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Bhubaneswar, May 13: In view of poor patronisation in above trains and keeping in view the surge of COVID-19 positive cases and to break the chain of infection, four express special trains will remain suspended the end of May from both the directions. According to an the East Coast Railway (ECoR) statement, Puri-LTT-Puri Weekly Special […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 13: Odisha on Thursday registered 10,649 new COVID-19 positive cases, 8,547 new recoveries and 19 fatalities in the last 24 hours, as per the State Health and Family Welfare Department. The fresh cases took the State’s cumulative count to 5,76,297. The State’s active cases stood at 1,00,313 while the total death toll in […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 12: Newly-appointed Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Singh visited the 24×7 Call Centre of 1929 on Friday evening and reviewed its functioning. Singh, who also happens to be the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) wanted to know about the numbers of work stations engaged for incoming calls, outgoing […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 12: In a minor bureaucratic reshuffle, the Odisha Government Wednesday appointed senior Secretary-level IAS officer Sanjay Kumar Singh as the new Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner replacing Prem Chandra Chaudhary. Chaudhary, a 2010-batch IAS officer, who is currently serving as the BMC Commissioner with additional charge of BDA Vice Chairman and Bhubaneswar Smart […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 12: After a partial relief for some days, Odisha on Wednesday once again registered an upward trend in COVID-19 cases with 10,982 people testing positive for the virus in last 24 hours, triggering a fresh concern for the State. Of the fresh cases, 58% of the infections (6,366) have been reported in ten […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 11: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed concerned officials to take strict action against private hospitals if they charge beyond the celling fixed by the State Government while treating COVID-19 patients. The Chief Minister was reviewing the COVID-19 situation in the State this evening. He directed the Chief Secretary, DG of Police, […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 11: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 20 crore to set up RT-PCR testing laboratories in 16 districts in the State in view of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, said an official release. According to a Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) statement, the laboratories would come up Bhadrak, Boudh, Dhenkanal, […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 11: COVID-19 has claimed yet another journalist in Odisha with the passing away of Shabnam Shirin on Tuesday. Shirin, known for her wide experience, was working as Production Executive-cum-RJ at Voice of SOA Community 90.4 in Bhubaneswar. She was infected by COVID-19 a few days ago. She is survived by her husband and […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 11: Odisha on Tuesday reported 9,793 new COVID-19 positive cases, 18 deaths and 9,706 recoveries in the last 24 hours, as per the State Health and Family Welfare Department. While today’s total positivity rate (TPR) stood at 21.17%, the TPR in State in last four days was recorded at 20.73% on Monday, 21 […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 10: In a major development, the Odisha Government on Monday decided to float global tender to procure COVID-19 vaccines. A proposal to this effect was cleared by the State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the evening. “Odisha Govt will make all out efforts to procure vaccines in the shortest possible […]
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