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Bhubaneswar: Doctors treating Covid-19 infected diabetic patients opined that over-the-counter procurement of steroids and other class of drugs for Covid treatment without the consultation of doctors could cause more harm than good. “Diabetic persons are more prone to Covid-19, especially those who have higher sugar...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing grave concern over the alarming Covid situation in the country, the Supreme Court Saturday instructed the high-powered committees established in various states to consider releasing prisoners in order to decongest the prisons. The danger of Covid-19 looms large over the prisons in Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: The IIM-Sambalpur Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the district administration to tackle the unprecedented crisis created by the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic in the area. The MoU was signed in the presence of IIM-Sambalpur Director Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal and district...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: A day after the Odisha government, urged the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to waive toll on trucks carrying Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO), the latter Saturday announced exemption of charges on such tankers and containers at toll plazas across national highways. Keeping...

Bhubaneswar: The state government plans to start a vaccination drive for people in the age group of 18-44 years in four cities of Odisha in the next few days. This comes in the wake of the state receiving the first consignment of one lakh Covishield...

Bhubaneswar: With the continuous surge in daily Covid-19 cases in Cuttack district during past few days, a senior government official Saturday said that a community transmission-like situation has emerged in the district. Senior doctor and government-appointed nodal officer for Cuttack district, Dr Umesh Ray told...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 10,635 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the tally in the state to 5,34,842. Active caseload in the state stands at 93,287. Out of the 10,635 new infections, 6,012 were reported from quarantine centres while 4,623 persons contracted the...

Bhubaneswar: The state government is continuing its work for development of tourism in the state despite Covid-19 pandemic. The state government has decided to redevelop two important destinations—Chilika Lake and Satkosia – to attract domestic and foreign tourists to the sites in the post-Covid scenario,...

Puri: Preparations for this year’s Rath Yatra and Chandan Yatra of Srimandir deities are going on in full swing even though the 12th century shrine has been shut for devotees till May 15 to contain the spread of novel coronavirus. The seventh batch of logs...

Bhubaneswar: More than 400 people Saturday took their second dose of Covid vaccine at the drive-in vaccination facility launched by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) at Esplanade Mall here. Two vaccination points at the basement (parking area) of the mall served the citizens of 45-plus age...