Latest Odisha Breaking News Updates

Amid despair and gloom due to Covid-19 related mortalities in the second wave of the pandemic, a 100-year-old woman in Odisha’s Nayagarh district rekindled hopes in many by emerging victorious over the disease. More

In a good news for the farmers of Delanga and Kanasa block of the district, Odisha Government has granted an amount of Rs 10.34 crore for the renovation of Luna river More

Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh, who passed away on Friday due to post-Covid complications, had a special connection with the iconic Barabati Stadium of Odisha. More

As per experts, a vaccine will be considered a marathoner protector if it is able to produce good spike protein antibodies. A spike protein antibody test can confirm whether claims made by Covisheild and Covaxin are true More

Apparently upset with his father for refusing him to give mobile phone to play online game, a 15-year-old boy allegedly killed himself at Kuruda village under Bahanaga police limit in Balasore district More

As a precautionary measure to break the Covid-19 chain, the Indian Railways has decided to restrict the train movements to Puri during the upcoming RathYatra festival. More

Following the declaration by PM Narendra Modi to supply vaccines free of cost to all the states, the State has plans to vaccinate over 2 crore people in the next 45-days More

Close to 2 lakh registered health care workers (HCWs) and Frontline Workers (FLWs) in Odisha have not taken vaccine shots against Covid-19.  More

A newborn boy allegedly sold by his father for Rs 10,000 was rescued by Commissionerate police and Childline officials in the Capital City More

Odisha Police collected fine of Rs 22,20,450, arrested 15 people and seized 424 vehicles from morning of 18 June 2021 to morning of 19 June 2021 for violation of Covid-19 guidelines. Two cases have been registered against the violators.

Keonjhar: Bodies of a couple found hanging from a tree at Matiana Sahi under Champua police station here in the district. The exact reason behind the death is unknown. The police have started a probe into the matter.

The Odisha government has constituted a technical committee comprising experts to study reports of Coronavirus infections amongst people in the State who have completed the full schedule of Covid-19 vaccination.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first meeting of the committee will be held today, informed Ajaya Kumar Parida, Director of Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The committee will also examine how many people died due to Covid-19 after completion of full schedule of vaccination in Odisha.From the existing available data, it is ascertained that the chances of hospitalisation after vaccination decreases.

 

The mortal remains of IPS Debasis Panigrahi, who succumbed to Covid19 while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kolkata, reached Cuttack. The last rites will be performed at Khannagar crematorium in Millenium City.

The Council of Higher Secondary Education on Friday released an alternative assessment criteria for the Regular and Ex-Regular examinees of Annual H.S. Examination, 2021, on the basis of suggestion of the Expert Committee after necessary approval by the Examination Committee and the Department of Mass Education. More

The Health Department of Odisha has exuded confidence to tackle any kind of eventualities in the wake of a third wave of Coronavirus outbreak in the State. More

As a big morale booster in the fight against the Covid pandemic, students of the Government ITI in Cuttack have developed a drone series named Delta-400 which they claim can go a long way in effortlessly executing a number of operations but most notably delivering vaccines in far-off inaccessible regions. More

As per the Election Atlas released by the Election Commission of India today, with a quantum leap of 29 points, the elector gender ratio in Odisha has moved up to touch 951 from 922 in 2014. Andhra Pradesh topped the chart among major states by posting a jump of 31 points More

Two main markets in the State Capital city of Odisha were on Friday shut down by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation authorities on charges of violation of Covid-19 protocols.  More