Plasma therapy shows success in Odisha, 4 out of six patients on path of recovery

Bhubaneswar: Plasma therapy has brought a great relief to serious Covid patients in the State. Out of six critical patients who are now  under plasma therapy, as many as four are responding very well and they are now not in need of oxygen support, and will soon be discharged. Other two patients are in stable […]

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CM inaugurates 8 new HDFC bank branches in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated eight new branches of HDFC Bank in Odisha through video conference. These branches will generate over 100 jobs for the youth. Of the eight new branches five are in Khurda district, one each in Sudargargarh, Sambalpur and Kendrapada districts. The new branches are part of HDFC’s network […]

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PM Modi reviews Covid-19 situation, focuses on personal hygiene & social discipline

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the Covid-19 situation in the country to take stock of the situation in various parts of the country and the preparedness of various States. The Prime Minister laid emphasis on the need to observe personal hygiene and social discipline in public places. “The awareness about Covid […]

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Sero Surveilance for Covid-19 begins in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: In order to know the immunological status of the community and high risk groups, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday started Sero Surveilance for Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the capital city. The RMRC (ICMR) Bhubaneswar provides the technical support of the surveillance. The surveillance is being conducted according to the Covid-19 Guidelines, said BMC […]

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Odisha becomes 1st State to use space technology to safeguard Govt lands

Bhubaneswar: Odisha becomes the first State in the country to use space technology to safeguard Government lands in its capital city Bhubaneswar as Chief Minister Navey Patnaik launched Bhubaneswar Land Use Intelligence System & AI along seven other tech solutions under 5T for Home & General Administration Departments through video conferencing here on Wednesday. Launching the […]

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Weekend shutdown enforced in Kendrapara

Kendrapara: The Kendrapara district administration on Thursday extended the weekend shutdown till July 31 to check the spread of Coronavirus even though the district is not among the ’10 Zone-I’ districts, identified by the Odisha Government. “The number of positive cases of COVID-19 has been on rise across the State and there is a risk […]

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IIT-Bhubaneswar holds end‐semester exams online amid Corona pandemic

Bhubaneswar: IIT-Bhubaneswar conducted the end‐semester examinations in the normal comprehensive way in online mode from June 24 to 30 for its final year subjects. A total of 526 students, including BTech (206) Dual Degree (36), M.sc (75), M.Tech (167), PhD (42) appeared the examinations. The  commercially  available  systems  for  online  examinations  are  normally  designed to […]

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Dismissed Inspector arrested for raping minor inside police station in Odisha

Sundergarh: Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested dismissed inspector-in-charge Biramitrapur police station Ananda Majhi for allegedly raping a minor girl inside the police station for several months. “Crime Branch has successfully traced and arrested ex-Biramitrapur police station IIC Ananda Chandra Majhi from forested area under Handapa police station of Angul district,” said DGP Abhay. Earlier in […]

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COVID-19: BMC enlightens senior citizens on Sachetak App functions, benefits

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to protect senior citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic by addressing their various health issues, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) organized an awareness programme at Biju Patnaik Park in the Capital City on Wednesday morning to help the elderly population, especially senior citizens to understand the functionality and benefits of the Sachetak […]

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