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Covid-19 risk heightens in Odisha, 112 contacts traced to P3

Bhubaneswar: Will the local transmission of novel coronavirus transmission become a reality in Odisha? The answer seems to be in affirmative as the P-3 (Covid-19 Positive number 3) at a viral shedding state had come in contact with a high of 112 persons in the State. Post contact tracing, eleven samples sent for testing. The […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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Odisha Lockdown: Free Cooked Food For Poor, Rs 3000 Assistance For Street Vendors

Bhubaneswar: In yet another relief measure for the weaker sections of the society, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced financial assistance of Rs 3000 each to street vendors across 114 urban local bodies (ULBs) to deal with the Covid-19 lockdown. Patnaik said that this will benefit around 65,000 registered street vendors of the 114 municipalities […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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Coronavirus Outbreak: OSMA Seeks Withdrawal Of Odisha Doctor's Suspension Order

Bhubaneswar: Amid the coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent 21-day lockdown in the country, Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA) on Saturday appealed the State government to withdraw suspension order of Lalit Mohan Behera, a doctor of the State Assembly dispensary who was suspended after detection of third positive case in the State. In a letter to […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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COVID19: Odisha to use school, hostel buildings as temporary shelters for migrant workers

Bhubaneswar: Taking cognizance of the thousands of migrant labourers returning home following the nationwide lockdown due to rise in COVID-19 cases, Odisha government has decided to keep them at isolated places in the State to avoid spread of coronavirus. Migrant labourers, who are reaching their villages and hometowns from inside and outside of Odisha on […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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Odisha Plans To Train MBBS Students For Fight Against Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Considering the dearth of doctors in the State, Odisha government has decided to provide extensive training to MBBS students so that they can be deployed in case of any emergency situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak. As the treatment and management of COVID-19 cases require extreme caution and professionalism, the State government is […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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Coronavirus Lockdown: ECoR to run parcel trains for transporting essential commodities

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of novel coronavirus in the country, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has offered to run parcel trains for the transportation of essential commodities. Transportation of essential items (medical supplies, medical equipment, food items etc) is going to be very important during the lockdown period in […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
COVID Upsurge: 7-Day Home Isolation Mandatory In Odisha For Returnees From These States
COVID-19: Over 2800 Foreign Returnees Yet To Be Traced In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: As many as 2,856 persons who have returned to Odisha from abroad during the last 14 days could not be contacted so far, the State health department informed on Sunday. “The updated data that has been received indicates that 2,856 persons who have returned from abroad during the last 14 days could not be […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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Odisha Covid-19 fight: High on measures, low in surveillance?

Bhubaneswar: Undoubtedly, Odisha government has taken many pro-active and significant interventions to take on the raging novel coronovirus by its ‘protein spikes’.  However, chinks in the Covid-19 surveillance apparatus are clearly discernible in Odisha. When the State government has been regularly dishing out the total number of registrations made in the newly launched Covid-19 portal […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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COVID-19: Odisha CM Urges PM Modi To Grant Rs 380 Crore Unemployment Grant For MGNREGA Workers

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sanction an amount of Rs 380.39 crore as unemployment allowance to 36,10,797 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) workers of the State who have lost their livelihood during the ongoing lockdown period due to Covid-19. “While we are taking […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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Newborn 'Stolen' From Odisha Hospital Rescued, Couple Arrested From Andhra Pradesh

Gajapati: More than a week after a newborn boy was allegedly stolen from the district headquarters hospital (DHH) here, Paralakhemundi Police rescued the infant and arrested a couple from Andhra Pradesh in connection with the case. The accused couple has been arrested from Bathili area in Andhra Pradesh and the newborn has been rescued, informed […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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58 Persons Returned From Vrindavan Placed Under Quarantine In Odisha

Rourkela: Complying with the strict enforcement of regulations to stop the spread of Coronavirus, the district administration in Rourkela on Monday placed as many as 58 persons under quarantine. As per reports, all the passengers including the driver and helper of a bus returned from Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh underwent health check-up at the Rourkela […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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'Odisha govt on toes for migrant workers, zero tolerance for lockdown violators'

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today claimed to have initiated all necessary measures to mitigate the unintended impact of Covid-19 lockdown on over 1.2 lakh migrant workers from Odisha stranded in as many as 5-states. Informing about the State’s response to the emerging grave crisis of migrant workers stuck outside Odisha, Subroto Bagchi, State government’s Covid-19 spokesperson, […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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Coronavirus Lockdown: Traders Charging Higher Prices For Essential Commodities, Admits Odisha Minister

Bhubaneswar: Traders are selling essential commodities at exorbitant prices during the Coronavirus lockdown period in Odisha, admitted State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister, Ranendra Pratap Swain on Monday. Swain said that there are reports of traders charging more for several commodities and we appeal them to refrain from doing so. “We are not going […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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COVID-19 Outbreak: Fake Handwash & Sanitizer Manufacturing Unit Busted In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: A joint team of Directorate of Drugs Controller and Special Task Force of Commissionerate Police busted a fake handwash and sanitizer manufacturing unit in Jharpara area of the capital city here on Monday. Also Read: Fake Cough Syrup Smuggling: Odisha Police Busts Factory In Gujarat, 2 Arrested Acting on a tip-off, Drugs Inspectors Sudarsan Biswal, […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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COVID-19 Lockdown: Odisha Govt Extends Learner's License, PUC Validity Till June 30

Bhubaneswar: In what could come as a relief for vehicle owners in Odisha, the State Transport Authority (STA) has extended the validity period of learner’s license (LL) and Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate till June 30 in the wake of Coronavirus lockdown. The move came close on the heels of extension of validity of documents […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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