...

Sambalpur: The Vigilance sleuths on Monday raided a saw mill operating illegally at Kamli Bazar under Khetrajpur police limits in Sambalpur district on Monday. During the raid, saw mill equipment...

Bhubaneswar: The Urban Wage Employment Initiative (UWEI) will now be implemented intensively in all the 114 urban local bodies (ULBs) of the State. A total 342 dedicated professionals and domain...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the COVID-19 upsurge, the Odisha government has decided to impose weekend shutdown in all urban areas across the state from April 24. "Along with night curfew, shutdown will...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Capital on Monday recorded 40.6 degree Celsius and was among the nine centres in the state that recorded temperature of 40 degree Celsius and above on the...