Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: After registering a record single-day spike of 1,594 new Covid-19 cases, Odisha on Friday witnessed significant recoveries with 808 patients recuperating from the disease. With this, the total recoveries in the State reached 15200. The active cases in the State now stand at 7,339. #BIG_BREAKING HIGHEST single-day #COVID19 recoveries in #Odisha 808 #COVID19 patients […]

Bhubaneswar: A visually-challenged couple in Bhubaneswar woke up to a crude shock after they were handed an electricity bill of Rs 58 lakh. The visually-challenged couple, who reside in Panchagaon area under Airfield police limits in Bhubaneswar, are now in a state of panic after being charged such a huge amount despite being a domestic […]

India, world’s largest cotton producer, grows cotton in 122 lakh ha (8.74% of the country’s net sown area) and produces now over 361 lakh bales of 170 kgs. While the…

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) on Friday announced to offer a second change to students to clear their papers if they could not pass the examinations. “If a regular student appeared this exit opportunity final semester online examination 2019-20 in a theory subject (s) and could not pass for whatsoever the reason, […]

Ganjam: Coronavirus continues to bring unending miseries and one arguably cannot find better examples than two families in Ganjam who have seen their world turn upside down in the pandemic. Anuradha Panigrahi from Digapahandi lost her husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law to the virus. Though she also contracted the infection, she was fortunate to return home […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday directed nine states including Odisha having high active caseload to urgently ramp up testing, strictly implement containment plan, augment health infrastructure and ensure effective clinical management. A high-level virtual review meeting was chaired by Cabinet Secretary with the Chief Secretaries and Health Secretaries of the nine States that are […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the rise in COVID-19 cases, Odisha government has decided to rope in post-PG doctors in the ongoing fight against Coronavirus in the State. In a letter to dean and principals of SCB, MKCG, VIMSAR medical colleges, additional chief secretary (Health) Pradipta Mohapatra has directed to utilise the services of post-PG doctors in different […]

Berhampur: Even as the epidemic is growing rapidly, the government trusted its citizens to behave responsibly, at least until a vaccine is developed or the coronavirus crisis sees a downward trend. While the message ‘distance yourself from humans, not humanity’ has been loud and clear, people’s response to the pandemic, in fear of getting infected […]

Balasore: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan from Odisha reportedly succumbed to COVID19 in Chhattisgarh leaving his family crestfallen. Kailash Ghadai, who was suffering from pneumonia and respiratory distress, was admitted in Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital in Raipur. He was detected Covid positive and died on Thursday (July 23) while undergoing treatment. The BSF […]

Puri: Police on Saturday exhumed the decomposed body of an 18-year-old girl who was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend in Brahmagiri area of Puri district. The body of the deceased was exhumed from near the bank of a pond at Srikarpur village in the presence of a magistrate and the accused, identified as Sujit Sahu, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday announced a significant change in the management of dead bodies of Covid-l9 patients by allowing the bereaved family members to see the bodies of their loved ones, who succumb to the virus. In a letter to all Collectors & Municipal Corporations, the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) ordered, “If family […]

Bhubaneswar: The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden of Odisha, Hari Shankar Upadhyay on Saturday sought a crime branch probe into the deaths of two elephants in Keonjhar and Boudh districts. Upadhyay informed, “There was a bullet wound on the elephant which found dead in Boudh, while the tusks of the elephant […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal will not host the ‘At Home’ function at Raj Bhavan on the occasion of Independence Day this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was taken to avoid a gathering in the wake of the pandemic, Raj Bhavan sources said on Friday. Due to the prevailing #Covidpandemic in […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday placed under suspension the deputy collector of Kalahandi, Anisha Das on charges of dereliction of duty. The move followed a disciplinary proceeding contemplated against Das for negligence in discharging the government duties, lack of absolute integrity and dereliction in duty, according to an official order issued by the State […]

Bhubaneswar: The tally of novel-Coronavirus cases inched closer to 2000 mark in Bhubaneswar with 163 persons testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. The total count of the SARS-nCoV infections under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation now stands at 1,991. Of the total 163 cases detected in the last 24 hours, 104 were […]