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Kuala Lumpur/Lima/Bhubaneswar: A couple from Nabarangpur, who has been stranded at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia since March 17 has urged Odisha government’s help in returning home from the foreign country. As per reports, Shankar Haldar who recently married Pallavi Mishra from Nabarangpur were on a honeymoon trip to Malaysia. Even […]

Bhubaneswar: At least 13 people have also been reported dead due to lightning and thunderstorm in different parts of the State on Thursday. Lightning claimed lives of two persons each in Sundergarh, Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district and Dhenkanal. Similar deaths were reported from Balikuda in Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Kantabanji in Bolangir, Krushnaprasad in Puri and Maidalpur […]

Bhubaneswar: The entire focus of the Odisha government is now on containing the outbreak of Coronavirus and the State Finance department on Friday urged Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ensure availability of sufficient cash in banks & ATMs In a letter to RBI’s regional director in Bhubaneswar, the State Finance Department Secretary cum-DIF, PK […]

Puri: A day after Yes Bank remitted Rs 389-crore fixed deposit account of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration in Puri, to State Bank of India, the admin today revealed that Srimandir funds will be kept in Union Bank of India (UBI). Informing the same, SJTA administrator (development) Ajay Kumar Jena said that both the Lord Jagannath […]

Bhubaneswar: In utter disregard to Odisha government’s all-out war to break the Covid-19 transmission cycle, the second Covid-19 positive case in the State has heightened the risk of spread of novel coronavirus cases. The State nodal Covid-19 cell learnt the nCoV positive patient has come in contact with as many as 46 persons. This incident […]

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Friday informed that no passenger train will be allowed to begin its journey from its originating station between 4 AM and 10 PM on March 22 (Sunday) in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for a ‘janata curfew’ amid the novel coronavirus scare. The ECoR, however, said […]

Bhubaneswar: With social distancing the top priority in the ongoing fight against Coronavirus, Odisha government on Friday ordered another phase of lockdown in the larger interest of the people in the State. As per the advisory issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, all the stand-alone restaurants, bars, coffee shops, canteens, eateries of […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to restrict unwarranted travel and foster social distancing, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday decided to enforce the odd-even rule for public transport vehicles under its jurisdiction as part of the strategy to contain the coronavirus outbreak. As per the decision, public transport vehicles like buses, taxis, auto-rickshaws having odd registration […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is not leaving any stone unturned to contain the spread of coronavirus and has now imposed temporary restrictions on a number of services apart from ordering the closure of educational and commercial establishments across the State. With ‘social distancing’ the key to fight against coronavirus, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday issued […]

Bhubaneswar/ Cuttack: Prevention is better than cure and holds the key to check the spread of coronavirus pandemic. Taking cue from this adage, Odisha government’s entire focus is now on restricting ‘unrestricted’ movement and congregation of people. Ahead of the Janata Curfew clarion by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow, several district administrations on Saturday […]

Bhubaneswar: As the Coronavirus crisis begins to deepen, Odisha bureaucrats seem to be setting an example for others to follow. A few IAS and IPS officers whose children have returned from abroad in the last few days, have shifted themselves to government guest houses to prevent themselves and consequently others from getting infected. The officers […]

Bhubaneswar: When the coronavirus count is getting bigger every day in the country, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a near lockdown for 5 districts and 8 towns till March 29. The unprecedented decision of Odisha makes it the second state after Maharashtra to take this extraordinary step to combat the growing novel coronavirus cases […]

In view of the increasing number of coronavirus patients in the country, the national transporter on Sunday announced stopping all the trains, except the goods trains, till March 31. Rajesh Dutt Bajpai, Executive Director, Ministry of Railways, in a statement said, “No train except goods train will be run up to midnight hrs of March […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government revised its order to restrict the movement of people during the temporary lockdown period which came into effect from March 22 (today) as a precautionary measure against coronavirus. As per the latest order, no private vehicles will be permitted to ply during the lockdown period in five districts and nine towns till […]

Bhubaneswar: With several States now going for temporary lockdowns to contain the spread of coronavirus, there seems to be a rush among air travellers to return to their homes. Though people across the country are supporting ‘Janta Curfew’, many passengers were left stranded at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Apart from […]