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Bhubaneswar: Scaling up the process of emergency services for the stranded, Odisha government on Tuesday mentioned that it has extended help to as many as 40,000 Odia migrant workers stranded in different States due to nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. Following a high-level meeting here, Principal Secretary in the Home department, Sanjiv Chopra, informed, “The control room […]

Bhubaneswar: As an austerity measure to tide over the sluggishness in economic activity on account of the Coronavirus lockdown & expenditures incurred to tackle the pandemic, the Odisha government on Tuesday ordered deferment of wages and salaries of ministers, members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and government servants among others. In view of the economic impact […]

Bhubaneswar: When the count of novel coronavirus in the country keeps growing every day, the status quo Covid-19 numbers in Odisha as on Tuesday failed to bring in a sense of optimism to even Odisha government. The government again appealed to the people in the State to strictly observe social distancing. “We should remain more […]

Bhubaneswar: Ramping up its preparedness to tackle the coronavirus outbreak in the State, Odisha government today informed that COVID-19 hospitals will be established in all the districts across the State. Informing about the decision of the government, Odisha Health Minister Naba Das said that his department now gearing itself for establishment of the COVID-19 hospitals […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported another positive case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total number of positive cases in the State to four. The patient is a 29-year-old male from Bhadrak district with travel history to Dubai, informed Odisha Health & Family Welfare department. His sample was reportedly sent to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for examination where he […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, the State Health & Family Welfare department said that the second COVID-19 case has recovered completely and tested negative for coronavirus. The 20-year-old patient who had returned from the UK is being discharged from AIIMS Bhubaneswar. With this, the number of active COVID-19 cases in the State has come down […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has traced 22 persons including seven foreigners associated with the Nizamuddin Markaz gathering in Delhi, informed Health and Family Welfare department. All the 22 persons are presently in government quarantine. As per latest reports, out of the samples of 20 persons, 15 samples tested negative for Coronavirus while results of five samples […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started distribution of food and water to stray animals across the city, in what is a noble gesture for the speechless souls. The initiative which is being carried out under the leadership of BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary to help […]

Bhubaneswar: A 60-year-old man from Bhubaneswar tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, becoming the fifth person from the State to be infected with the deadly coronavirus. The department of Health & Family Welfare has mentioned that the sexagenarian is a resident of Surya Nagar in Bhubaneswar and was admitted to AIIMS Hospital with multiple co-morbid […]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar predicted that temperature across the State will rise by two to three degree Celsius in two days in Odisha. “The maximum day temperature is very likely to rise by 2-3 degree Celsius and no large change thereafter,” said IMD in its official release. Besides, three places of […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid Coronavirus outbreak, as many as 39.51 lakh women Jan Dhan account holders in Odisha are all set to get monthly financial assistance of Rs 500 in the first phase under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY). According to sources, the women beneficiaries will get SMS alert after the cash benefit is transferred […]

Bhubaneswar: Strengthening its healthcare infrastructures to battle novel-Coronavirus outbreak, Odisha government has readied two standalone Covid-19 hospitals with 625 bed capacity in the Twin Cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack in a record time of just one week. These two exclusive hospitals are now ready to provide dedicated healthcare to Covid-19 patients. While the first hospital […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government intensified its measures to identify and trace persons from different parts of the State who attended the Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin in Delhi. As the number of persons, who attended the Jamaat is constantly rising in the country, Director of Medical Education and Training, Odisha (DMET) Dr C B K Mohanty on […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of the situation arising out of nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today appealed all landlords to be compassionate towards the poor and waive off or at least defer the house rent by three months. “It is time for everyone to be there for each other as the entire country […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could be a major relief for many in Odisha, people with a bank account linked to Aadhaar can now make transactions including cash withdrawals at their nearest post office irrespective of the bank they hold their account with. The information was shared by Subash Chandra Verma, Chief Postmaster General of Odisha Circle […]