Bhubaneswar: The sporadic surge of novel coronavirus cases in Odisha during the last 4-days propelled Odisha to become country’s 16th most Covid-19 positive State from 25th slot on April 1. Between April 3 and 5,...

Bhubaneswar: The infectious novel coronavirus is seemingly galloping ahead in India. The ever-rising numbers are evident from its rapid rate of infection. When Covid-19 took 59 long days to cross the 1000 mark in the...

Bhubaneswar: At a time when doctors, nurses and paramedics have donned the wardrobes to fight with the novel coronavirus infection in Odisha, State’s 70-lakh strong women Self Help Group (SHG) members turned foot soldiers at...

Bhubaneswar: Post detection of first novel coronavirus positive in the State on March 16, the State on Tuesday recorded its first confirmed death. And the dubious distinction is shared by Bhubaneswar, Odisha’s Covid-19 epicentre. As...

Bhubaneswar: Amidst rise in count of novel coronavirus cases in Odisha, and as also the Covid-19 calls keep flooding the state government’s corona helpline (104) at the rate of 12,000 – 14,000 per day, Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: When the coastal districts in Odisha have apparently emerged as the Covid-19 hotspots in the State, around 89 per cent of novel coronavirus positives in State belong to the working age-group of 20 –...

Bhubaneswar:  Even as chief minister Naveen Patnaik has announced advance release of ration for the first quarter period of April -June to all eligible NFSA (National Food Security Act) beneficiaries in State, a whopping 66...

Bhubaneswar: Even as the Odisha government patted itself for taking many proactive measures to tackle the growing novel coronavirus pandemic in the State, a yawning gap is clearly discernible in State government’s Covid-19 information management....

Bhubaneswar: An emergency Covid-19 alert for Odisha. Novel coronavirus positive is now being detected in patients with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) in the State. A higher positivity rate here may sound the alarm bell...

Bhubaneswar: Despite Bihar reporting its first positive Covid-19 case nearly a week after Odisha, the total Covid-19 tests conducted in the State stood at nearly 1.75 times more than Odisha. In order to a give...

Bhubaneswar: When stay home, stay safe has been the mantra of Odisha government to fight Covid-19, the campaign also seemingly holds good to duck the lethal lightning strikes, especially when the lightning months have commenced...

Bhubaneswar:  At a time when the country is struggling with a COVID-19 cure rate of around 8.7 per cent, Odisha today dropped a bombshell. The State Health Department today claimed except two novel coronavirus positive...

Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha takes a meagre share of below 1 per cent in the country’s Covid-19 pie, the gender divide of novel coronavirus positives in the State presents a bit contrasting scenario vis-a-vis nationally....

Bhubaneswar: With the number of novel coronavirus cases in the country growing at the rate of 711 per day during the last week (April 5-11), the Union Health Ministry today focused on the number of...

Bhubaneswar: Not only Covid-19, mercury in Odisha has also been on surge path in April. As many as ten places, including Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, in the State have recorded 40 degree Celsius or more on...

Bhubaneswar: The frontline corona warriors in Odisha are seemingly vulnerable to Covid-19. The State government today conceded that Odisha is grappling with huge shortfall of personal protective equipments (PPE). Speaking to media, the Odisha State...

Bhubaneswar:  Amidst the growing challenge of Covid-19 count in the country, PM Narendra Modi addressed the nation for the fourth time in last 24 days. Between his first address, when Modi announced lockdown 1.0, and...

Bhubaneswar: After 21-days lockdown, the country gets nineteen more days to rein in the rising novel coronavirus graph in the country. The Covid-19 is seemingly on the surge mode. Cases of coronavirus took a long...

Bhubaneswar: The second wave has been quite cracking in Odisha, unlike the marathon steady rise in the first wave. In just 26-days, the contagious virus has accomplished over 70 per…

Bhubaneswar: When it comes to implementing the lockdown in State, the enforcement by Odisha police has been of the kind of an iron fist with a velvet glove. Despite the firmness shown by Odisha police,...