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Bhubaneswar: The novel-Coronavirus has now spread its tentacles to three more districts of Odisha making it a total of 14 districts of the State which have recorded one or more COVID-19 cases. As per the data shared by Health and Family Welfare department, the three new cases have been detected today belong to Jharsuguda, Keonjhar […]

Bhubaneswar: State School and Mass Education Minister Samir Dash seemed optimistic today when he said that the department is ready to conduct the remaining of the Plus-II exams post the COVID-19 lockdown period. Dash, however, mentioned that the department is awaiting confirmation from the government in this regard. Reportedly, the Plus-II exams commenced on March […]

Puri: As clouds of uncertainty continue to loom over the annual Rath Yatra in Puri this year in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Daitapati Nijog (servitors’ body) of Srimandir today suggested that the Odisha government can organise the festival in a restricted manner. In a letter to CM Naveen Patnaik, the servitor […]

Bhubaneswar: The corona crisis in Odisha is getting bigger day by day. The rising count and footprint of COVID-19 in the State have put a stress on some basic corona indicators. The major trend observed today is doubling time in Odisha has shrunk to 11 days from 13 days in mid-April. Now, corona footprint is […]

Bhubaneswar: Lightning and norwesters have become a regular phenomenon in Odisha this April. As the month of April is giving way to May, the trend is lightning and thunderstorm phenomenons are being observed in more and more places every day in the State. On April 27, warnings were issued for 10 places. The number went […]

Ganjam: As many as 217 Odia migrants who were stuck in Gujarat’s Surat amid the nationwide lockdown following COVID-19 outbreak have finally arrived in Ganjam today after a journey of over 60 hours. As per reports, the first lot of stranded migrants from Surat boarded in four buses on Monday and reached Seragad and Dharakot […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Wednesday claimed that the state has the lowest rate of COVID-19 positivity in the country as it has registered only 0.4 per cent per 100 corona tests. National Health Mission, Odisha director Shalini Pandit during a media briefing here said, “We have only 0.4 per cent COVID-19 positivity against India’s average […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the University Grants Commission (UGC) chalked out new guideline allowing Universities to chart out their own plan of action for conducting exams which were put on hold due to COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent nationwide lockdown, Odisha government today informed that the State might conduct exams any moment post lockdown after duly […]

Bhubaneswar: Sensing a near-normalcy in the COVID-19 hub, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) after reviewing the situation on April 28 came up with a few relaxations in the lockdown norms that were earlier in place. Even though considerable relaxations have been made, the traders in the capital city seem to be hesitant to pull up […]

Bhubaneswar: Apprehensions are being raised over Odisha government’s preparedness to tackle the influx of nearly 7 to 8 lakh people who are now stranded in different parts of the country due to the lockdown. Senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra on Thursday questioned the adequacy of quarantine facilities for nearly 10 lakh people who may return […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as uncertainty prevails whether the nation-wide lockdown will end on May 3 or get extended, Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar is preparing itself for resumption of operations after getting necessary approvals from the Centre. Bhubaneswar Airport Director V V Rao today informed that the resumption of flight services (domestic and international) is […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Centre extending the nationwide lockdown for two more weeks, relaxations will be granted to districts based on their risk profile. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare today came up with a fresh list of COVID-19 hot pockets, distinctly categorising them as Red, Orange and Green Zones for a focused management of […]

Bhubaneswar: In the COVID chart, Odisha seems going the Kerala way. It seems the novel coronavirus is apparently scoring briskly in the State. Like, Kerala, which took 56 days to touch 100 mark and grew faster thereafter, after taking nearly 40-days to score a century in Odisha, COVID now is scoring faster in the State. […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday extended the COVID-19 lockdown by two more weeks across the country. As per the notification issued by the MHA, the lockdown has been further extended for a period of two weeks beyond May 4, 2020. The government decided to extend the lockdown after a comprehensive […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government now faces a daunting task to quarantine the migrant workers and students who are returning from different States. As per reports, the first batch of students from Odisha who were stranded in Kota of Rajasthan reached Rourkela by road on Saturday. Sources said 114 students from Landmark City and Mahavir Nagar of […]