Metro

Bhubaneswar: In view of the raging pandemic situation in the state, Odisha Assembly Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro has called an all-party meeting May 17. During the meeting the Covid-19 situation in the state will be discussed and strategies will be chalked out to contain the...

Puri: Covid-19 infections in a number of villages in Puri district has been on the rise for the last few days. Locals blamed the district administration for the rise in Covid cases. The district administration should send mobile testing vans to the villages and create...

Bhubaneswar: The closure of Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) and State Botanical Garden located on the outskirts of the capital City has been extended until further orders, authorities informed Friday. Due to the rising Covid-19 cases in the state, the tourist attraction will remain closed. Earlier...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took to their Twitter handles Friday to greet people on the occasion of Eid. “On this #EidUlFitr, may Allah bless all with good health, happiness and prosperity,” read Governor Ganeshi Lal’s tweet. “Warm greetings to...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has empowered district Collectors to take a call on home delivery of liquor during the lockdown. Excise secretary Sushil Kumar Lohani has informed Excise Commissioner Asish Singh about the decision of the government. The Collectors have been asked to take decision...

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha registering above 10,000 Covid-19 cases on a daily basis there is a strong possibility that the lockdown may be extended after May 19, experts said Thursday. The total number of active cases in Odisha went past the one lakh-mark Thursday morning for...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered highest ever 12,390 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 5,88,687. The active caseload in the state stands at 1,04,016. Out of the 12,390 new infections, 6,938 were reported from quarantine centres while...

Khurda: After teachers in Odisha demanded ‘frontline COVID warrior’ status at par with police, health workers and journalists, the chemists of Khurda district have demanded the same. The chemists Thursday warned that some 20,000 shop owners would shut their shops in coming days if the...

Bhubaneswar: At a time when cases of jail inmates testing positive for coronavirus are being reported from different prisons of Odisha, several inmates of Jharpada Special Jail in Bhubaneswar were seen indulging in merrymaking in alleged violation of COVID-19 guidelines. The incident came to fore...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 156 empty oxygen tankers, 526 oxygen concentrators and 140 oxygen cylinders have been transported by 75 Indian Air Force planes from Bhubaneswar to various locations in the country, a source in Biju Patnaik International Airport said Thursday. The Indian Air Force...