News from Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar is the capital of Odisha .It is the biggest city and the main power corridor of Odisha. The city is famous for its ancient rich heritage especially its historic monumental temples. It is popularly known as the temple city. Because many temples built from sandstone are dotted around Bindu Sagar Lake in the old city, including the 11th-century Hindu Lingaraja Temple.

Odisha Govt Forms Committee To Suggest Covid Preparedness For Children
Odisha Govt Forms Committee To Suggest Covid Preparedness For Children 

The committee will suggest the preparedness including augmentation of infrastructure, training of HR and formulate SOP for management of COVID-19 in paediatrics population and submit the report to the Government.

New Covid Mutant Strains More Life Threatening In Odisha: Health Experts
New Covid Mutant Strains More Life Threatening In Odisha: Health Experts

The virus is not only spreading rapidly during the second wave, but the mortality rate has also increased due to the new mutant strains, health experts observed.

Father Sells Baby For Rs 50000 In Odisha, Buyer Arrested
Father Sells Baby For Rs 50000 In Odisha, Buyer Arrested

One Tapan Palei had sold the baby to Jena last year. Acting on a tip off, police conducted a raid in Nayagarh and rescued the baby.

Covid Positive Prisoner From Jharpada Jail Dies
Covid Positive Undertrial Prisoner From Jharpada Jail Dies

An undertrial prisoner lodged at Jharpada jail succumbed to Covid-19 while undergoing treatment in Cuttack, DIGP, Prisons Subhakanta Mishra informed OTV on Sunday. 

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COVID-19 Resurgence: BJP Blasts Odisha Govt Over Non-Functional Of TMCs

Alleging gross mismanagement in tackling Covid-19 situation in the State, the Odisha BJP on Sunday hit out at the BJD-led government over non-functional of Temporary Medical Centres (TMCs) across the State unlike previous year.

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Covid-19:  Positivity Rate May Dip From Next Week In Odisha, Says Health Expert Niroj Mishra

The Covid-19 graph in Odisha is plateauing even as cases are hovering between 10,000 and 12,000 every day.

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BMC Mulls Hotel-Hospital Tie Up For Covid Patients 

Anticipating shortage of beds at hospitals for Covid-19 patients in the Capital city in the wake of the exponential rise in daily positive cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with a novel idea to ensure adequate number of beds for the patients.

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Covid-19: Odisha’s Active Cases Remain Above 1 Lakh As State Logs 11,732 New Infections With 19 More Deaths

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's active Covid cases continue to remain above 1 lakh due a steady surge in fresh infections despite a healthy recovery rate. 

Black Marketing Of Medical Oxygen Rampant, Ambulance Fares See 3-Fold Rise In Bhubaneswar
Black Marketing Of Medical Oxygen Rampant, Ambulance Fares See 3-Fold Rise In Bhubaneswar

Chemist shops owners in Bhubaneswar have also admitted to the reports of black marketing of essentials for treatment of Covid-19 and demanded stern action against the hoarders.

Covid Surge: Odisha Constitutes High-Level Committee To Combat Pandemic
Covid Surge: Odisha Constitutes High-Level Committee To Combat Pandemic

The advisory committee will be responsible for suggesting measures to the State government in the fight against the virus, vaccination and handle the possible third wave of the pandemic

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Politics In Odisha Heats Up Over KALIA, PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Schemes

BJP alleged that many farmers in the State are being deprived of the advantages of the centrally-sponsored scheme as the Odisha government is not providing the list of beneficiaries to the Union government.

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Odisha Govt Constitutes 4 Teams To Inspect ICUs At Covid Hospitals In Twin City

With Odisha slowly running out of its critical healthcare resources for the treatment of patients as Covid cases continue to rise, the State Government on Saturday constituted 4 special teams for thorough verification of ICU wards in the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, two of the highest Covid hit regions

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Cyclone Tauktae: 5 NDRF Teams From Odisha Leave For Gujarat For Rescue Operations

As many as five NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) teams from Odisha have left for Gujarat to join the post-cyclone rescue and relief operation as the cyclone ‘Tauktae’ which is strengthening its base further over Arabian Sea is very likely to hit Gujarat coast in the form of very severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday.

Massive Irregularities In 108 Ambulance Service Alleged Under Odisha Govts Nose
Bhubaneswar: Ambulances Get GPS Tracking For Quick Transfer Of Covid Patients

Putting technology to use for better COVID management and quick transfer of patients to the Dedicated COVID Hospitals (DCH) and COVID Care Centres (CCC), the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started GPS tracking of ambulances.

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Odisha’s Covid Tally Crosses 6 Lakh Grim Milestone With 11k Plus Fresh Cases, 21 Deaths

Odisha on Saturday witnessed a concerning figure in the single-day covid cases with 11, 805 more people testing positive for the contagious disease in last 24 hours taking the cumulative virus infection count to 6,00,492.

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