Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: With the country arguably in the thick of the COVID19 pandemic, Odisha seems not too far as the State on Friday broke single-day records in both number of cases and recoveries. As per the Health and Family welfare department, a record 565 persons recovered from COVID-19 in the State. It is for the third […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst speculations regarding a possible rejig in the cabinet, the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has expanded its organisation by creating senior vice-president and senior general secretary posts for the first time in the party. Several senior and heavyweight leaders have been given key assignments in the party organisation through these senior vice-president and senior […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though the south-west monsoon is active, several parts of Odisha have received rainfall below normal so far. However, the intensity of rainfall is likely to increase from today, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast. As per the latest bulletin, light to moderate rain or thundershower is likely to occur at several […]

Cuttack: Cancer patients in Odisha are now left on the mercy of God as the state’s only government cancer hospital -Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre (AHRCC) in Cuttack has reportedly stopped admitting patients amid rise in COVID19 infection. As per Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), out of the total 248 COVID- 19 cases that were reported […]

Bhubaneswar: The fate of nearly nine lakh sal trees in Uchabali, Gandhalpada and Kalimati areas of Guali panchayat under Joda block of Keonjhar district now hangs in balance. Not only Keonjhar, precious green cover in Sundergarh district is likely to be lost as the process of auction of 10 green-field mineral blocks in these two […]

Bhubaneswar: The Union Transport Ministry has approved a pedestrian underpass on Bhadrak-Balasore National Highway-16 section at Goudani Pokhari and a foot over bridge (FOB) and culvert at Agria village under Balasore-Baripada-Jharpokharia section of National Highway-18. Informing the development, Union MoS (MSME) Pratap Sarangi thanked Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari for approving the projects. […]

Bhubaneswar: Many districts of Odisha will experience heavy rainfall for three days starting from today, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Regional Centre at Bhubaneswar said. The weather department has issued Yellow Warning for Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Dhenkanal districts with prediction of heavy rainfall today. Besides, thunderstorm with lightning […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha added 543 new cases of Covid-19 taking the case tally to 14280 while the virus death toll mounted to 74 with four more fatalities in the last 24 hours. According to the State health department, three out of four deceased were male and one was female. The deceased were identified as a 71-year-old […]

Sundergarh: The worrying trends of coronavirus infections among the frontline workers including doctors, health workers and police personnel continue to stoke concerns in Odisha with as many as 36 police personnel testing positive for the virus in Sundergarh on Tuesday. According to the information shared by Sundergarh district Collector, among the 52 new Covid-19 positive […]

Bhubaneswar: With no let up in surge of Coronavirus cases in Odisha, the State government on Tuesday announced to initiate plasma therapy in some hospitals from July 15 (tomorrow). Convalescent plasma therapy is a method involving use of blood plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 and infusing it into patients who currently have […]

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 pandemic seems to be expanding its footprints in Odisha and has so far affected more than 14000 people in the State. Amid a huge influx of migrants from different parts of the country and abroad, the state government too during the initial days claimed of a comprehensive plan in place to battle […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as rising COVID-19 cases in few hotspot districts has emerged as a major concern, what could come as a solace for many is the fact Odisha is also on a steep recoveries curve. A record 609 patients recuperated from COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total recoveries to 9,864. As per Health and Family […]

Bhubaneswar: A legislator from Balasore district on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19. With this, three MLAs from the State have contracted COVID19 infection so far. Confirming the news, BJD’s Remuna legislator said, “My swab samples were earlier collected and the test report has come positive for COVID-19 today.” As per reports, the legislator from Remuna […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite registering a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases since July, Odisha is yet to scale up its testing capacity. As per Health Ministry, only 22 States in the country are conducting COVID-19 testing as much as required by the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. Elaborating on this, Ministry of Health OSD, Rajesh Bhushan informed […]

Bhubaneswar: Be it Odisha government or administration of Ganjam district, which has been worst affected, the entire fight against COVID-19 is limited to Twitter, alleged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday. Addressing a presser, State BJP vice-president Bhrugu Baxipatra alleged that Odisha government has failed miserably in COVID-19 management. “Being home to Chief Minister Naveen […]