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Bhubaneswar: A day after reporting the highest single-day count of 34 cases of SARS-nCoV infection, Odisha on Friday saw 26 more such cases, a steep rise for second day running, taking the State’s overall COVID tally to 245. Thanks to massive influx of migrants, Ganjam district continues to cause worries for Odisha reporting 19 new […]

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha recorded a massive 68 COVID positive cases in last 48 hours, the corona shocker is reproduction number or R0 value (means rate of secondary infection) in the state is third highest in the country.  Now, one COVID positive individual is infecting nearly 2 other persons in Odisha. This emerging big trend in […]

Bhubaneswar: With the nature of COVID-19 unfolding more with each passing day, Odisha government too seems to be advancing with fresh developments to curb the menace. State’s spokesman on COVID-19, Subroto Bagchi today informed that the mandatory quarantine period of 14 days for returnees has now been increased to 21 days. The development comes a […]

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the order passed by the Orissa High Court preventing the entry of people to Odisha without COVID-19 test. SC Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and BR Gavai stayed the order passed by the Orissa High Court while hearing an urgent Special Leave Petition filed by the Ministry of […]

Bhubaneswar: Hopes of returning to the native soil soared high for nearly 2.77 lakh Odia migrant workers residing in different parts in the country, as the apex court on Friday  granted an interim stay on the Orissa High Court order that prohibited entry of migrant Odia workers to Odisha without a COVID negative test. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Seems like the government’s decision on migrant influx has undone all the good work done by the residents of Ganjam district. A place which was nowhere in the COVID map until May 2, became red in 3 days and ‘redder’ in less than a week. Twenty four new positive cases have been reported from […]

Bhubaneswar: It is said that marriages are made in heaven and when you are destined to meet your life partner, nothing would stop you from getting together forever. For Amarendra and Anindita, love has found its way and blended their two hearts for a lifetime in the auspicious bond of marriage. They were aware that […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to switch to online teaching-learning mode to facilitate classes for Plus II second year students amid the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus. “It has been decided to conduct online classes for students, especially for Class-XII students who are now at their homes due to the lockdown,” informed […]

Bhubaneswar: Ganjam continues to give jitters to Odisha government as 12 more COVID-19 cases were detected in the district on Saturday. A total of 17 cases, including 12 from Ganjam, three from Mayurbhanj and one case each from Bhadrak and Sundergarh were reported today, taking the State’s tally to 287. As per the data of […]

Bhubaneswar: The evaluation of Odisha matric answer copies will start from May 20 while the result will be published by July end, informed School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Saturday. After a high-level meeting held today, Dash informed that the evaluation of matric copies will be taken up at 60 centres across […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) going to turn favourable during the period of May 14 -18, the weathermen are seemingly on the tenterhooks over the persisting cyclonic circulation over south Andaman sea and adjoining Sumatra coast. They have assigned the area the status of ‘invest’ – means on watch list. The big development […]

Bhubaneswar: The migrant influx from the n-CoV hotbeds, particularly Gujarat (Surat), West Bengal, Kerala, TN and Karnataka, seems to have unsettled the COVID management by the State administration to a large extent. Reportedly, the first lot of Odia migrants from Surat reached Ganjam district on April 30. As on May 2, Odisha’s recovery rate was […]

Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 is fast spreading its tentacles in Odisha as 20 districts of the State have reported confirmed cases of coronavirus so far. The State reported 58 COVID-19 cases with Angul district reporting its maiden confirmed cases on Sunday. As many as 13 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Angul district on Sunday. The total […]

Berhampur: At a time when the entire medical fraternity is working 24/7 and providing emergency services to people during the COVID-19 pandemic, a patient’s attendant allegedly bit off a doctor’s ear in Odisha. The incident has been reported from MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. As per reports, the accused Tarani Prasad Mohapatra reached […]

Bhubaneswar: The COVID numbers in Odisha surge everyday like a tide. Is it an indication of future tense? Not at all. The upping of the COVID heat on Odisha in May seems not to be a new normal in the State’s fight against the novel coronavirus till date. Look at this vital number. The COVID […]