Tag: Odisha

Kandhamal: At a time when allegations of mismanagement in COVID-19 quarantine centres continue to surface in Odisha, a youth allegedly killed himself in a COVID Care facility in Kandhamal district on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Shankun Majhi (25) of Budulipadar village under Kurtamgarh panchayat in the district. As per reports, after returning […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Sunday reported highest single-day spike of 304 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total cases beyond 5000-mark.  The State’s tally now stands at 5160. #BREAKING #Odisha reports highest-ever single-day spike of 304 #COVID19 cases, 272 from quarantine centres & 32 local contacts. Total cases rise to 5160 –State I&PR Dept pic.twitter.com/QtTaEMj2Xu — […]

Bhubaneswar: Apart from witnessing a single-day spike of 304 COVID-19 positive cases, Odisha also reported two more deaths due to coronavirus infection on Sunday. The two deaths have been reported from Ganjam and Bargarh districts, informed the State Health and Family Department. A 76-year-old male COVID-19 patient of Bargarh district died while under treatment in […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar on Sunday informed that Odisha has received a surplus of 36 percent rainfall this monsoon season till June 21. In the last 21 days Odisha’s average rainfall has been recorded at 172.4 mm which is 36% higher than the expected long term average of […]

Berhampur: An Odia youth working in a private organisation in Kuwait has reportedly gone missing since the past three months, leaving his family in Odisha in despair. As per reports, Tuna Nayak from Farkapalli village under Beguniapada block in Ganjam district had gone to the middle-eastern country of Kuwait to earn a living. He was […]

Bengaluru: Indian social app Chingari, billed as the ‘desi’ alternative to the Chinese short entertainment video sharing platform TikTok, on Monday claimed it has recorded five lakh downloads in just 72 hours in the backdrop of boycott Chinese products calls. Chingari, an audio and video sharing platform was developed by Biswatma Nayak, who is from […]

Kandhamal: Giving wings to her dream, a girl from Phulbani in Kandhamal has emerged as the first girl from the district to become a Flying Officer in the Indian Air Force. Sushree Sai Pranita Mohanty has been commissioned into the Meteorological Branch of the Indian Air Force recently. Sushree is the youngest daughter of Shankar […]

Bhubaneswar: It was a historic day for Shreekhetra, the land of Lord Jagannath when it hosted the world-famous Rath Yatra sans participation of devotees in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. Apart from the holy town, almost the entire Odisha marked the event in devotion which was devoid of its usual merriment that generally hits a […]

New Delhi: The health ministry on Tuesday appreciated Odisha for its anti-COVID measures, saying active use of IT, empowering local sarpanchs, and building skilled healthcare force through community participation have led to reduced disease burden with low mortality rates. Some of the key initiatives include support to co-morbid and senior citizens via Sachetak app. Bhubaneswar […]

Puri: After spending a night on their respective chariots, the divine siblings Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Mahaprabhu Jagannath will head to the Adapa Mandap of the Gundicha Temple in a ceremonial procession today. Ahead of their escort to Adapa Mandap, the servitors will perform all rituals of the Holy Trinity on the chariots. After […]

Sambalpur: Hirakud Dam authorities are all set to open the sluice gates of the reservoir to release the season’s first floodwaters tomorrow (June 25). The decision to release the floodwaters was taken after the water level of the reservoir continued to increase following incessant rain in the upper catchment areas. The floodwaters will be discharged […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is not in community transmission stage of Covid-19 outbreak as of now and in order to help the State combat the disease in a more efficient way, rapid antibody test will once again resume in the State soon, Director of Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, Ajay Parida informed on Wednesday. “If we […]

Bhubaneswar: As healthcare workers continue to fall prey to Covid-19 infection in various hospitals of Odisha, the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) has asked all the private hospitals in the State to bear the cost of the treatment of their healthcare staff who get infected in course of their duty. The move came […]

Bhubaneswar: It is going to be a show of strength for Congress, Left and 13 other parties when they would hit the streets in Bhubaneswar tomorrow. Alleging failure on part the Centre and Odisha government, Congress, Left and other parties will stage a demonstration at Master Canteen square and submit a memorandum to Odisha Governor […]

Cuttack: Two workers engaged in manual scavenging of sewage tank died due to suspected asphyxiation in CDA Sector-10 area of Cuttack on Thursday. Three workers were engaged in the cleaning…