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Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police (CP) Thursday launched several awareness programmes on Covid-19-related issues. The CP stressed on social distancing and use of masks at public places to keep the deadly virus at bay. It conducted the trial of a drone to monitor the compliance of...

Bhubaneswar: After the lockdown period of over two months, most parts of Odisha saw Thursday the resumption of private bus services. In the last few days cabs and auto-rickshaws have been plying both here and in Bhubaneswar providing relief to the commuters. Inter-district bus operations...

New Delhi: A new wave of locust attacks has alarmed India’s farmers. Experts have also warned of extensive crop losses if authorities fail to curb fast-spreading swarms by June. The monsoon rains spur rice, cane, corn, cotton and soybean sowing. Locust menace Desert locusts have...

Mumbai: For years people have known her as the ‘Dil Chahta Hai girl’ Actor Suchitra Pillai is hoping her latest Netflix series Betaal will help newer audiences discover her work. Films Suchitra has featured in Suchitra has featured in films such as Page 3, Fashion,...

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday extended support to Odisha and West Bengal in the wake of the destruction caused by Cyclone Amphan. In a series of tweets addressed to the Chief Ministers of Odisha (Naveen Patnaik) and West Bengal (Mamata Banerjee) Kejriwal offered...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Wednesday said that more than 2 lakh people who were stranded in different parts of the country have now returned to Odisha after the partial relaxation of lockdown norms was allowed. The Information and Public Relations (I&PR) department said that 2,03,220...

Bhubaneswar: A rights activist Monday lodged a petition with the Odisha Human rights Commission (OHRC) regarding irregularities in ration card distribution. The activist sought OHRC's intervention into the allegations of irregularities in distribution of ration cards and accumulation of ghost cards in Binjharpur block of...

Cuttack: The Vigilance department officials are now probing the assets of IAS officer Bijay Ketan Upadhyay who has been charged with accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh during his tenure as the director of Horticulture department. The Vigilance department had written to the Horticulture...

London: Steve Smith’s accomplishments pale in comparison to Virat Kohli’s “unreal numbers” and the Indian captain has outstripped even the great Sachin Tendulkar with his mastery of chases, feels former England star Kevin Pietersen. Smith and Kohli are among the leading batsmen in the world...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has initiated a process by which individual judges in the High Court will monitor the justice delivery system in all 30 districts.  As per the direction of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq, individual HC judges have been given responsibilities of administrative...