Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Even though the COVID-19 virus has been spreading its tentacles in various parts of Odisha, there are seven districts in which the COVID-19 cases have not even touched 500-mark....

Bhubaneswar: An Odia couple from tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district, Niranjan Behera and Geeta Behera, claimed that their infant son — who was in urgent need of medical attention — died as...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday informed about 1236 more COVID-19 patients recovering from the infection, taking the total to 33021. The highest of 461 recoveries were reported from Khurda,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to increase its testing capacity to 30,000 a day by next week. The capacity of RT-PCR tests is likely to go up to 10,000...

Puri: In what will be music to vehicle owners, the Orissa High Court recently observed that seized vehicles should not be kept in police stations for a long period. The...

A pilot project of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia, co-founded by Nobel Laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, is likely to kick off soon in...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday appointed female leaders as district in-charge of the State Women Committee to monitor organizational work in the districts....

Bhubaneswar: Seven eminent artists of Odisha have been conferred with the prestigious Dharmapada Samman. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Culture Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi handed over the award to...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday asked the state government to decide on reopening of religious institutions outside the containment zones in accordance with the directive of the Supreme...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department on Monday announced the date for the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET) in the state-run universities/colleges offering post-graduate diploma courses. The Common Application Form...