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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 […]

Bhubaneswar: What is the exact number of COVID-19 cases in Bhubaneswar? The million dollar question is now haunting the residents of the smart city as the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) reported figures seem to have gaping mismatches. Surprisingly, there is no coherence in the data shared by the Information &Public Relations (I&PR) department and the […]

Bhubaneswar: Think a thousand times before you share anything on social media, more than ever if you are in the state of Odisha. The recent arrest of two persons by Commissionerate Police for allegedly posting their first-hand experience from COVID hospital in social media platforms has raised eyebrows of the pioneers of freedom of speech […]

Bhubaneswar: The number of local contact cases continued to rise under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) with the city registering a record 99 cases on Friday. According to the information shared by the civic body, the capital city witnessed 247 new infections in the last 24 hours of which 99 are local contact cases. This is […]

Bhubaneswar: The number of Covid-19 cases in Bhubaneswar crossed the 5000-mark after 277 new cases were detected in the last 24 hours. Of the total new cases, 181 are from quarantine centres while 96 are local contact cases. The Covid-19 tally in the capital city now stands at 5,119. 277 new #COVID19 cases reported from […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of spike in COVID-19 cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday issued guidelines imposing restrictions on Pana Sankranti celebrations tomorrow. The Civic Body has prevented gathering…