Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Governor Ganeshi Lal on Monday appointed Prof Umaballava Mohapatra as Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Rajendra University, Balangir. Similarly, Prof Sanjay Kumar Satpathy will take charge as VC of Kalahandi University,...

Pipili: Central and state police forces were vdeployed in Pipili on Monday ahead of the bypoll in the Assembly constituency on April 17. Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay told...

Nayagarh: Police are on the hunt for some youths, who allegedly ransacked the railway station in Nayagarh town and thrashed a senior official and two staff late on Sunday night....

Bhubaneswar: Two more lives were lost to COVID-19 as Odisha saw the biggest spike of 1741 cases on Monday. According to the Health & Family Welfare Department, the fresh fatalities...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will receive another 2.71 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday evening, informed Health & Family Welfare Director Bijay Panigrahi. The state had received 2.5 lakh doses of...

Balasore: The Balasore administration on Monday declared a colony of Emami Paper Mills Ltd in the district as a micro-containment zone after 101 employees tested positive for COVID-19. Chief District...

Sundargarh: Given the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in Sundargarh district, the administration has requested people not to visit government offices, including sub-registrar, tehsil and block offices, unless there is...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will implement some new measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 during the matric exams, which are less than a month away. The annual exams will...

Bhubaneswar: Noted academic of Odisha Prof (Dr)  Jitendra Narayan Patnaik has succumbed to COVID-19. He was undergoing treatment in a private hospital for the past few days and breathed his...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will chair a meeting of the Odisha Cabinet on Monday via video conferencing. Over 11 important proposals are likely to get the cabinet nod. The...