Tag: Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The daily Covid-19 cases in the Smart City of Bhubaneswar breached the 300-mark on Wednesday with 307 persons testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Out…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha capital Bhubaneswar witnessed steepest rise in Covid-19 cases with as many as 248 persons testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. According to the information shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), of the total cases 207 were detected from quarantine centres and 41 local contact cases. With this, the […]

Bhubaneswar: A visually-challenged couple in Bhubaneswar woke up to a crude shock after they were handed an electricity bill of Rs 58 lakh. The visually-challenged couple, who reside in Panchagaon area under Airfield police limits in Bhubaneswar, are now in a state of panic after being charged such a huge amount despite being a domestic […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when COVID-19 cases are rising at an alarming pace in Odisha, contradicting swab test results by government and private labs have now created a lot of confusion apart from causing mental trauma to the families of the patients. Massive irregularities in COVID-19 testing has been alleged after a woman from Bhubaneswar […]

Bhubaneswar: The tally of novel-Coronavirus cases inched closer to 2000 mark in Bhubaneswar with 163 persons testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. The total count of the SARS-nCoV infections under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation now stands at 1,991. Of the total 163 cases detected in the last 24 hours, 104 were […]

Bhubaneswar: Throwing open challenge to Commissionerate Police, miscreants looted a gold chain after attacking an elderly woman inside her house at IRC village on Monday. This is the second time in the past 24 hours that miscreants have executed such robberies with women mostly being the victims. Earlier yesterday, robbers had looted a gold chain, […]

Bhubaneswar: With coronavirus cases crossing the 2,000 mark in the State capital, Odisha government on Monday opened another dedicated COVID-19 Hospital here, an official said. An existing hospital – Aditya Ashwini Hospital in Chandrasekharpur area – has been converted into a dedicated COVID-19 hospital increasing the total beds in the DCHs in the city to […]

Bhubaneswar: Be it Bhubaneswar, Puri or Cuttack, rising COVID-19 cases especially in slum pockets has now emerged as a major concern for Odisha government. Most of the slum areas in different parts of the State are fast turning into COVID-19 hotspots with several already being declared containment zones by respective civic or district administration authorities […]

Bhubaneswar: Incandescent at the way an Odia web channel has allegedly defamed her leading to cyberbullying, actress Prakruti Mishra on Wednesday lodged an FIR at the Mancheswar Police Station in Bhubaneswar seeking an investigation under IT Act/Indian Penal Code against the owner and other erring staff of the channel. Levelling allegations of harassment and defamation, […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 15 hospital staff, five police personnel and three employees of a media house were among the 128 new Covid-19 cases that were reported from Bhubaneswar in the past 24 hours. According to the information shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), an employee of a central government hospital linked with previous […]

Bhubaneswar: More than 1,700 coronavirus tests are being conducted in Bhubaneswar over the last three/four days, informed the capital city’s Covid-19 observer Anu Garg. “Earlier we had said that we are focusing more on testing, and our target was to conduct 1400 tests daily. Over the last three-four days, we are conducting more than 1700 […]

Bhubaneswar: With stage set for reopening of markets to give an impetus to economy in Unlock 3, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has urged people to be ‘extra cautious’ specially in crowded markets. The word of caution comes from BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary who informed that a COVID-19 positive patient, a vegetable trader at Aiginia […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after getting clearance in Unlock 3, shopping malls in Bhubaneswar reopened as per the revised guidelines on Sunday. As per provision, there will be a nodal officer for each mall and the concerned officials will have to submit a daily report to Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Anshuman Rath, South East Zonal Deputy […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the continuous uptrend of COVID cases in Odisha capital city, Regional Medical Research Centre Director Sanghamitra Pati on Monday informed that the crucial second phase of serological survey will be conducted from 16 August. “The process for the second sero-survey carries utmost significance as it will show the July infection status in the […]

Bhubaneswar: After a brief hiatus of 14 days on account of COVID19 lockdown, the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) has resumed the ‘Mo Bus’ service from Tuesday. As per the public-transit agency, the services would be limited to only non-AC buses in eight routes i.e route no -11, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27 and […]