COVID-19: Odisha sees highest single-day surge of 8,681 cases; toll at 2,043

Bhubaneswar, April 30: Odisha has reported 8,681 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, the highest one-day surge since the break of the pandemic in the State. The State also reported 4,679 fresh recoveries and 14 deaths during the same period, the State Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department informed on Friday. With […]

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Three special trains cancelled to prevent further COVID-19 spread

Bhubaneswar, April 29: In view of increase in COVID-19 positive cases and to prevent further infection, three special trains will be cancelled under the East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction till further notice, said an ECoR release. As per the ECoR statement, Visakhapatnam-Rayagada-Visakhapatnam Special, Visakhapatnam-Gunupur-Visakhapatnam Special and Visakhapatnam-Palasa-Visakhapatnam Special will be cancelled from Friday (April 30). […]

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Oxygen Express to carry LMO from Angul to Haryana

Bhubaneswar, April 29: Since the first Oxygen Express with empty tankers left from Mumbai on April 19 for Visakhapatnam under East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction, Indian Railways has consistently carrying Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) towards different destinations of the country, said an official release. Continuing the momentum, there are two more trains from East Coast […]

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Odisha announces incentive for healthcare professionals amid COVID-19 surge

Bhubaneswar, April 29: Amid the rapid surge in COVID-19 cases, the Odisha Government has decided to provide additional incentives to healthcare professionals – contractual, outsourced and volunteers – engaged in COVID-19 duty and vaccination work across the State in order to keep their morale high. According to a Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) Department notification […]

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Odisha records 6,998 fresh COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths

Bhubaneswar, April 29: Odisha on Thursday recorded as many as 6,998 new COVID-19 cases, 4,521 recoveries and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours in the State, said an official release. Of the fresh cases spread across all 30 districts, 4,054 were detected among people in quarantine and 2,944 were local infections. As per the […]

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“Unnati Bhawan” becomes first Odisha Govt building to be certified with IGBC’s Gold Rating

Bhubaneswar, April 28: The “Unnati Bhawan,” located in Satynagar here became the first Government building to be certified with Gold Rating by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Green Existing Building Rating System, said an official release. According to a State Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department release, the building is an ideal demonstration of […]

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Pantry car service withdrawn from New Delhi-Puri Purushottam Express

Bhubaneswar, April 28: Keeping in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and due to low patronisation, the Indian Railways has decided to withdraw the services of Pantry Car from Puri-New Delhi-Puri Purushottam Special Express (02801/02802), till further advice. According to an East Coast Railway (ECoR) statement, the Puri-New Delhi-Puri Purushottam Special Express originating from Puri on […]

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President, PM condole death of legendary writer Manoj Das

Delhi, April 28: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condoled the demise of noted litterateur Manoj Das of Odisha. The Odia and English writer passed away on Tuesday at Sri Aurobindo Ashram Nursing Home in Puducherry. He was 87. Das, though a native of Odisha, had made Puducherry his home […]

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COVID-19 infections in Odisha take quantum jump as 8,386 more test positive

Bhubaneswar, April 28: The new COVID-19 infections in Odisha on Wednesday took a quantum jump as 8,386 more persons tested positive for the virus in last 24 hours in the State. Ten more people also succumbed to the virus during the same period. The new positive cases which stood at 6,073 yesterday in the State, […]

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Apply minds & make foolproof planning to combat COVID-19: Odisha CM to Collectors, SPs

Bhubaneswar, April 27: Maintaining that the COVID-19 was now spreading in the form of double and triple mutant strains, which is making even young people suffer, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday asked district Collectors and SPs to apply their minds taking the field situation into consideration and make foolproof planning. “We should always be […]

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