Metro

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to prevent any probable spread of Covid-19, Odisha ministers and MLAs underwent RT-PCR tests Sunday ahead of Monsoon Session of Assembly scheduled to begin September 1. Swab samples of MLAs, ministers and employees of the Assembly were collected for testing on...

Puri: The Central government has plans to restore hotel Nilachal Ashoka in Puri town through public-private partnership (PPP) mode under its recent monetisation drive, an official informed Sunday. According to the source, details are yet to be chalked out for the restoration of the dilapidated...

Bhubaneswar: Collection and testing of blood serum samples to monitor Covid-19 trends in 12 districts of Odisha began Sunday. The state-level serological surveillance drive is being conducted by Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) Bhubaneswar. According to an RMRC official, the serosurvey is being conducted in...

Cuttack: Much awaited Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) treatment facility at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack started Saturday. A female resident of Nischintakoili area in Cuttack district became the first patient to have received treatment with this life-saving support system. The woman had tested...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 849 new Covid-19 cases, of which 119 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,06,503. Active caseload in the state now stands at 7,820. Odisha also...

Puri: The Puri district administration and the district child protection unit Saturday provided financial assistance to 117 children under the Ashirbad scheme of the state government. Women and Child Development Minister Tukuni Sahu provided the assistance through  videoconferencing. She also interacted with the children on...

Bhubaneswar: As the Union government has nearly doubled the supply of vaccines to the states, the Odisha government has set a fresh target to administer 3.5 lakh Covid doses per day. State health & family welfare, additional chief secretary, P.K. Mohapatra Saturday asked all collectors,...

Bhubaneswar: Odia actor Bobby Mishra landed in soup Saturday for allegedly threatening his neighbour over a parking dispute. Acting on a report filed by the actor’s neighbour, Nayapalli police in Bhubaneswar questioned him. According to the report lodged by Tapi Mishra, the actor’s neighbour, Bobby in...

Bhubaneswar: Friday afternoon, a delegation of lecturers from Odisha's 488-category block grant colleges presented Governor Ganeshi Lal with a memorandum requesting his personal intervention in the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission's recommendations, including promotion, retirement, and common cadre rules. Despite a number of representations...

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police arrested four persons Friday evening, including a lady journalist working for a private web channel here for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a businessman and his associate. According to a police official, the two victims were kept hostage and tortured for a couple...