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Bhubaneswar: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), Pradeep Jena, has written to all the district collectors to provide food free of cost to sick, destitute and homeless people in rural areas across the State amid the ongoing lockdown in the wake of COVID-19. The district collectors have been asked to provide one meal worth Rs 30 per […]

Bhubaneswar:  Post a decline for two successive days, cases of novel Coronavirus in the country surged again on Monday. The surge continues on Tuesday as well. As on 2 PM today, reports from states suggest  detection of nearly 60 new Covid-19 cases in the country. Since the pandemic has completed two months in India on […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking mind off of the growing concern over novel-Coronavirus, people of the State on Wednesday remembered the champions of the Odisha statehood movement on the 85th anniversary of Utkal Diwas. People commemorated the sacrifices made by leaders for the formation of Odisha as a separate State on this day in 1936 when it was […]

Bhubaneswar: The nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of Coronavirus has dampened the spirit of Ram Navami celebrations. While the usual rush of devotees was absent at major shrines of Lord Ram due to the lockdown, rituals associated with the birth anniversary of the Lord were performed as per the tradition in temples across […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday made the name and address of the 5th COVID-19 positive case detected in AIIMS Bhubaneswar public. Addressing a presser Thursday, BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Choudhury said that the decision has been taken in the larger interest of people to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Amid the nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged people of the entire nation to unite in the fight against novel-Coronavirus with power of light. PM Modi has called upon people to switch off all lights of homes and light up candles, diyas or torches […]

Cuttack: Another person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha taking the total number of cases to six. While  two persons have recuperated completely, the number of active cases in the State now stands at four. The Odisha Health & Family Welfare Department took to Twitter to inform about the sixth COVID-19 positive case of […]

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha having reported two Covid-19 positive cases within 72 hours, the alerted State administration went into an overdrive on Friday. The State government’s decision to clamp a 48 – hour curfew from 8 PM evening today in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Bhadrak hints at how the cities are emerging as Covid-19 hotspots in Odisha. […]

Bhubaneswar: With the bursting of the Tabligh episode on the national scene, the novel coronavirus graph has seemingly taken an ominous turn. Not only the cases countrywide have seen a spike, Odisha is the new entrant today as an n-CoV positive is epidemiologically linked to the Tabligh cluster. The Covid-19 mortality numbers also present a […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw a sudden spike in the COVID-19 numbers on Friday as 15 more have tested positive for the contagious disease. With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the State has shot up to 20. As per the State Health & Family Welfare department, Bhadrak reported two fresh cases today, and Cuttack, […]

Bhubaneswar: Moments after Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy announced about the lifting of shutdown tonight, two more COVID-19 positive cases were reported from Bhubaneswar. The detection of two fresh cases means that the total number of COVID-19 positive cases now stands at 23 in Odisha. As per the State Health & Family Welfare Department, the latest […]

Bhubaneswar: While the entire country is observing PM Modi’s ‘9 minutes at 9 pm’ call to show solidarity in the nation’s fight against the darkness of Covid-19, Odisha recorded 16 more positive cases of novel-Coronavirus infection. State Health and Family Welfare department informed that 16 new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in Bhubaneswar which […]

Ganjam: With an aim to limit the spread of coronavirus in Ganjam, the district administration has decided to impose fine on people for not using masks/handkerchiefs while stepping out of their houses during lockdown. The Ganjam district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange on Sunday said that the violators in urban areas would be fined Rs 1,000 […]

Bhubaneswar: The sporadic surge of novel coronavirus cases in Odisha during the last 4-days propelled Odisha to become country’s 16th most Covid-19 positive State from 25th slot on April 1. Between April 3 and 5, the State recorded a high of 34 new cases. The surge has an impact. The net positive rate (NPR) in […]