COVID testing in Bhubaneswar crosses 1.5 lakh mark

Bhubaneswar, September 9:  The number of tests for COVID-19 has crossed the 1.5 lakh mark as on September 8 through three types of tests, i.e. RT-PCR, Rapid Antigen and True-NAT 1,52,674 citizens of the Temple City have undergone tests for Novel Corona virus. It is learnt that out of the above figure 1,05,990 tests were […]

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COVID observer visits “1929 Call Centre” facility at Smart City

Bhubaneswar, September 8: COVID-19 Observer for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Principal Secretary Water Resources Anu Garg on Tuesday visited the “1929 Bhubaneswar city Call Center’’ at the Bhubaneswar Operations Centre (BOC) of the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL). She urged the call centre executives to patiently deal with the COVID positive cases and their […]

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Covid-19: BMC to launch ‘Sampark Meeting’ from tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, September 6: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will launch IEC (Information, Education and Communication) campaign from Monday in the State Capital to reach our every section of the society and to promote active community participation to infuse among public the values of self responsibility to check the spread of coronavirus pandemic. As per the […]

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Mere 5.15% people in Bhubaneswar developed antibodies against Covid-19 

Bhubaneswar, September 4: The second phase of the sero surveillance conducted across 25 wards of the Temple City has found the antibody prevalence rate at 5.15. The low prevalence of antibody in the community serological study by Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) indicates that the state capital could be “one of the protected cities’’ with […]

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BMC Community Organiser given honour of COVID Warrior

Bhubaneswar, September 2: Community Organiser Saraswati Sahoo (42) of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), who faced with a severe accident on August 28 evening, died yesterday evening and cremeted during Wednesday evening as COVID-19 Warrior with guard of honour. The body of Sahoo was brought from SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack with the guidance of […]

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Odisha reports 2,602 new Covid cases; Tally mounts to 1,03,536

Bhubaneswar, August 31: The number of Covid-19 positive cases in Odisha rose to 1,03,536 with addition of 2,602 cases on Monday, said Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department. Of the 2,602 new cases detected in the last 24 hours, 1,561 were detected from among those staying in quarantine centres and the rest 1,041 found as […]

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Bhubaneswar gears up for a smooth IIT-JEE Mains Exam, three-tier security at exam centres

Bhubaneswar, August 30: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has geared up to provide all facilities for a smooth conduct of the IIT-JEE Mains examination in the State capital city from September 1 to 6 at six centres, while accommodation will be provided at eight centres, said an official release. However, all these will be in […]

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Odisha records sharpest spike of 3,371 Covid-19 cases

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 3,371 Covid-19 cases, the State’s highest single-day spike in infections, on Wednesday, taking its tally to 87,602, said an official release. According to the State Information and Public relations Department, of the 3371 new cases, Khurda continues to be the hotspot with highest 547 cases followed by Cuttack with 357 positive cases […]

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JioNews arrives on JioFiber Set Top Box in Odisha

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: The popular news app, JioNews is now made available on the Jio Set-Top-Box for JioFiber users. JioNews app is the one-stop solution for Breaking News, Videos, Magazines, Newspapers, and Photo Galleries and more, said a release. In Odisha, JioNews, through JioFiber is available in over 13 cities that includes, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Rourkela, Bolangir, […]

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