New Odisha Age

Have we learnt our lesson from Odisha’s Cyclone Fani in 2019 ?

Bhubaneswar: Exactly a year ago Odisha witnessed one of the deadliest cyclones in recent history. Dozens died, lakhs of people were rendered homeless. It was a rare summer cyclone (cyclone season usually begins in October) and the state saw an outbreak of water-borne diseases, which further increased due to the acute shortage of drinking water….

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Analysis says Covid-19 Pandemic will provoke mental health issues

Bhubaneswar: Mental health problems are likely to increase exponentially both at the individual and community levels as the impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) deepens over the next few months. The first impact will be on those who had mental health challenges before the pandemic. Their problems will almost certainly be exacerbated. There is already an…

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Govt listed Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur & Bhubaneswar (BMC area) in Red Zone

Bhubaneswar: Apart from the BMC area (Red Zone), other areas of Khordha District are in the Orange zone, as per the latest notification from Health & Family Welfare Dept., Odisha. The Central Guidelines allowed the States to categorize the Municipal corporation areas and other areas of the districts as separate zones. Odisha Govt adds 5 more…

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Odisha CM Shri Naveen Patnaik holds discussion with Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh CMs

Bhubaneswar : Hon’ble Chief Minister, Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik, today over a video conferencing discussed the issue of stranded Odias in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh with respective Chief Ministers of the states Shri B. S Yediyurappa and Shri  Y.S Jaganmohan Reddy. Union Petroleum Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan also joined the discussion over video conferencing. Chief…

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One more COVID-19 patient of Bhubaneswar recovers

Bhubaneswar: One more COVID-19 patient of Bhubaneswar has reportedly recovered and is being discharged from the hospital. The total recovered cases now stand at 56. This was informed by the State Health and Family Welfare department on Twitter: One more Covid patient of Bhubaneswar has recovered and is being discharged today. The total recovered cases…

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Smooth Lockdown: Reliance to launch Jio Meet video conferencing app

Mumbai: Reliance is set to launch a video conferencing app named Jio Meet to take similar platforms like Zoom, Skype, Google Duo, etc. Because of the ongoing Pandemic Lockdown all over world, the work from home rate was high and the video conferencing space has boomed. Many of the Companies in Odisha are also using…

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Indian Entertainment Industry & Facebook join forces for mega ‘I FOR INDIA’ concert

Mumbai : The Indian entertainment industry has come together for a home-to-home fundraiser concert, I For India, in partnership with Facebook and Give India. 100% proceeds from the fundraiser concert will go to the India COVID Response Fund managed by GiveIndia. Associated  with over 100 NGOs, Give India is working on-ground to support the required…

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Sahaja Yoga conducts world’s largest online meditation twice daily during Golden Jubilee year

New Delhi : Millions of devotees from more than 70 countries will come together for collective online meditation  during May 1st to May 5th celebrations to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sahaja Yoga, a unique discovery by H. H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi. In its Golden Jubilee year, H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Sahaja Yoga Trust…

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COVID-19: Lockdown extended for 2 more weeks from 4 May, says MHA

Bhubaneswar: Lockdown 2.0 is continuing, ahead of this Union Health Ministry has extended the Lockdown for 2 more weeks from 4 May 2020. Lockdown 3.0 listed 130 districts in the country in red zone, 284 in orange zone and 319 green zone. The new guidelines say “for the well-being and safety” of people, movement for all…

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Winners of CODE19 Online Hackathon against Coronavirus in India Announced

Bhubaneswar  – Abhinand C and Shilpa Rajeev, two students from the Government College of Engineering in Kannur, Kerala, have bagged the first prize of $10,000 at the recently concluded CODE19 online hackathon against coronavirus in India. Their winning entry, called iClassroom, involved a modern virtual classroom for the millennial generation. It connects students with teachers through…

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