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Bhubaneswar: In an aim to ensure smooth operation of agricultural activities during Covid-19 pandemic, the state government has set a target to disburse Rs 9,000 crore crop loans during 2021-22 kharif season. Cooperation secretary Vir Vikram Yadav has recently written letters to all district Collectors...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appreciated Friday the efforts of healthcare professionals for effectively administering COVID-19 vaccines and ensuring zero wastage. In a tweet, he said the number of people vaccinated is more than that of doses allocated by the central government as the...

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to cancel four Special trains originating under its jurisdiction owing to poor passenger patronization and the surge of Covid-19 infection. The trains to be canceled are Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Special (08445/08446), Visakhapatnam-Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Special (08516/08515), Tirupati-Visakhapatnam-Tirupati Special (02708/02707) and Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Special (02784/02783). The Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar...

Puri: A man has been arrested for running a fake COVID-19 testing laboratory at Kakatpur in Puri district. The laboratory has also been sealed, Puri district police informed in a tweet Friday. The accused has been identified as Prakash Das. According to a source, Das...

Bhubaneswar: The cyber fraudsters continue to dupe citizens from across the state of lakhs everyday under various pretexts. The cyber help desk opened at the office of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) has received 476 calls from victims from various parts of the state who...

Bhubaneswar: Seeking active cooperation of the Centre in the fight against the pandemic, Odisha demanded Thursday exemption of GST on the purchase of coronavirus vaccines and sought financial assistance to states from the cess and surcharge collected by the Union government from various products. At...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered Friday 12,238 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the I & PR department, government of Odisha said in a tweet. This incidentally is the highest single-day spike in 2021. The state had also reported over 10,000 cases Thursday with 10,521...

Bhubaneswar: Facing an acute shortage of COVID-19 vaccine, the Odisha government has asked Bharat Biotech to start Covaxin production by June next year in the state. Bharat Biotech International Ltd (BBIL) had taken 30 acres of land to set up a vaccine unit at Andhrua,...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to hire medical officers, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals on a temporary basis to manage the worsening Covid-19 situation. The additional district urban & public health officer (ADUPHO) invited applications from eligible Ayush Medical Officers (AMOs),...

Bhubaneswar: In an aim to speed up vaccination in Odisha, the state government has allowed private hospitals to administer the jab to persons in the 18-45 years age group. Vaccination of people in 45 plus category will henceforth be available for free at all government-run...