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After brief spells of rain at some places over the past week, Odisha is likely to experience dry weather in the coming days. A senior official of the Regional Meteorological department in Bhubaneswar informed that maximum temperature is witnessing a rising tendency and during the next five days, most of the places will experience a dry weather.

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to introduce new services for COVID19 testing and vaccination of senior citizens. According to the civic body, senior citizens who are staying alone and cannot travel, doorstep testing services will be provided. Similarly, for vaccination, pick and drop facilities will be provided by the civic body to senior citizens facing difficulties in visiting vaccination centers.

Amid impending 'Cyclone Tauktae ' three fishermen were stuck in a distressed fishing boat off Kerala's Kannur. However, in a midnight rescue operation, the fishermen were rescued by Indian Coast Guard ship Vikram.

As medical infrastructure remains overwhelmed by Covid cases, Odisha government on Saturday set up teams to check ICU usage in hospitals. Four teams have been constituted to inspect ICU usage in the hospitals of the twin cities of Bhubaneswar & Cuttack.

Odisha government said that it has shown great urgency in floating a global tender for vaccines. During a press briefing, Odisha Chief Secretary, Suresh Mohapatra said that Odisha is probably the first state in the country to have floated the global tender so swiftly. The Chief Secretary said that a tender for 3.8 crore vaccine doses has been floated and the pre-bid discussions will be held on May 19th

Actor Sonu Sood has been actively extending all help and support to the needy and helpless all throughout this pandemic. He was again seen doing what he does best – helping the needy. He emerged out of his residence to meet people waiting for his help. He also wished everyone Eid Mubarak and distributed food.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has writtento his Cabinet colleague and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan seeking hispersonal intervention regarding setting up of 19 more Pressure Swing Absorption(PSA) medical oxygen plants in 15 districts of Odisha as proposed by the state government.

COVID19 infection is spreading rapidly inside prisons of Odisha. Jharsuguda Jail authorities reported that 68 inmates have tested positive for COVID19

The Swargadwar crematorium in Puri was opened for public on Saturday after redevelopment. The Swargadwar has been given a state-of-the-art makeover to equip it with all modern amenities required for cremation of bodies.

With the cyclonic storm 'Tauktae' very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and subsequently into a very severe cyclonic storm by Sunday morning, rescue and relief operations have been intensified. As many as 5 NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) teams from 3rd battalion Munduli in Odisha proceeded to Gujarat on Saturday for emergency rescue and relief works in the wake of Cyclone Tauktae. The teams left for Rajkot in a special IAF aircraft and will be deployed at coastal areas like Dwarka and Porbandar. The cyclonic storm is expected to move north-northwestwards and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Naliya on May 18th.

With the detection of as many as 11805 Covid positive cases in Odisha in the last 24 hours, the state's cumulative caseload went past 6 lakh-mark on Saturday. There was no significant change witnessed in the Covid graph as Test Positivity Rate (TPR) still continues to remain above 20%. The state also recorded 21 Covid-related deaths during the period.

The depression over Lakshadweep area has intensified into a deep depression and as per the IMD, the system is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm.

As many as seven bear cubs that were rescued from Khordha area in the recent past are now safe and healthy in Nandankanan zoo.

Guarding the snow-bound parts of the nation is one of the challenging tasks for our soldiers because of the unpredictable weather, icy cold high speed winds.

In a major announcement, the Odisha government has included more number of categories of staff as Frontline Workers (FLWs) for Covid-19 vaccination. The government has declared forest officials and guards, Banking and Railway staff, DCPU Childline, Oxygen plant staff, government veterinary doctors, filling station and call centre employees as the frontline workers.