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Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra will address the media Tuesday at around 1.45 pm. The Chief Secretary is likely to announce the extension of lockdown in the state. https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1394552625803104263 The ongoing 14-day-long lockdown was announced May 4 and is about to expire May 19....

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday congratulated former Indian opener Shiv Sunder Das on his appointment as the batting coach of the Indian women’s team for the England tour. Naveen took to his Twitter handle to congratulate the batsman. “Congratulations Shiv Sunder Das on being...

Bhubaneswar: The Ganjam Collector has called out Sonu Sood on the actor’s claim to have arranged a bed for a patient at Ganjam City Hospital at Berhampur. Through the official Twitter account of the administration, it was informed that the patient in home isolation was...

Bhubaneswar: Women and Child Development (W&CD) Minister Tukuni Sahu Monday directed the officials to provide necessary services to all pregnant women who are coming from other states during Covid lockdown. Sahu, during the review meeting Monday, also informed that the registration for ‘MAMATA’ scheme, which was...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has set up a committee to manage Covid-19 among children in the wake of the possibility of increased number of cases among them, officials said Monday. The committee has been asked to formulate standard operating procedures (SOPs) for managing Covid-19 among...

Bhubaneswar: The state High Powered Committee (HPC) Monday directed the under-trial review committees (UTRCs) in the districts to immediately take steps for decongestion of jails within their jurisdictions. The HPC has been established at state level following a Supreme Court order March 23, 2020 to...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Monday launched a web-based application for issuance of licences for marriage and funeral ceremonies during the lockdown. Denizens seeking permission from police for marriage and funeral functions have been asked to visit the website of Commissionerate Police (https://bhubaneswarcuttackpolice.gov.in/) and click on...

Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Kalahandi MP Basanta Panda Monday urged the state government to open more Covid-19 testing facilities in rural areas. In a video message, Panda said, the people in rural Odisha are bearing the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic owing...

Bhubaneswar: Admitting a surge in Covid-19 infection in rural Odisha, state Public Health director Niranjan Mishra Monday said the infection in rural areas is around 55-60 per cent of the entire state. However, it is not alarming, he added. Speaking to reporters here, Mishra said,...

Bhubaneswar:  Expressing concern over high rates charged by private ambulance operators during Covid-19 pandemic, the state government Monday fixed ceiling prices for various categories of ambulances run by private hospitals and operators. As per an order of the state commerce and transport department, small category...