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Odisha sanctions Rs 225-crore to combat COVID-19

16/03/2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Monday sanctioned Rs 225 crore to the Health and Family Welfare Department to combat Coronavirus aka COVID-19. The amount was sanctioned from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), said Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena after the meeting. The decision was taken at the special meeting of the State Executive […]

COVID-19 scare: Odisha makes registration of foreign returnees mandatory, announces Rs 15K incentive

16/03/202017/03/2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: A day after an Odia youth with travel history to Italy, positive for the Coronavirus aka COVID-19, the Odisha Government on Monday made it compulsory for registration of all people, who have come to Odisha from abroad after March 4, through a web portal and helpline number. “Anyone who comes to Odisha from abroad has […]

Odisha traces 129 who came in contact with Covid-19 positive man in Bhubaneswar

16/03/202017/03/2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has traced at least 129 persons who have come in contact with the 33-year-old youth of Bhubaneswar tested positive for Coronavirus aka COVID-19. State Government’s COVID-19 spokesperson Subroto Bagchi today said that efforts are on to reach out to the persons to check further spread. “The Coronavirus positive patient, who is […]

Coronavirus scare: Bypolls to Sarpanch, PS, ZP seats postponed in Odisha

16/03/202016/03/2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Election process for two Zilla Parishad (ZP) seats, six sarpanchs, eight panchayat samiti members and 84 ward members scheduled on March 24 was postponed by the State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday in view of Coronavirus aka COVID-19 outbreak. “Whereas, the State Election Commission takes into consideration the emerging challenges posed by COVID-19 and […]

Odisha reports first positive case for Coronavirus

16/03/202017/03/2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: A 33-year-old resident of Bhubaneswar with travel history to Italy was tested positive for the Coronavirus aka COVID-19. The man was admitted to Capital Hospital here. It is the first positive case from Odisha. Issuing an official confirmation, Government spokesperson Subroto Bagchi said that the 33-year-old Italy-return patient admitted to Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar […]

Covid-19: ECoR takes comprehensive measures to keep train passengers safe

14/03/202015/03/2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has geared up its entire machinery in a big way to take comprehensive measures on prevention of Coronavirus aka COVID-19 infection. It has directed the Railway Medical Wing and Divisional Railway Managers to ensure that adequate prevention measures are put in place across the zone. Control Rooms have been […]

Journalists from Maharashtra visit Bhubaneswar PIB office

14/03/202014/03/2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Six senior journalists from Maharashtra visited the Press Information Bureau (PIB) office here under the Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat (EBSB) programme on Friday. They are on a six-day visit to Odisha under EBSB. The delegation actively interacted with the journalists and officials of the PIB here where they were briefed about the rich culture, […]

Covid-19 scare: Nandankanan Zoo closed for public till March 31

14/03/202015/03/2020Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Alarmed by novel coronavirus aka Covid-19 scare, the Nandankanan Zoological Park authorities has announced its decision to shut down the zoo for public with immediate effect till March 31. “Nandankanan Zoo and State Botanical Garden is closed to public with effect from March 15, 2020 till March 31, 2020 as a precautionary measure against […]