Bhubaneswar: With mutant strains of Covid-19 circulating in India and new confirmed cases on an upsurge in many states, the Bhubaneswar Civic body has decided to open a testing centre at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) by Wednesday evening. “It has been decided in a meeting on Tuesday that a testing centre will be […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Wednesday announced the examination schedule for Plus II students (all streams- Arts, Science and Commerce). As per the programme, the annual test will begin on May 18 and continue till June 12, informed School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash. “The exam will commence on May 18 and will end […]
Bhubaneswar: As elderly population and persons with co-morbidities will be vaccinated from March 1, the Odisha government on Wednesday wrote to the district collectors and municipal commissioners on the operational strategy for initiating the vaccination. “The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has communicated that the vaccination of next priority group of elderly population and […]
Bhubaneswar: Two symptomatic travellers who arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport on Wednesday have tested positive for Covid-19 even as the Bhuabeswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) begins screening of all passengers on their arrival at the airport from today. While one of the two Covid-19 positive passengers, who came from Mumbai, has been kept under […]
Bhubaneswar: With February being on its last legs, it seems Odisha is in for a hotter March. The mercury is set to shoot over the 40 degrees Celsius mark in the third week of March. Early model forecasts suggest that the maximum day time temperature in the State will remain 3-4 degrees Celsius above the […]
Bhubaneswar: Barring few establishments, commercial markets across Odisha have more or less remain closed today in view of the Bharat Bandh called by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) in protest against the new e-way bill and the Goods and Services Tax (GST). However road transport services across the State remained normal. In response […]
Bhubaneswar: Commercial markets across Odisha have more or less remain closed today as the Odisha Traders’ Association extended support to the Bharat Bandh called by Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) in protest against Goods and Services Tax (GST), petrol price hike and e-way bill. Traders at some places also hit the streets with placards […]
Bhubaneswar: The prices of auto fuels look fired-up in India. Within 48 hours, the price of the Indian crude oil basket has increased by around 6 per cent to touch $65.70 per barrel today, though the fact of relief is prices of the auto fuels remained unchanged. Amid the flare-up in oil prices, a commodity […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has revised its guidelines issued in view of the upsurge of COVID-19 positive cases in some states and reduced the monitoring of returnees to five high risk States instead of 12. “In partial modification to the instructions issued above, it is clarified that at present the precautionary measures may be limited […]
Bhubaneswar: Opera parties and open air thatres can perform their show with a cap of maximuim 2000 audiences amid strict adherence to Covid-19 norms as the Odisha government issued fresh guidelines for March 2021 on Saturday. In its order, the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), however, has empowerd the local administration to take a call on […]
Cuttack: At least three cottages set up at Satkosia eco retreat festival near Baliput in Cuttack district reduced to ashes after a major fire broke out at the site in the early hours of Sunday. The visitors to the festival had a narrow escape in the mishap. While the exact cause of the blaze is […]
Bhubaneswar: In a clear display of deja vu, for a whopping over 46 lakh people in Odisha, collecting a pitcher of water will prove a herculean task this summer. As per the data released by the 15th Finance Commission, only 88 per cent of the rural population in Odisha have access to safe drinking water. […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he has taken the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the AIIMS here and appealed to all those who are eligible to get inoculated. Sister P Niveda, from Puducherry, administered Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN to the prime minister, sources said. “Took my first dose of the COVID-19 […]
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday tackled the vaccine hesitancy by taking the first dose Covid-19 jab at the Odisha Assembly dispensary even as the the government ordered off-line registration of the beneficiaries during the second phase inoculation drive, beginning today. Patnaik was administered the home grown Covaxin developed by Bharat Botech and Indian […]
Bhubaneswar: Get ready for harsh sultry days as the maximum temperature in Odisha will be above normal for a long period of three months till May, predicts the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday. The probability forecast for maximum temperature issued for several sub-divisions of India issued by IMD indicates above normal maximum temperature in […]
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