Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Amidst rising COVID-19 graph, district administrations in Bhadrak, Bargarh, Koraput have announced 48-hour shutdown from August 1 to contain the further spread of coronavirus. As per a notification issued by Collector-cum-chairman district Disaster Management Authority, the shutdown restrictions in entire Bhadrak revenue district will come into effect from 5 AM of August 1 to […]

Kendrapara: At least five members of a family including a 20-day-old infant sustained critical burn injuries in a fire mishap at Girang village under Marshaghai police limits in Kendrapara district last night. Though the exact reason behind what triggered the fire is still unknown, it suspected that someone intentionally set the house on fire as […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continues to witness a steep rise in the coronavirus curve with the detection of 1499 new cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the COVID-19 tally in the State reached 31877 on Friday. This apart, 8 more positive patients have succumbed to the virus. #COVID death toll in #Odisha rises to 177 […]

Bhadrak: At least eight persons have been injured in a clash between two groups following a dispute over biryani in Odisha’s Bhadrak district. The incident has been reported from Jagannath Sahi under Dhusuri police limits. As per reports, few youths entered into an argument with some locals who had set up a temporary fast food […]

Malkangiri: Throwing open challenge for Odisha Police and security forces, left-wing extremists organised a huge congregation (Praja Meli) in Swabhiman Anchal of Malkangiri district. Despite inclement weather, hundreds of people holding red flags in support of the ultras attended the gathering. As per reports, the red rebels raised slogans against the government and opposed the […]

Jagatsinghpur: It is said that the happiest people in the world are the givers and so is the story of the contentment of a man from Jagatsinghpur district. In a sheer show of humanity and urge to contribute, Basudev, a resident of Sipi under Jagatsinghpur Municipality has made the district collector a nominee for his […]

Bhubaneswar: The overall COVID-19 situation in Odisha remains grim and there is a possibility of community transmission if urgent measures are not taken by Odisha government, said State Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik on Friday. In a letter to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik said people, as well as leaders cutting across party […]

Bhubaneswar: Escalating its fight against COVID-19 pandemic, Odisha government will follow the strategy of aggressive testing from August. Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) director, Ajay Parida on Friday that the State will conduct tests of 20000 samples a day from the coming month. After a high-level meeting of the health department, Parida today informed that […]

Nuapada: Amid the second wave Covid-19 scare in Odisha, Sinapali Gram Panchayat in the district has been declared micro Containment Zone for four days on Wednesday. The development happened following…

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a low-pressure alert over eastern parts of the country including Odisha in the first week of August. As per latest reports, the rainfall intensity and the distribution is likely to increase over east India with isolated heavy to very heavy downpour from August 4 onwards as a […]

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha continues to witness huge spike in Covid-19 cases, it has reported healthy recovery numbers with the total recoveries crossing 20,000 mark after 772 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours. Taking into account today’s recoveries, as many as 20,517 patients in the State have defeated the novel coronavirus so […]

Bhubaneswar: After Centre released its Unlock 3 guidelines, the Odisha government on Friday came up with detailed norms for the reopening of activities. These guidelines will be applicable till August 31. Citing that it is complex to balance between Unlocking while maintaining restrictions to prevent COVID19 spread, Odisha Chief Secretary said “we have to reopen […]

Bhubaneswar: While the Odisha government relaxed certain restrictions under Unlock 3, certain activities will continue to be regulated in the month of August under which all government offices in the State will remain closed on Saturdays. According to a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department, the decision to suspend the functioning […]

Bhubaneswar: As a part of its investigation into the death of motivational speaker and social activist Aditya Dash, the Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Friday questioned his wife and other family members. A three-member special team of the Crime Branch reached Aditya’s house in Sunderpada area of Bhubaneswar at around 3.30 PM and questioned […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 15 hospital staff, five police personnel and three employees of a media house were among the 128 new Covid-19 cases that were reported from Bhubaneswar in the past 24 hours. According to the information shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), an employee of a central government hospital linked with previous […]