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Railways
COVID19 Lockdown 3.0: Odisha Launches Operation 'Subha Yatra' To Bring Stranded Migrants By Train

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Saturday launched operation ‘Subha Yatra’ to safely bring back people who are stranded outside the state amid the nationwide lockdown and intend to return. In the first phase, Odisha government is implementing operation ‘Subha Yatra’ in coordination with the Kerala government to bring back 1,150 migrants from various parts of Kerala. […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Naveen-Patnaik
Odisha Seeks Help Of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh For Migrants' Return

Bhubaneswar: With the stage set for the return of migrant workers and people stranded in other states, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, here on Saturday, took up the safe return of Odia migrants with BS Yediyurappa and YS Jaganmohan Reddy, his counterparts in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, respectively. Patnaik made the request during a separate […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Gangster Hyder
Gangster Hyder Tests Positive For Covid-19, Remand Put On Hold

Cuttack: Gangster Sheikh Haider, who had escaped from SCB Medical College and Hospital last week and was recaptured on Thursday, has tested positive for Covid-19. After Hyder’s RT-PCR test report…

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Odisha-Border
Lockdown 3.0: Odisha Identifies 12 Border Checkpoints For Returning Migrants

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has identified 12 border checkpoints through which its migrants left stranded in other states due to the nationwide lockdown can enter their native state by road, an official said on Saturday. The returnees and those passing through are required to enter the state only from these points. Officials at these checkpoints, […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
cyclone-Fani
One Year Of Cyclone Fani: Odisha Villages Still Reeling Under Govt 'Apathy'

Bhubaneswar: One year has now passed since the extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ ravaged several parts of coastal Odisha on May 3, 2019. The memory of devastation caused by Fani is still fresh in the minds of people of Krushnaprasad and Brahmagiri blocks of Puri district as government help still eludes the villagers and they […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
COVID-19-cases-in-Odisha
Two Surat Returnees Among 5 Tested Positive For COVID-19 In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Five more persons, including two Surat and two West Bengal returnees, tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Sunday. With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases reached 162 in the State. As per the data of the State Health and Family Welfare Department, two new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from Ganjam (Surat […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Padmanabha-Behera
After Bus Mishaps, Odisha To Change Route To Bring Prabasi Odias

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Sunday decided to change the route to bring Prabasi Odias from Surat who are stranded in different parts of the country due to COVID-19 lockdown. The move comes in the wake of two accidents in Kandhamal district involving buses engaged in transporting Prabasi Odias from Surat in Gujarat in less than […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Covid Cases
Covid-19: Odisha Logs 3144 Cases, 4 Deaths In 24 Hours

Bhubaneswar: The single-day count of Covid-19 cases in Odisha continued to multiply on Saturday with the State recording 3144 infections and four fatalities in the last 24 hours. With this,…

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Bhadrak Quarantine Centre
TikTok Video At Quarantine Centre In Odisha, Case Registered For Violating Norms

Bhadrak: A case was registered against six inmates of a government quarantine centre in Bhadrak for violating COVID-19 social distancing norms by making a video and uploading on video-sharing social networking platform TikTok. As per reports, all the accused are Kolkata returnees who made the video during their quarantine period at Tihidi High School under […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Naveen-Patnaik
Stern Action Against Quarantine Violators: CM Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: While hailing people of Odisha for their continuous support to State government’s endeavour in its fight against Coronavirus, State Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has also warned strict action against the quarantine violators. The statement came after several reports surfaced about violation of quarantine norms by inmates at different quarantine centres. In a series of […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Odisha bus fares
Odisha Govt Allows Plying Of Buses In Green Zones

Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to the confusion over the movement of buses during the extended lockdown period, Odisha government today announced that buses will be allowed to ply on both intra-district and inter-district routes in Green zones of the State. The bus services will, however, remain prohibited in Orange and Red zones, clarified Special Relief […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Stone-Pelting
Irate Mob Pelts Stones On Cops In Odisha COVID-19 Containment Zone

Rourkela: An irate mob pelted stones at police personnel and broke barricades around a Covid-19 containment zone in this steel city on Monday, causing injuries to around four and triggering tension in the area, police said. The incident happened when a group of residents of Nala Road, which has been declared a containment zone following […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
illegal-liquor-sale
OTV Expose: Book Shop Owner Nabbed For 'Selling Liquor' Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

Bhubaneswar: Unperturbed by the lockdown restrictions clamped to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, a bookseller in Odisha’s Nayagarh district was found blatantly selling liquor in his shop. This has come to the fore when a formal decision on resumption of liquor sale is yet to be taken by the State government. The illegal act […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
COVID-19 testings
CM Naveen directs to increase per day COVID-19 testings to 15,000 in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed the Health Department authorities to increase the COVID-19 testing capacity in Odisha to 15,000 per day. The decision was taken at a review meeting held today to assess the current situation of COVID-19 in the State. Patnaik spoke to officials of different departments through […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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