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Bhubaneswar: Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress Sunday came down heavily on the state government over the alleged lack of adequate hospital beds and quarantine centres in the coastal state to fight the pandemic. BJP state president Samir Mohanty said, “In the current scenario,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 10,757 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 6,22,981. The active caseload in the state now stands at 1,06,061. Out of the 10,757 new infections, 6,024 were reported from quarantine centres while 4,733...

Bhubaneswar: With the emergence of black fungus infection in Covid-19 patients in the state, concerns are now being raised over prolonged use of steroids without consulting the doctors. Experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar said that severe damage caused due...

Bhubaneswar: The much sought after government hospital in Bhubaneswar – the Capital Hospital is yet to offer broad facilities to Covid patients who reach out to the healthcare centre for treatment. The recent death of a newly-wed woman, a suspected Covid patient, who was allegedly...

Puri: Srimandir, the abode of Lord Jagannath, would remain out of bounds for devotees till June 15, temple sources said Sunday. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and the Puri district administration have decided to shut the 12th-century shrine for devotees till June 15 by...

Bhubaneswar: An under-trial prisoner (UTP) of Jharpada Special Jail died of Covid-19 Sunday morning while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. Three prisoners including Tripati Mohanty in Jharpada jail have succumbed to the virus in the state so far, said sources....

Bhubaneswar: A simulation study conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and IIT Hyderabad claimed that Khurda district has crossed the peak of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic and the caseloads are likely to dip in the coming days. The study was...

Bhubaneswar: With fast surge in daily new COVID-19 cases across Odisha, the state has been remaining above 10,000-mark for the last several days, with regard to spike in infections in a single day. In such a situation, further extension of the imposed lockdown has become...

Bhubaneswar: A newly-married woman lost her battle to Covid-19 here Saturday after she was turned away by several hospitals in the Capital city. The incident has revealed the shocking behaviour the hospitals mete out to Covid-19 patients. Swarnalata (25) had married to Bishnu Charan Bhol...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the rising cases of Covid-19 in the state, the Odisha government has suspended shooting of films and TV serials. The office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) issued an order Sunday stopping both indoor and outdoor shooting of films and TV...