Covid-19: BMC, Smart City use drones to sanitise Janpath in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Making use of modern technology in order to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the capital city of Bhubaneswar, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSC), in a joint initiative, carried out spraying of disinfectant through drones from Rajmahal Square to Sishu Bhawan Square on Tuesday. Two drones were used on […]

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Corona statistics are levelling and going down in Odisha, says CM

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday reviewed the Coronavirus (Covid-19) situation in the State with senior officials and expressed satisfaction that Covid-19 statistics are levelling and going down in Odisha. “I am pleased to see Corona statistics are levelling and going down in State,” said the CM. In one month since first case on […]

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Door-to-door survey to trace Covid-19 cases in Bhubaneswar slums

Bhubaneswar: In order to protect people of the city and provide the service like early diagnosis and prompt treatment for any (Coronavirus) Covid-19 related symptoms, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will launch a surveilance in all slums in continuation with its ongoing survey from Tuesday. Bhubaneswar has now become the hotspot in Odisha as maximum […]

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BMC withdraws containment zone tag from Sundarpada & Jadupur-Begunia

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday withdrew containment zone tag from Sundarpada and Jadupur-Begunia areas. BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Choudhury in a press conference here said that since all the samples collected from the Sundarpada and Jadupur-Begunia areas tested negative for Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the two containment zones, the civic body withdrew the […]

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Amid lockdown, Ola starts service for hospital visits in Bhubaneswar-Cuttack

Bhubaneswar: Cab aggregator Ola has launched a new service which will enable customers to book cabs for travel to and from hospitals during the ongoing 21-day nationwide lockdown in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. The new service ‘Ola Emergency’ will offer rides from a customer’s home to any of the hospitals in twin city. In the first […]

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Two more Covid-19 positive cases in Odisha, tally rises to 44

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Thursday reported two more Coronavirus positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases in Odisha to 44, of which two patients have been cured and discharged and one succumbed to the disease. According to the Health and Family Welfare Department, a 51-year-old woman from Dhenkanal and 69-year-old man from Medinipur from […]

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ECoR feeds 23,000 needy in 10 last days amid Coronavirus lockdown

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has distributed food to nearly 23,000 needy persons who were residing around different stations under its jurisdiction in last 10 days amid the novel Coronavirus lockdown, said an official release. The ECoR provided the bulk food with paper plates at different important stations through Indian Railways Catering and Tourism […]

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Odisha gets its third COVID-19 hospital in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: With the number of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases gradually rising in the State, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated Odisha’s third stand-alone COVID-19 hospital in Bhubaneswar through video conferencing. The 520-bed will be managed by SUM Hospital. The hospital has been funded by Central PSU Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL). Union Coals and […]

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Two new COVID-19 cases in Bhubaneswar; tally rises to 23 in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The total number of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Odisha has gone up to 23 as two more persons  from Bhubaneswar, including a 70-year-old Australia-returned man tested coronavirus positive on Sunday, Health and Family Welfare Department said. Of the total 23 cases, Bhubaneswar alone reported 16 positive cases. While a 70-year-old Australia-returned man from […]

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