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A nurse administers the COVID-19 vaccine to the frontline workers after the virtual launch of the COVID-19 vaccination. (Photo: PTI)

Odisha relaxes COVID-19 lockdown guidelines; night curfew to continue

The guidelines came into effect from 6 am of August 1 and will remain in force till 6 am of September 1
01 Aug 2021 8:49 AM
Opposing the decision of the Odisha government to relocate the war-horse replica from Master Canteen Square to Raj Bhawan Square, Opposition BJP and Congress had staged demonstrations near the iconic sculpture. — PTI

Odisha decides not to shift Konark horse

Last month, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) had proposed relocation of the statue which symbolises the might of Kalinga dynasty
28 Jul 2021 8:29 AM
Odisha CM inauguration ‘Drink from Tap’ water initiative in Odisha’s pilgrim city Puri. (DC Photo)

Puri becomes India’s first city to have ‘drink-from tap’ water facility

The initiative was initially started at Salia Sahi in Bhubaneswar and later in Puri to provide safe and purified tap water
27 Jul 2021 12:51 AM
Significantly, this massive blow to job creation has come at a time when during the first quarter of the year that ended in April 2021 the number of unemployed in the state had increased by nearly 1.24 lakh vis-a-vis the previous quarter of September-December 2020. — AP

Odisha: 7 lakh lost jobs since lockdown imposed on May 5

As per CMIE latest data, the unemployment rate in Odisha was around 2% in April, but by May-end it shot up to 7%
06 Jun 2021 3:17 AM
A woman wades through a water-logged road in a village after landfall of cyclone Yaas, in South 24 Paragnas. (Photo: PTI)

Cyclone Yaas caused infrastructure damage of Rs 610 crore in Odisha

The Chief Minister directed the officials to ensure the documentation of the pre-cyclone preparedness and other subsequent restoration work
03 Jun 2021 2:28 PM
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 16, the CM asked the Centre to make Covid-19 vaccines available in the open market for citizens willing to buy them. — By arrangement

Naveen Patnaik writes to CMs seeking consensus on centralised procurement of vaccines

The CM also stressed execution of vaccination has to be decentralised and states allowed the flexibility to determine their own mechanisms
03 Jun 2021 12:56 AM
The panchayati raj and water resources department has been asked to make necessary preparations to ensure an unhindered drinking water supply and plan to pre-position water tankers wherever necessary to help people during the aftermath of the cyclone. — Representational image/PTI

Odisha government braces for Cyclone Yaas

The State special relief commissioner informed that the exact track and intensity of the cyclone was not yet clear
21 May 2021 12:03 AM
Odisha School Team Selected For NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

Odisha School Team Selected For NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

NaPSAT is a team of space enthusiasts who are engaged in projects including design of space systems, rovers, rockets etc
12 Nov 2020 4:03 PM
Birju Kulu

Odisha man to reunite with family after 20 years in Pakistan jail

Birju Kulu, 45, was put behind the bars in Pakistan on the suspicion of working as an agent of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
02 Nov 2020 8:19 PM
Odisha education minister Sameer Ranjan Dash on Friday said no decision had been taken over reopening of the schools after the Diwali holiday. (Representative Image) (PTI)

Schools in Odisha may not reopen anytime soon

The minister clarified that the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) is seized with the matter and it would take the appropriate decision soon.
30 Oct 2020 7:12 PM
Former Union coal minister Dilip Ray

CBI special court sentences ex-coal minister Dilip Ray to jail

Special judge (CBI) Bharat Parashar had held Mr Ray guilty of cheating, criminal conspiracy and breach of trust.
27 Oct 2020 2:26 PM
Representational image.

Odisha: Son slits father's throat after argument over money

On receiving information, police registered a case and managed to apprehend the accused.
11 Oct 2020 3:23 AM
Ravaged filling station near Raj Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.

Odisha petrol pump explosion: One succumbs to injury

Police to send mutilated human organs recovered from blast site for DNA test
09 Oct 2020 10:53 AM
Fishing Cat. (By arrangement)

Rare, endangered Fishing Cat sighted in Chilika

Fishing Cat is the only wild cat species in India that is a wetland specialist
09 Oct 2020 10:40 AM
A global study revealed that Indian gamers are spending nearly seven hours each week playing online games. (Photo: Pixabay)

Odisha boy hangs self after parents impose curbs on online games

The boy had spent Rs 91,000 from his father's bank account for playing the game
04 Oct 2020 11:53 AM
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik (PTI)

Odisha CMO pulls out WHO report on COVID-19 situation to fight Opposition

The WHO report said the Odisha government effectively managed the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
02 Oct 2020 12:28 PM
Vehicular movement on the busy stretch was also disrupted for a while due to the nuisance. — DC photo

'Mentally sick’ youth holds mother to ransom in front of Odisha Assembly

He grabbed his mother Jharana Pal’s neck declaring he would kill her if actions were not taken against "corrupt" ministers
01 Oct 2020 10:56 PM
Representational image.

Two security personnel killed in gunfight with Maoists in Odisha's Kalahandi

The two personnel belonged to the Odisha Police's Special Operation Group (SOG)
10 Sep 2020 4:57 PM
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully demonstrated the hypersonic air-breathing scramjet technology with the flight test of Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HSTDV) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Launch Complex in Odisha. — PTI photo

India successfully tests hypersonic vehicle developed by DRDO

In what will give India a technology edge the scramjet demonstrator vehicle travelled 6 times the speed of the sound
07 Sep 2020 10:18 PM
MP Anubhav Mohanty with Wife Barsha Priyadarshini. (Photo-Twitter)

BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty slapped with domestic violence case by actress wife Barsha

Levelling another serious allegation, she said Anubhav has extramarital affairs with multiple women from the Ollywood
06 Sep 2020 12:57 PM

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Nation Gallery

A healthcare worker Nazir Ahmed carries vaccines and looks out from a hillock for Kashmiri shepherds to vaccinate them in Tosamaidan, southwest of Srinagar. The challenge for health workers travelling to to long distances for vaccinating mostly shepherds and nomadic herders in the remote meadows of the Himalayan region has not been the treacherous terrain but to persuade women to get COVID-19 vaccines. (AP Photo)

In Pictures | Health workers vaccinate Kashmir nomads
The Sanghameswara temple at the confluence of seven rivers in Kurnool district is becoming visible as the water in the Krishna river and Srisailam dam recedes. - By arrangement

In Pictures | Kurnool's Sanghameswara temple resurfaces as water recedes
Hyderabad has witnessed its worst October rainfall in the last 100 years. (P Surendra)

In Pictures | Flood fury in Hyderabad
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi with message

In pictures: Ganesh Chaturthi in the times of COVID-19 pandemic
'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' was the centrepiece of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address.

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The situation in flood-affected Mumbai improved on Friday as the rain intensity reduced, with water receding in some flooded areas of the city.

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