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COVID19: Numbers Can Be Exponential, Resurge In Cases Abroad Cause Of Concern: Health Ministry

New Delhi: The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Sunday said that as the country is dealing with an infectious pandemic, the number of the cases may be exponential but the government is adequately prepared for management of coronavirus cases. Addressing the daily press briefing, Joint Secretary, Health, Lav Agarwal said: “This is a […]

Street-Vendors
COVID19 Lockdown: Govt To Lift 'Restrictions' On 15 Industries, Street Vendors

New Delhi: The government has decided to get the country going once again by allowing 15 various industries to commence operations and also allowing trucks, repair services, and street vendors to start work as the exit strategy from the COVID-19 lockdown starts to take shape. A number of large and small scale sectors have been […]

BBSR
Thieves Get Free Run In Bhubaneswar As Police Gets Busy In Corona Lockdown

Bhubaneswar: When all of India is under lockdown in the wake of Coronavirus outbreak, thieves dared the Commissionerate Police in Bhubaneswar by allegedly stealing valuables worth lakhs of Rupees from two households in the city early this morning. As per reports, some miscreants entered the house of one Nalinikanta Behera in Bairagi Nagar area under […]

Liquor
COVID-19 Lockdown: Liquor Shops, Warehouses To Reopen In Assam, Meghalaya From Today

Guwahati/Shillong: All liquor shops and wholesale warehouses in Assam and Meghalaya will open from today for limited hours, official orders said on Sunday. In Assam all liquor shops and wholesale warehouses will remain open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the permitted days while these will open from 9 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. from […]

Summer Heat
Weather Update: Eight Places In Odisha Record Above 40 Degree Celsius

Bhubaneswar: Amid Coronavirus lockdown in Odisha, people in the State have now begun to face the initial impact of blistering heat with as many eight places in Odisha recording temperature above 40 degree Celsius on Sunday. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Regional Met Centre, Titlagarh registered highest temperature of the day with 41 […]

Glenn-Maxwell
"IPL can survive without crowds, not T20 World Cup"

Melbourne: Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell feels a rescheduled Indian Premier League (IPL) can be conducted behind closed doors but it won’t be easy to have a T20 World Cup without fans. “… it’s going to be hard for us to have crowds. I think if IPL goes ahead they can probably survive without any crowds, […]

COVID-19
One More COVID-19 Patient In Odisha Recovers, Tests Negative

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health and Family Welfare department on Sunday informed that one more COVID-19 patient has recovered from the contagious disease. As on 12th April, 13 COVID patients in the State have been cured. As per the Health Department, one of the two COVID-19 cases from Kalahandi district has recovered and tested negative for coronavirus. […]

Ola
COVID-19 Lockdown: Ola Begins Emergency Services In Bhubaneswar, Cuttack

Bhubaneswar: Indian ridesharing company Ola Cabs started its emergency mobility services to and from hospitals in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack after getting necessary permission from Odisha Transport Department on Sunday. According to an order issued by the Transport Commissioner, Ola will provide 100 cabs in the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar for emergency mobility services […]

Punjab Police officer's severed hand re-implanted
Punjab cop's hand successfully re-implanted after being chopped off in attack by Nihang Sikhs

Chandigarh: After nearly eight hours of surgery, a team of doctors at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh on Sunday successfully re-implanted the left hand of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Punjab Police that was chopped off in a clash by Nihang Sikhs in Patiala. The 50-year-old patient had an […]

Humanity conquers! Odisha IPS ‘trained’ 20 litres camel milk for Mumbai autistic kid
Humanity conquers! Odisha IPS ‘trained’ 20 litres camel milk for Mumbai autistic kid

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the entire world to its knees disrupting life of billions across the globe, it might have socially distanced people but in true sense, it has brought humanity together in an extraordinary manner. In India where the pandemic has locked in millions inside their homes, responsibility […]

President Kovind, PM Modi & other leaders greet on Odia New Year
President Kovind, PM Modi greet people of Odisha on Odia New Year

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other leaders on Monday greeted people of Odisha on the occasion of Odia New Year and Maha Vishuba Pana Sankranti. Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister wrote in both Odia and English languages. “Happy #OdiaNewYear and Maha Bishuba Pana Sankranti. May the coming […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 308 in Inida, positive cases at 9,152
COVID-19 death toll rises to 308 in India, positive cases at 9,152

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 308 on Monday after 35 new fatalities were reported, while the number of cases climbed to 9,152, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active coronavirus cases stood at 7,987, as many as 856 people have been cured and discharged, […]

Army Veteran KP Dhalasamant Passes Away At The Age Of 70
Army Veteran KP Dhalasamant Passes Away At The Age Of 70

New Delhi: A 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War veteran and illustrious Indian Army officer, Lieutenant General K.P Dhalasamant passed away at the age of 70 on Monday at a private hospital in the national capital. As per reports, Dhalasamant was reportedly battling cancer for the past one month before breathing his last today. Inducted into the […]

COVID-19 outbreak: CEC, ECs opt for voluntary 30% cut in basic salaries
COVID-19 outbreak: CEC, ECs opt for voluntary 30% cut in basic salaries

New Delhi: The three-member Election Commission of India on Monday announced to take a voluntary 30 per cent cut in their basic salaries for one year from April 1, 2020, with a view to reduce the burden on the exchequer amid the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora and two Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa […]

Pradeep
COVID-19 Lockdown Extension In Odisha: What Will Remain Open & What Not After April 14

Bhubaneswar: To ensure strict social distancing and isolation to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Odisha has extended the lockdown in the entire State until midnight of April 30, 2020. However, keeping in view critical livelihoods issues, Odisha government has decided to also extend the umbrella of exceptions and come out with […]

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