Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Even as the entire focus of Odisha government is on Ganjam district, COVID-19 cases have also shot up considerably in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar as well. A day after reporting its highest single-day spike of 90 cases, the smart city on Thursday recorded 60 new COVID19 cases in the last 24 […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of the rising COVID-19 cases, Odisha government on Thursday imposed a 14-day lockdown in four districts and entire Rourkela Municipal Corporation area of Sundergarh district. Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy informed that the lockdown restrictions will be clamped in  Ganjam, Khurda, Cuttack and Jajpur districts along with the entire Rourkela Municipal Corporation […]

Bhubaneswar: In order to ensure hassle-free evaluation of Plus II examination answer scripts, the School and Mass Education Department has urged all the district collectors to exempt the evaluation centres from the purview of weekend shutdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus. “The evaluation of answer scripts of annual higher secondary examination 2020 conducted […]

Bhubaneswar: In order to improve the fitness of police personnel during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Commissionerate Police (CP) has ordered mandatory fitness regime for its policemen. “Keeping in mind the present pandemic situation, all should bring in change in their lifestyle and take care of their health,” Twin City police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi said in […]

Bhubaneswar:  In view of increasing cases of Corona infection in Odisha, the state government will re-enforce 14-day complete lockdown in 4-high caseload districts—Cuttack, Khurda, Jajpur and Ganjam, and entire Rourkela Municipal Corporation area from tonight. However, there will be no weekend shutdown in the specified districts during this 2-week long lockdown. Odisha Chief Secretary Asit […]

Balasore: Despite the onset of southwest monsoon, deficit rainfall has delayed the sowing of kharif crop in Balasore, Puri, Khurda and some other coastal districts of the State, much to the worry of farmers. Several hectares of farmland which usually see knee-deep water during this time of the season are now lying dry due to […]

Bhubaneswar: The evaluation of Plus II answer sheets is likely to be affected after Odisha government re-enforced 14-day complete lockdown in four high caseload-districts — Cuttack, Khurda, Gajam and Jajpur, and Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) with effect from tonight. “There are 35 major Plus II copy checking centres in the 4 districts and Rourkela city […]

Bhubaneswar: The month of July so far has brought a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in Odisha and the situation in Bhubaneswar is no different as the smart city today saw a record single-day spike of 124 cases. With today’s record spike in positive cases, the COVID-19 tally reached 1,043 in Bhubaneswar. Of the 124 […]

New Delhi: With a surge in COVID-19 cases in Odisha, the Union health ministry has said the state to make renewed efforts to contain transmission of the virus and keep case fatality rate below one per cent. With Odisha imposing lockdown anew, the health ministry emphasised that the restrictions should be utilised to focus on […]

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 graph of Bhubaneswar continued its upward trend with 87 more persons testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Among the latest cases, 41 are detected from various quarantine centres while remaining 46 cases are local contacts, as per the information shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Update on […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 607 coronavirus patients recovered in Odisha on Saturday, taking the State’s total recoveries to 11937. After today’s recoveries, the number of active cases in the State now stand at 4,652, according to the State Health and Family Welfare Department. The maximum number of recovered patients were from Ganjam district (279) followed […]

Bhubaneswar: When the results of the annual Plus II examination are going to be declared this year is a question that is keeping 3.5 lakh students in Odisha anxious. With lockdown and weekend shutdown interrupting the ongoing evaluation of annual Plus II examination answer scripts, uncertainty continues to cloud the visibility regarding the publication of […]

Bhubaneswar: Two weeks have passed since motivational speaker and social activist Aditya Dash was found dead on railway tracks, but the police are yet to solve the mystery behind his death. A four-member team of the government railway police (GRP) today questioned Dash’s mother-in-law and brother-in-law at their residence at Rajendra Nagar in Cuttack. They […]

Lucknow/New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh police on Friday arrested a SIM card retailer for fraudulently acquiring a large number of Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance-Jio SIM cards and selling OTPs to facilitate the creation of fictitious WhatsApp accounts. Recently, intelligence agencies discovered that a large number of Indian phone numbers are being used to run WhatsApp […]

Bhubaneswar:  COVID-19 claimed five more lives, taking the death toll in Odisha to 91 on Sunday. While three persons succumbed to COVID-19 in Ganjam district, two more deaths have been reported from Sundergarh and Jagatsinghpur district, informed Health and Family Welfare department on Sunday. 5 more #COVID19 deaths in #Odisha 70-year-old female of Ganjam 44-year-old […]