COVID-19: More than 10 lakh doses administered in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, June 15: Continuing it’s multi-pronged strategy against the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in association with the Health and Family Welfare Department, has achieved a milestone by administering more than 10 lakh doses. Combining the achievement of both government and private vaccination centres, while 6,30,191 citizens have taken their first dose, […]

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Minor girl working as domestic help in ex-Collector’s house rescued in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, June 14: A 12-year-old girl was rescued from the house of a retired district Collector from IRC Village area here on Monday while she was engaged in domestic work. It was learnt that the son of the house owner works as a professor at the National Law University, Hyderabad and daughter runs an English […]

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Outgoing calls at BMC’s ‘1929’ 24×7 Call Centre crosses 1 lakh-mark

Bhubaneswar, June 14: The outgoing calls at the 1929 24×7 COVID Call Centre for the State capital city have crossed the 1 lakh mark. By the day ending yesterday, the call centre, set up by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) at the Bhubaneswar Operations Centre (BOC) of the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) office, had […]

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BMC lists 83 students going abroad to undergo vaccination against COVID; 19 already jabbed

Bhubaneswar, June 13: Keeping vaccination drives for all sections of the society in mind, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced a unique one for students going abroad for higher studies. While 83 students are enlisted after verification of the necessary documents, a total of 19 students have already administered the Covishield doses at two […]

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Suspected of killing goat, elderly man tied to electric pole and thrashed in Odisha

Cuttack, June 12: An elderly man was tied to an electricity pole and thrashed by fellow villagers in Gotara village under Mahanga police station, video of which has gone viral. The man was thrashed by the crowd after they suspected him of killing a goat, which was found dead near the victim’s jute farmland. According […]

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4.820 kg pangolin scales seized, one arrested in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

Bhubaneswar, June 11: Acting on a tipoff, Special Task Force (STF) sleuths along forest officials of Baripada Forest Division conducted a raid near Balichua village under Sarat police station limits in Mayurbhanj district about a deal of sale of Pangolin scales by wildlife criminals and arrested one person and seized 4 kg 820 gms pangolin […]

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Extremely heavy rains warning: BMC puts engineering, admin teams on high alert

Bhubaneswar, June 10: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has kept the entire engineering and field teams on high alert following an extremely heavy and heavy to very heavy rain forecast from IMD and notification from the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC). “The rainfall might start in the coastal districts from June 10 evening and it requires […]

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BMC’s doorstep oxygen concentrator delivery initiative begins; 21 delivered on first day

Bhubaneswar, June 10: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday started taking oxygen concentrators to the doorsteps of the needy, suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. At least 21 concentrators were delivered today, which, were pre-booked by the citizens through a dedicated App. The App is developed by the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited. Srimanta Suar (44) […]

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1929 Call Centre makes 1,839 calls to 645 Red Flag COVID-19 patients

Bhubaneswar, June 10: The idea of giving special attention and care to home isolation patients by categorizing them into Red Flag and Green Flag cases has provided a great relief to the healthcare delivery system of the COVID-19 affected in the city. From the 1,839 cumulative calls made to 645 Red Flag patients identified from […]

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Monsoon has set in over Odisha: IMD

Bhubaneswar, June 10: Southwest monsoon has set in over Odisha on Thursday, said the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre of the IMD. “Southwest #Monsoon has set in over #Odisha today, the 10th June 2021. Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into remaining parts of Odisha, during next 48 hours,” tweeted the Meteorological Centre. According […]

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