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Bhubaneswar: Even as quiet, not restiveness, rules the air on Sunday in Odisha, when the double play of Janta curfew and lockdown have been put in to lock in the local transmission of novel coronavirus, the Covid-19 numbers in Odisha are seemingly not that quiet today. Though the State has till date reported only 2 […]

Bhubaneswar: In tandem with the Indian Railways decision to cancel all train services, barring the freight carrying ones, till March 31, Odisha government on Sunday announced cancellation of inter-state bus services till further orders. Informing this important policy decision in his regular press briefing, the state government’s chief Covid-19 spokesperson, Subroto Bagchi, said, “Odisha government […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) in Odisha has announced to close down all its collection counters in districts of Khurda, Kendrapara, Angul & Puri Municipality areas from Mar 23 to 29 as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 outbreak. It has urged all its consumers to use the online payment facility instead of […]

Berhampur: Amid coronavirus outbreak, the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Berhampur and Industrial Training Institute (ITI) here have jointly produced hand sanitisers for distribution to Odisha government employees who are on duty during this crisis. Applauding the efforts, Odisha Skill Development Authority said, “Whenever a disaster has struck us, our Skilled In […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The cases seem to be rising rapidly. While Monday morning, the total number of active coronavirus positive cases in India was 359, including the foreign nationals, as day progressed the Union Health Ministry said the total positive cases has reached 415, after 19 fresh cases were reported. According to data available on Health […]

Bhubaneswar: With a clear objective to prevent the novel coronavirus from growing into an epidemic in Odisha, the State government on Monday decided to impose lockdown in 9 more districts taking the total to 14. In order to make the lockdown really meaningful, the State government today took many major decisions. The inter-state bus movements […]

Bhubaneswar: Stepping up the measures to fight coronavirus pandemic, the Odisha government on Monday suspended all intra-state bus services (both inter region and intra region) with effect from tomorrow. The intra-state bus services will remain suspended until further orders, the State Transport Authority (STA) informed a day after the State government suspended all interstate bus services […]

Odisha to enforce lockdown in all its 30 districts from midnight. SAARC nations stand in solidarity as PM expresses gratitude for contribution to COVID-19 emergency fund. Government of India says Corporates can spend social funds on measures to battle coronavirus. Bhubaneswar: With a lockdown in force and government gearing up its machinery to combat the […]

Bhubaneswar: All 30 districts of Odisha will be placed under complete lockdown from midnight today in view of the outbreak of novel-Coronavirus disease in India and abroad. Addressing an urgent presser here, Odisha government’s COVID-19 Spokesman Subroto Bagchi informed that the remaining 16 districts of the State will also go under lockdown till midnight of […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after declaring its Covid-19 plan, the State government on Tuesday brought the whole of the State under lockdown.  The speed of bringing the whole state under lockdown was quite swift –  within 72 hours of phase -1 lockdown. What next? The way the State government has been announcing a series of interventions […]

Bhubaneswar: Stepping up its shutdown measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus, Odisha government has ordered for a complete lockdown in the State. As a precautionary measure, the State government has also extended the closure of Anganwadi centres till April 30. Earlier the government had closed the centres till March 31. In a letter […]

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced the extension of the deadline for filing income tax returns and Goods and Services Tax- GST returns till June 30. Furthermore, the government has reduced charges for digital trade transactions and ATM cash withdrawals to promote online financial transactions at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today presented a realistic scenario of the Covid-19 in the State. The numbers suggest as many as 100 individuals with some Covid-19 symptoms have been identified in Odisha while the hospital isolation cases have posted a spike to touch 45 on Tuesday. In his regular briefing on Covid-19 today, Subroto Bagchi, Covid-19 […]

Bhubaneswar: These are testing times for the people across India as they are set for a 21-day lockdown clamped by the Centre for effective tackling of the Coronavirus pandemic. In Odisha, CM Naveen Patnaik-led government has already initiated lot of proactive shutdowns to contain the spread of COVID 19. From Janta curfew to a complete […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health & Family Welfare Department on Wednesday issued a notification inviting applications from qualified specialists, MBBS doctors, staff nurses & paramedics to serve people in various State-run hospitals on short-term contract basis for period of 3 months to meet any exigencies arising out of Coronavirus outbreak. In the advertisement, the department offered the […]