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Mayurbhanj residents enjoy lunch with 'daughter of soil' President Murmu

It was a dream come true for five dozen people of Odisha's tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district as they got the opportunity to have lunch with President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan

As cybercrime cases rise in Odisha, govt alerts people against cyber fraud

Worried over rise in cyber crimes in Odisha, with fraudsters impersonating senior officers online to raise funds, state govt has asked Netizens to exercise caution during all financial transactions

Odisha to set up 12 steel plants with capacity of 60 mt per annum: Minister

Three new steel facilities will be set up in Sundargarh district, two in Jajpur district, and one each in Angul, Kendrapada, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, and Jagatsinghpur districts.

Droupadi Murmu to take oath as the 15th President of India today

President-elect Droupadi Murmu, who hails from the tribal community, will take oath as the 15th President of India on Monday

Sister-in-law carries Santali saree for Droupadi Murmu's swearing-in

President-elect Droupadi Murmu may wear a traditional Santali saree when she takes the oath of office in Delhi on Monday

How turtle conservation led to protection for other species in Odisha

People in Odisha's coastal Ganjam district, home to a world-renowned community conservation effort to protect endangered Olive Ridley turtles, are extending that legacy to conserve other species

Odisha's health budget doubled in three years, says Naveen Patnaik

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Friday that the state health budget has doubled in the past three years as his govt was committed to providing universal access to quality medical services

Odisha's health Budget doubled in 3 years, gets 358 more doctors: Patnaik

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik said on Friday that the state health budget doubled in the past three years as his government was committed to provide universal access to quality medical services.

Odisha Congress notice to party MLA for voting for Droupadi Murmu

Odisha Congress served a show cause notice to MLA Mohammed Moquim on Friday for voting in favour of Droupadi Murmu in the presidential polls.

Odisha logs 1,196 new Covid-19 cases in a day; highest single-day spike

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 1,303,191 on Thursday as 1,196 more people, including 169 children, tested positive for the infection, 74 more than the previous day, a health bulletin said

Rural Odisha uses 'power of Twitter' to resolve governance issues

"Why shouldn't we try our luck with Twitter?" Tulsi Naik had thought, after having no access to ration supplies during the lockdown in 2020 despite innumerable appeals

7 dead, many infected amid Cholera outbreak in Odisha's Rayagada district

Seven people have died of cholera and about 100 others have been affected by the water-borne disease in Kashipur block in Odisha's Rayagada district, an official said on Tuesday. This was revealed by Rayagada District Collector Swadha Dev Singh based on a report of the ICMR's Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar. Though initially, we were suspecting it to be diarrhoea, later it came to the fore that people might have been infected to cholera also. They collapsed because they could not get the proper medical attention at the due time, Singh told PTI over phone. She said now the administration is focusing on early identification of cases based on the symptoms so that they can be provided medical attention immediately. Official sources said that three out of the nine samples of rectal swabs of patients in the district were found to have presence of the Vibrio cholerae bacteria. The Vibrio cholerae bacteria were found in the faeces of three patients from Dudukabahal ..

Punjab to Odisha, single-use plastic ban has little effect in towns

Small businesses say they were not consulted about the restriction and they can't refuse customers

Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta to bring into operation two coal blocks in FY23

Billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta expects to bring into operation two coal blocks in Odisha in this fiscal and is working out a plan to fast-track the operationalisation of another coal mine in the eastern state. Vedanta is focusing on the long-term security of coal especially when thermal power plants and the non-regulated sector have witnessed supply shortages in the current and the last year. "We intend to operationalise Jamkhani and Radhikapur (West) (coal blocks....," Vedanta said in its integrated report and annual accounts 2021-22. Vedanta Limited is one of the world's leading oil & gas and metals company with significant operations in oil & gas, zinc, lead, silver, copper, iron ore, steel, and aluminium & power across India, South Africa and Namibia. The company bagged the Jamkhani coal block in 2019 and the Radhikapur West coal block in 2020 in auctions. Jamkhani coal block is in proximity to the company's Jharsuguda aluminium smelter. It is one of the most ...

Water from swelling Godavari inundates villages in Odisha's districts

Parts of Malkangiri district in Odisha are reeling under floods as backwaters from river Godavari in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh inundated villages and fields

Odisha's single-day Covid-19 count breaches 1,000-mark after 5 months

Odisha recorded 1,043 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, the highest single-day tally in five months, taking the caseload to 12,97,175, the health department said in a bulletin. The state had on February 13 registered 1,148 cases. The toll mounted to 9,128 after an 82-year-old man died of the disease in Sundargarh, it said. Odisha currently has 4,825 active cases, while 12,83,169 patients have recovered from the disease so far, including 479 since Thursday, it added. Besides, 53 patients have died due to comorbidities so far. Single-day count has more than doubled since 470 cases on July 8. The positivity rate jumped to 5.59 per cent from 4.18 per cent a day ago with the new cases having been detected after testing 18,664 samples. As many as 100 children were among the new patients, the bulletin said. Khurda, where state capital Bhubaneswar is situated, reported the highest number of new cases at 335, followed by 205 in Cuttack and 106 in Sundargarh, it added.

Odisha gears up to administer Covid-19 booster with focus on colleges

Odisha is geared up to begin administering the Covid booster doses to people in the age group of 18 to 59 years and chief secretaryS C Mohapatra has asked officials to launch a drive in colleges

With 804 new cases, Odisha reports highest Covid infections in 5 months

Odisha reported 804 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest in nearly five months, the health department said. The positivity rate jumped to 4.18 per cent as the cases were detected after testing 19,218 samples. Seventy-one children were among the new patients, it said. Khurda, where the capital Bhubaneswar is located, reported the highest number of 307 cases, followed by 119 cases in Cuttack. On February 17, the state reported 886 cases. The toll remained at 9,127 as there were no new deaths. The active cases climbed to 4,262, out of which 1,694 patients are in Khurda. As many as 420 more people recovered from the virus, taking the total recoveries to 12,82,690. The state has so far reported 12,96,132 cases.

NDA's prez poll candidate Murmu arrives in Odisha to seek support

Sixty-four-year-old Murmu, a native of tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district, received a ceremonial reception at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here with BJP's woman legislator Kusum Tete

Cyclonic circulation over North Odisha; rain likely in North India: IMD

Isolated to scattered rainfall is likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal during next 5 days