Bhubaneswar: To seek a ease from the ongoing Lockdown, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had discussed with the Chief Ministers and asked for the detail plan by Monday. As per the sources, there was no final decision on the the lockdown extension or relaxation. The second phase of the Lockdown ends on 3rd May. During…
Bhubaneswar: In the health update of 27th April (i.e. today) by the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department, GoO, 03 new positive cases have been detected in Odisha. One positive case in Koraput (Dasmantapur) 22 Yrs Male, Health worker (Asymptomatic) One positive case in Balasore 32 Yrs Male (West Bengal returnee). He is a staff nurse…
Bhubaneswar: The total cases of Corona virus positives in Odisha rose to 103 with 3 more persons testing positive for the virus in Sundargarh today as per data released by the health department. Six other persons from Jajpur district had reportedly tested positive on Saturday. The recent rise in the number of positives is due…
Bhubaneswar: Elderly are the worst affected among all during current lock down situation due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. It was revealed by a latest survey, conducted by Agewell Foundation, an NGO, working for the welfare and empowerment of older persons in the country since 1999. For the survey, 5000 older persons across the country were…
Bhubaneswar: THE Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday collected `17,600 fine from 88 persons for not wearing mask outside home and warned vendors selling vegetables, fruits and grocery items of heavy penalty if they too were found without masks during the lockdown period. BMC officials said continuing its drive against the violators, the civic body has…
Bhubaneswar: Khimji Group, one of the leading business houses of the State provided 100 hazmat suits worth about five lakh to the Commissionerate Police in its fight against Covid-19 pandemic. Hazmat suits are used as personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent contamination. The air tight suits are made of plastic, fabric and rubber, along with an…
Bhubaeswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar forecast rainfall along with hailstorm and thunderstorms in many parts of Odisha and issued Orange warning for 15 districts in the state till Saturday morning. As per the latest weather bulletin, the Meteorological Department has issued Orange warning for the districts of of Kalahandi, Balangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar,…
Bhubaneswar: Govt of Odisha had implemented a partial modification in the lockdown norms. A notification regarding the same has been issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department. The order will not be applicable in areas under shutdown. Shops of educational books, electric fans and recharge facilities for prepaid mobile connection across the state will remain open during…
Bhubaneswar Odisha Govt gearing up for contact tracing in COVID-19 hotspots in Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts to trace the people who have recently returned from other states, especially West Bengal. The state government has imposed a 60-hour complete shutdown from 10 pm Thursday till April 26 in the three districts following a rise of COVID-19…
Bhubaneswar: The migration of workers from West Bengal is headache for Odisha to tackle the Covid-19 crisis. Though every State is facing the problem of reverse migration in India now . The daily wage labourers from various parts of West Bengal trying to cross the State borders from various way to enter into the Odisha border. And this is…