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Bhubaneswar: A Flour Mill in Mancheswar area of Bhubaneswar has become a COVID19 cluster with as many as 35 cases being reported from the factory in the past 24 hours which saw a record surge of 126 new COVID-19 in the smart city. It is the highest single-day spike of cases reported so far from […]

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: With COVID-19 cases exploding in Bhubaneswar, the focus of administration is now on augmenting resources to deal with the emergency situation. A total of 850 additional beds including 31 ICU beds for COVID care will come up at various dedicated hospitals within the jurisdiction of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) soon. Bhubaneswar witnessed a steep […]

Bhubaneswar: As of now, Bhubaneswar city has reported more COVID-19 cases from non-slum areas as compared to the slum pockets. According to the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner, Prem Chandra Chaudhary 657 COVID positive cases have been reported from non-slum areas as against 201 cases from slums. “We are laying more emphasis on slum areas […]

Bhubaneswar: The month of July is now giving jitters to the health officials as well as local residents owing to a steep rise in COVID-19 cases in Bhubaneswar. What is more worrying is the fact that the smart city has reported over 1,100 COVID-19 cases in just seven days with another record surge of 215 […]

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: 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: 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: 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: Breaking the streak of 3-digit new cases on a daily basis, the new COVID19 cases in Bhubaneswar city on Monday dropped below hundred for the first time in 11 days. In addition to that, 107 patients have also recuperated from the disease in the city in the past 24 hours. As per the Bhubaneswar […]

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has refused to free Bihar IPS officer Vinay Tiwari from quarantine, despite a letter from the Patna Inspector General requesting them to free him. Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey took to Twitter on Wednesday to inform about the development. पटना IG ने BMC के चीफ़ को पत्र लिखकर IPSविनय तिवारी को […]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition political parties in Odisha on Sunday censured the State government citing reports released by the Centre which stated that Ganjam is among 13 districts in eight States/UTs with a high caseload and Case Fatality Rate higher than the national average. While the Ganjam district administration says that the active caseload in the region […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Sunday took two persons into custody over bringing COVID mismanagement allegations in a viral audio clip. Twin City Police Commissioner confirmed about the development and said that both have been detained for detail investigation into the matter. Family members of one of the person have alleged before OTV that some […]

By Sandeep Sahu The 9.36 minute long audio clip that has gone viral on social media, especially on WhatsApp, over the last five days has let the cat out of the bag. Of course, the veracity of the conversation between two purported friends is yet to be verified. But in acting vengefully and going to […]