Tag: Odisha Latest News

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Three Killed As Tourist Vehicle Rams Into Truck In Odisha

Balasore: At least three persons were killed and 10 others sustained critical injuries after a tourist vehicle they were travelling in rammed into a truck near Shergarh petrol pump in Balasore district in the wee hours on Sunday. According to reports, nearly 25 people from Balisahi area in Puri had booked a light commercial vehicle […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Nandankanan Loses 21-Year-Old Lion 'Pichhan’

Bhubaneswar: An old age lion named ‘Pichhan’ passed away today at the Nandankana Zoological Park in the outskirts of the capital city. Zoo authorities said the big cat died of old age complicacies. Pichhan was brought from Sakkarbaug Zoo in Gujarat on March 23, 2013 to renew the declining population of the lions at the […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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Digital Payment Users Duped By Fraudsters In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: With most financial transactions getting digitized nowadays, as the number of users of Unified Payment Interface (UPI)-based applications like Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm continue to spike so is the cases of fraudulence in cyberspace. If users are not cautious enough, cyber hackers may not hesitate to clean all cash from their bank accounts […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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Coronavirus Live Updates: COVID-19 Cases Rise In Odisha, Testing Begins At 2 More Centres

Following the rise in coronavirus cases in Odisha, the State Health Department today informed that COVID-19 testing has begun at the Ispat General Hospital, Rourkela and the Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar.

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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Odisha's Bhubaneswar Strategy: Govt Seeks Cooperation For 5000 COVID-19 Tests In 7 Days

Bhubaneswar: As Khurda district has emerged as a potential hotspot for COVID-19, the planning too seems to have gotten bigger as Odisha government has now decided to ramp up the sample testing in the capital city Bhubaneswar where maximum cases have been reported. Addressing a presser today, State Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy said with 46 […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Post migrant flood, Odisha's recovery rate dips drastically, far below national average now!

Bhubaneswar: The migrant influx from the n-CoV hotbeds, particularly Gujarat (Surat), West Bengal, Kerala, TN and Karnataka, seems to have unsettled the COVID management by the State administration to a large extent. Reportedly, the first lot of Odia migrants from Surat reached Ganjam district on April 30. As on May 2, Odisha’s recovery rate was […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Human Skulls Recovered Near River Bank In Odisha

Jagatsinghpur: Close on the heels of an alleged incident of human sacrifice in Cuttack district, police on Friday recovered four human skulls near the banks of a river in Jagatsinghpur district. The recovery of human skulls triggered panic in Krushnanandapur Nuagaon area under Tirtol police limits. Police suspect that it could be a case of […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Snana Purnima 2020 LIVE: Holy Trinity Adorns Hati Besha

Puri: Probably for the first time in the history of Puri Srimandir, the Snana Purnima festival of Lord Jagannath, his sibling deities and Chakraraj Sudarshan has begun this year without the usual fanfare and footfall of lakhs of devotees in the ancient town due to nationwide lockdown in wake of Covid-19 pandemic. Snana Purnima which […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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BJP's Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari Tests Positive For Covid-19

Bhubaneswar/Bargarh: BJP’s Member of Parliament from Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency, Suresh Pujari has tested positive for Covid-19. Pujari through his twitter handle informed about contracting the infection. “Even though I did not have any symptoms, I got myself tested for SARS-nCoV yesterday and my report which came out today revealed that I am positive,” Pujari […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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Odisha Schools Unlikely To Reopen Soon, Govt To Announce New Programme: Minister

Jajpur: With COVID19 pandemic showing no signs of abating, schools in Odisha, which have been shut down since the enforcement of nationwide lockdown in March, are unlikely to reopen soon for a new academic session. State School and Mass Education Minister Samir Dash on Saturday explained that the situation is not apt right now to […]

  • Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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Bhubaneswar At Covid19 Infection Peak: Odisha Govt

Bhubaneswar: The authorities of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Saturday informed that the COVID-19 trend in the Odisha capital is at a peak. Addressing a presser, BMC Commissioner, PC Choudhary said that higher number cases being reported on a daily basis shows that COVID19 has reached peak stage. Sharing results of sero surveillance, Choudhary informed […]

  • Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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Odisha Lokayukta Wants Vigilance Under Its Control

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Lokayukta, the State’s highest anti-corruption ombudsman organization has expressed interest to take over the reins of the State Vigilance department. Issuing its first annual report, the Lokayukta has said that it will function more effectively in curbing corruption, if the Directorate of Vigilance of the Government which is currently under the ambit of […]

  • Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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Over 350 Puri Srimandir Servitors Found Covid-19 Positive

Puri: Amid demands for reopening of Puri Srimandir, the temple authorities on Monday informed that over 400 servitors and employees of the 12th-century shrine have tested positive for Covid-19 so far. Puri Shree Jagannath Development Commissioner Ajay Jena informed mediapersons that a total of 351 servitors of the temple and 53 employees have been been […]

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
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Development In Doldrums: Pregnant Woman Carried On Sling To Hospital, Delivers Stillborn

Keonjhar: Decades after India’s independence, development at least in basic amenities still continues to be a far-fetched dream for many. There are places in Odisha where people have never realised how a proper motorable road looks like let alone proper healthcare facilities. Such is the sordid state of affairs in Tamanga village of Keonjhar district. […]

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
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Divorce Petition By MP Anubhav: Delhi Court Asks Varsha To Appear On Dec 10

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Wednesday served a notice to actor Varsha Priyadarshini to appear before it on December 10 for hearing over a divorce petition filed by her husband and BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty. Mohanty’s counsel appearing in the case told media persons that all relevant and factual positions have been produced […]

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
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