Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar city reported 105 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,607, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Thursday. Among the fresh cases detected, 59 were reported from quarantine centres while 46 contracted the virus locally. At the same time, 123...
Cuttack: As many as 51 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Thursday. Among the new cases, seven cases were reported from institutional quarantine centres, 33 were home quarantine cases and 11 persons contracted the...
Bolangir: After three patients tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, the ICU services of Bhima Bhoi Medical College & Hospital in Bolangir district was suspended for seven days, authorities informed. The doctors and hospital staff who had come in contact with the three COVID-19 affected patients have...
Chhatrapur: Ganjam district’s Goplapur NAC has become free from COVID-19. This information was tweeted Thursday by District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange. Gopalpur NAC did not report any COVID-19 positive case between July 15 and 29. Hence the NAC shall no longer be considered a ‘Red...
Ayodhya: The ‘Bhumi Pujan’ ceremony for the Ram Temple which is supposed to take place here August 5 has run into difficulties. A priest and 14 policemen on duty at the Ram Janambhoomi complex here has tested positive for COVID-19. All the priests and other...
Bhubaneswar: To fulfill the promise which committed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik earlier, Odisha Government sanctioned ex-gratia for the kin of the two journalists who succumbed to COVID-19 recently, informed Odisha government’s media advisor Manas Mangaraj, Thursday. https://twitter.com/ManasMangaraj6/status/1288731202975801344 Notably, the government had announced a compensation amount...
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway Thursday decided to extend the Bhubaneswar-Bolangir-Bhubaneswar and Bhubaneswar-Koraput-Bhubaneswar special express train service till 12th August, 2020. Following are the details of the services: BHUBANESWAR-BOLANGIR-BHUBANESWAR SPECIAL (08493/08494) The train services will continue to commute from Bhubaneswar at 6:30 am and from...
Bhubaneswar: Just a few weeks ago, she was in the news for wrong reasons. But now, she might be the person the state will remember in its fight against COVID-19. The young female doctor studying at Cuttack SCB College and Hospital, had tested COVID positive and...
Cuttack: 11 positive cases detected from Behera Sahi and some areas of Malgodown (Ward No. 38) prompted the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) to declare the two areas as containment zones, Thursday. The containment restriction has started from Thursday and will continue till further ordesr by CMC....
Bhubaneswar: Director General of Odisha Police Abhay Thursday charged the State Crime Branch to initiate investigation into the death of motivational speaker and human rights activist Aditya Dash. “I have ordered Crime Branch to take Charge of investigation of BBSR GRPS case no 81/20 relating...
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