Tag: Covid 19 Restrictions

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Puri: The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions have brought life to a standstill. With the induced lockdowns and shutdowns, the fishermen across the State are staring at an uncertain future. Fishermen community of Krushnaprasad area in Puri district are largely dependent on Chilika Lake. But, the government’s move of imposing COVID-19 restrictions to shun […]

Khordha: Concerned over the rising COVID-19 cases, the Khordha district administration has imposed a three-day shutdown in Chilika and Balugaon Notified Council Area (NAC) starting from 7 PM of August 11 to 7 PM of August 14. According to a notification issued by the office of the sub-collector and sub divisional magistrate (SDM), Khordha, the […]

Bhubaneswar: With COVID-19 restrictions in force, Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna is being marked without participation of devotees across the shrines in Odisha. Instead of usual cheer, major temples in the State are wearing deserted look as devotees have been asked to refrain from publicly participating in view of the pandemic. However, special rituals […]

Jajpur/Rayagada: The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have hit the small scale traders and artisans across the State hard. With the restrictions are still in force and no other source of income, the brass artisans in Jajpur and Rayagada districts are staring at an uncertain future. Even though the government has relaxed the lockdown guidelines, […]

Berhampur: It seems relatively impossible to accord a deafening welcome to Lord Ganesh in Odisha this year. After Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Bolangir, Jajpur, Talcher and Gajapati imposed restrictions on public gathering, the Ganjam administration on Tuesday announced that there will be no community-level Ganesh Puja celebrations this year in the district in view of COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Bhubaneswar: In a break from tradition, Odisha is going to witness subdued Ganesh Puja celebrations as COVID19 pandemic continues to dampen all festivities. The small town of Jatni, just 20km away from Bhubaneswar is among those places in the State where Ganesh puja is celebrated in a grand manner. However, due to restrictions imposed by […]

Bhubaneswar: To beat the lockdown blues, the Nandankanan Zoological Park has launched a virtual tour facility for people. Now, one can avail the virtual facility of viewing the park by visiting the dedicated web link- nandankanan.org. “Those who are unable to visit the Zoo due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation can now take a virtual […]

Ganjam: Amid the sudden surge in the Covid-19 cases in the bordering districts of Odisha, Ganjam district administration on Friday imposed fresh restrictions in the district apprehending contamination of the…

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 pandemic has cast a shadow on Kartika Purnima celebrations on Monday as the religious fervour associated with the festival was dampened by the prohibitory orders of the Odisha government on congregation of people at river ghats and water bodies for mass bathing and sailing of miniature boats. On Kartika Purnima usually large […]

Bolangir: Ever imagined what would be the cost of 5 to 10 bamboos, hardly Rs 1500-2000, right? But you will be surprised to discover that the administrative department in Bolangir has spent lakhs of rupees erecting bamboo barricades in various containment zones in the town during Covid-19 restrictions. A government document which is in possession […]

Nuapada: With Nuapada witnessing steep rise in Covid-19 cases since the last one week, the district administration has taken several precautionary measures to break the chain of new variants of…