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Bhubaneswar: While the Covid-19 test positivity rate (TPR) in the state has declined gradually, the fatality rate has remained a cause for worry. The TPR of Odisha was 21.15 per cent May 22 and declined to 10.51 per cent Saturday and health experts believe that...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 7,002 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 8,13,096. The active caseload in the state now stands at 78,031. Out of the 7,002 new infections, 3,921 were reported from quarantine centres while 3,081...

Bhubaneswar, June 5: The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on artisans and weavers of the state who have now accused both the Union and state governments of not caring a fig about their well-being. According to sources, the state is home to as...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJP and Congress Saturday came down heavily on the state government for its poor ranking in Niti Aayog’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index for 2020-21. However, BJD said that the data provided by the state has not been taken into account in...

Bhubaneswar: In what would bring relief to home isolation Covid-19 patients in the Capital city, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Saturday said that it would provide oxygen cylinders at the patients’ doorsteps. Addressing the media, BMC Commissioner Sanjay Singh said that the state government has provided...

New Delhi: As many as 646 doctors lost their lives in the fight against Covid-19 during the second wave of the pandemic, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) said Saturday. Delhi reported the maximum number of fatalities among doctors at 109, followed by Bihar (97), Uttar...

Bhubaneswar: The state government will soon form a committee of experts to decide on evaluation criteria of Plus II students who were to appear in the CHSE-conducted annual examinations 2021. This was necessitated following cancellation of the annual Plus II examinations for this year, after...

Cuttack: A woman who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into Mahanadi River in Cuttack and her husband who also jumped into the river to rescue her were both rescued by fire brigade Friday evening. The incident took place near Jobra anicut under Jagatpur police...

Cuttack: A team of doctors at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack Friday managed to operate out a knife stuck in the neck of a Covid patient. In a bid to end his life, the patient had stabbed himself in the neck. According to...

Nischintakoili: Former MLA of Mahanga Assembly constituency in Cuttack district Bikram Keshari Barma passed away Saturday. He breathed his last at a Bhubaneswar-based private hospital where he had been undergoing treatment for Covid-19. “The former MLA had tested positive for Covid-19 May 26 and had...