Metro

Bhubaneswar: As many as 16 districts of Odisha are likely to experience thunderstorms over next 24 hours, Bhubaneswar-based Regional Meteorological Centre said Sunday in its afternoon bulletin. “Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at one or...

Bhubaneswar: Showing solidarity with the states facing shortage of medical oxygen, the Odisha government has so far sent 214 tankers carrying 3,964.542 metric tonne (MT) of the life-saving gas to eight states. The states are Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh...

Bhubaneswar: Hours after the 14-day lockdown announcement Sunday, Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das urged the people to stay home and follow safety protocols. The minister took to his Twitter handle and said, “Due to continues rise in covid-19 cases, the state has imposed a...

Barang: A newborn baby was found abandoned at Kalarahanga village under Infocity police limits in Bhubaneswar Sunday. The child was found lying under a tree near the village pond. Infocity police rescued the child and admitted it to a nearby government hospital for treatment, it...

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday declared working journalists as Frontline COVID Warriors. The announcement came at a time when at least 12 COVID-19 infected journalists have died in the state. Naveen, approving a proposal to this effect, said the working journalists are doing...

Bhubaneswar: In view of steep rise in COVID-19 cases in the state, Odisha government Sunday announced a 14-day lockdown across the state starting May 5 morning. The lockdown will continue till May 19 morning, state Information and Public Relations (I&PR) department said. During the imposed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 8,015 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 4,62,622. Active caseload in the state stands at 69,453. Out of the 8,015 new infections, 4,568 were reported from quarantine centres while 3,447 persons contracted...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday conducted a ‘symbolic dry run’ of the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people in the age group of 18-44 years, ahead of its formal launch May 3, an official said. The administration had Friday night said that it would symbolically start...

Khurda: In view of steep rise in COVID-19 infections in Khurda district, Collector Sanat Kumar Mohanty and other senior officials Saturday morning took stock of the situation in a review meeting held here. With the district reporting 1,796 cases in last 24 hours, the Collector...

Pipili: In view of the rising COVID-19 infections, the Puri district administration decided Friday afternoon that senior citizens and differently abled voters of Pipili Assembly constituency segment will cast their votes through postal ballot in the upcoming bypoll. This was informed by Additional Collector Pradip...