Metro

Puri: At a time when the second wave of COVID-19 has been a cause of worry in Puri district, 23 people of Shree Jagannath Temple tested positive for the virus Tuesday. The district reported 53 new positive cases overall. Officials of the Shree Jagannath Temple...

Cuttack: The Odisha police are resorting to various plans to nab dreaded gangster Suleiman Hyder who escaped from custody while undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital here. Police have launched ‘Operation Hyder’ with inputs from one of the close associates of the...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Monday asked all district Collectors to reactivate government and private Covid-19 facilities utilised during the first wave of the virus to accommodate the new patients. Additional Chief Secretary (Health) PK Mohapatra has written to the Collectors, municipal commissioners and Chief District...

Bhubaneswar: To prevent the spread of novel coronavirus at Bhubaneswar railway station, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to allow entry to the Capital city station only through platform number 1. The decision was taken to ensure effective management of crowd and social distancing at...

Bhubaneswar: The state police Monday deployed about 1,000 armed policemen at Pipli Assembly constituency in Puri in a bid to ensure peaceful polling in the byelection scheduled for April 17. Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay, who visited Pipli, Monday, said that three companies (one...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Ramdas Athawale, during his visit to the Capital city, Monday, appealed to Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik to be part of the NDA government at the Centre. Athawale, president...

Bhubaneswar: To cover more number of ST & SC students, the state Cabinet Monday decided to continue ANWESHA scheme for a period of another five years. The scheme was launched during 2015-16 with an objective to provide quality education to ST and SC students in...

Bhubaneswar: The state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday approved nine proposals including establishment of two specialized cancer care units in Bhubaneswar. A 500-bed cancer hospital and a 100-bed palliative care unit will be set up in Info Valley area. Chief Secretary Suresh...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 1,784 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the I & PR department, government of Odisha, informed this in a tweet. The new cases have taken the total tally in the state to 3, 53, 086. Among the new infections, 1,035...

Bhubaneswar: Even as the celebration of 73rd Capital Foundation Day would be a low-key affair amidst a rapid surge in Covid-19 cases, many experts and activists hailed the initiatives taken by civic administration in containing the highly infectious virus. Experts said that the Capital city...