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Odisha reports 263 fresh coronavirus cases, 4 fatalities

Odisha has recorded 263 new Covid-19 cases, 324 recoveries and four deaths on Monday

80% of Maoist hotbed 'Swabhiman Anchal' under police cover: Odisha DGP

Odisha Director General of Police Abhay on Sunday claimed that the state police has brought over 80 per cent area of Maoist hotbed 'Swabhiman Anchal' in Malkangiri district under police cover

Odisha reports 303 fresh coronavirus cases, 4 fatalities

As many as 303 new Covid-19 cases and 4 deaths have been reported in Odisha on Saturday, as per the State Health Department bulletin issued on Sunday

Cylone, floods, controversies: the unwanted guests in Odisha's Covid woes

Apart from the pandemic Odisha also faced the vagaries of nature, as a super cyclone and floods left a trail of destruction in the coastal state

64-year old retd Odisha banker cracks NEET, now a first-year MBBS student

A former official of SBI, he took admission at the state-run Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology in the disability reservation category on Wednesday

Odisha govt launches career portal for secondary, higher secondary students

The portal has been launched in collaboration with UNICEF

Odisha makes Covid-19 test, genome sequencing mandatory for 60 UK returnees

Odisha asked the authorities to undertake intense surveillance, contact tracing, RT-PCR test and genome sequencing of all incoming passengers from UK in past fortnight

India's largest hockey stadium planned in Rourkela, to host 2023 World Cup

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced that India's biggest hockey stadium will come up at Rourkela and the 20,000-capacity facility will host matches of FIH men's World Cup in 2023

Odisha reports 263 new coronavirus cases, four fresh fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 caseload rose to 3,27,542

Odisha CM announces India's largest hockey stadium in Rourkela

The new world-class hockey stadium in Rourkela city is set to host the 2023 FIH Men's Hockey World Cup

Returnee from Britain tests positive for coronavirus in Odisha

A 34-year-old United Kingdom returnee has tested positive for Covid-19 and hospitalised in the state capital, officials said on Wednesday

India successfully test-fires surface-to air missile off Odisha coast

India on Wednesday successfully test-fired a medium range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) from Odisha coast

Odisha reports 364 new coronavirus cases, 3 fresh fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 caseload on Wednesday mounted to 3,27,279

APMC alternative: Is Odisha model of decentralised procurement ideal?

Sanjeeb Mukherjee looks at how the Odisha model of decentralised procurement has a few key advantages, but certain challenges, too

Odisha registers 393 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking tally to 323,757

Odisha's Covid-19 caseload climbed to 323,757 after 393 people tested positive for the virus, while five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,807

Board exams to be held offline on extended schedule: Odisha minister

The 2021 board examination for Classes 10 and 12 will be held via the offline mode on an extended schedule instead of its usual dates in February and March, Odisha Mass Education Minister S R Dash said on Thursday. He said Odisha will follow the instruction issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education to conduct the board examination through the conventional written mode. Dash, however, made it clear that the tests will be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "It is not possible on the part of both Board of Secondary Education (BSE) and Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) to conduct the examination in February and March, as many students cannot access the online classes," he said. The minister said the School & Mass Education Department is considering reopening schools for students of Class 9 and onwards, and board examination can only be held after a minimum of three months of class-room teaching. "We will take a decision keeping the students' ...

JSW Steel set to acquire land for 13 mn tonne steel plant in Odisha

Domestic steel major JSW Steel is in the process of acquiring land at Jagatsinghpur in Odisha where it has proposed to set up a 13.2 MTPA greenfield steel plant, a top company official said

Odisha Assembly passes Bill to jail govt employees for going on strike

Amid strong opposition from the BJP and the Congress, the Odisha Essential Services (Maintenance) Act Amendment Bill was passed in the Assembly on Monday

Odisha Guv Ganeshi Lal's wife dies of post coronavirus complications

Sushila Devi, the First Lady of the State and wife of Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, has passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar

UP best performer in inland fisheries, Odisha is best Marine state

Uttar Pradesh was awarded as best performing state in inland fisheries sector while Odisha got the award of the best Marine state on the occasion of 'World Fisheries Day'