Dipti Ranjan Das

Unprecedented rush seen at COVID19 vaccination centres across Odisha. With vaccination underway in the State, people in huge numbers gathered at vaccine centres to get their doses. Amid such rush, social distancing norms went for...

The last seven days were reportedly the lethal period since the pandemic outbreak in India. More than 27000 persons succumbed to Covid-19 last week and 27.4 lakh cases detected during the period. The daily cases...

As many as 10031 Covid positive cases in Odisha in the last 24 hours pushed the state’s virus tally to 544873. There was no significant change witnessed in the Covid graph as Test Positivity Rate...

Russia recently authorised the use of Sputnik Light - the single-dose version of the COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V. Developers have claimed that the revolutionary one-shot vaccine has 80% efficacy - higher than many two-shot vaccines....

Covid positive test report is no more mandatory for admission into a COVID health facility. Union Health Ministry on Saturday revised the National Policy for admission of Covid patients in hospitals.

India logged as many as 4,03,738 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overall virus tally to 2.22 crore. Daily deaths remained over 4000. It is the fifth time after May 1...

Though there is no evidence that Odisha is witnessing a downtrend, the daily Covid-19 infections posted a slight decline on Sunday. While the figures stood at 11,807 on Saturday, the single-day Covid positive cases came...

In the calmness of night, just sit down, try to pen something special for your mother. You will either spend the whole night shedding tears or end up cursing yourself for the infinite occasions...

There is community transmission in Cuttack. As COVID19 cases are increasing rapidly in the city, it is suspected that there could be community transmission. Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) nodal officer expressed such concerns amid unabated...

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday informed that the 'Oxygen Express' carrying oxygen tankers from Angul in Odisha reached Maharashtra's Nagpur. The Oxygen Express from Angul has reached Nagpur and will ensure a steady...

Amid rising cases of Covid-19 in Odisha, all doctors belonging to various cadres, dental surgeons, all PG doctors, post PG doctors, interns and all the final year students have been brought under state pool for...

A day after the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) in Odisha came up with an alternative mode of assessment for awarding marks to Class 10 students, State School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash...

India has recorded over 4 lakh new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total infections to over 2.18 crore. With 4,187 fatalities during the period, India recorded its highest one-day Covid...

Ending the anxiety among Matric students, the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha today approved the marking criteria for the exams, which have been cancelled due to the pandemic. Odisha Matric Exam Marking Criteria Released

COVID19 cases will stabilize in 5-6 days and in the next 5-6 days the curve will decline. These words of assurance were from Capital Hospital Director, Laxmidhar Sahoo.

At least 5 kg ganja was seized near Similiguda in Koraput district on Friday. The seized contraband is estimated to be worth Rs 6 lakh.

The Odisha government has asked all civic bodies in the state to make necessary provision of food for the stray animals during the lockdown period to prevent starvation.

In these times of despair, shocking reports of COVID19 stigma continue to surface. Villagers reportedly barricaded the crematorium in Jamapalli in Bhanjanagar area of Ganjam district. Such an unprecedented step was taken by the locals...

Large tracts of land are on fire along the Mahanadi River bank in Nayagarh district. As per reports, the fire broke out in the forest along the Mahanadi bank. This fire was reported from Gania...

This is a long queue for vaccination. However instead of people, Aadhaar cards have been queued up for vaccination. These pictures were seen in the Nayagarh hospital vaccination center. People could be seen coming in...