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Naveen Patnaik not to celebrate birthday due to Covid-19 situation

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has decided not to celebrate his birthday on Friday in view of the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the state, a CMO statement said

Odisha coronavirus update: State reports 2,470 Covid cases, 17 fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 262,011 as 2,470 more people tested positive for the infection, while 17 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 1,089

Odisha's coronavirus tally jumps to 259,541 with 2,604 fresh cases

Odisha's Covid-19 caseload went up to 259,541 as 2,604 more people tested positive for the disease, while 15 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,072

Odisha's coronavirus tally jumps to 259,541 with 2,604 fresh cases

Odisha's COVID-19 tally surged to 2,59,541 as 2,604 people tested positive for the disease, while 15 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,072

Six Odisha districts participate in Tsunami preparedness mock drill

Half-a-dozen of Odisha districts on Tuesday participated in the annual mock drill for Tsunami preparedness in the Indian Ocean region, a top official said. The mock drill, also referred as the Indian Ocean wide Tsunami Mock Exercise (IOWave20), was this time limited due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation, to test communication channels instead of full exercise, said P.K. Jena, Additional Chief Secretary and Managing Director, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA). The mock drill was conducted marking the International Day for Disaster Reduction Tuesday in the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Ganjam. The Special Relief Commissioner, OSDMA, District Collectors, ADMs, BDOs, Tehsildars and Sarpanchs of six districts participated in the drill. "It was a table-top exercise that focussed on Information Dissemination, said Jena, adding that the basic objective of this years drill was to measure how quickly and ...

Odisha coronavirus update: Tally jumps to 254,662 with 2,423 fresh cases

Odisha's Covid-19 tally surged to 2,54,662 as 2,423 more people tested positive for the virus, while 18 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,040

Odisha coronavirus update: Tally jumps to 254,662 with 2,423 fresh cases

Odisha's Covid-19 tally surged to 2,54,662 on Monday as 2,423 people tested positive for the virus, while 18 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,040, a health official said

Odisha coronavirus update: 93-year-old woman recovers from Covid-19

Basanti Patra, a 93-year-old woman who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on October 2 and was admitted to the hospital three days later, has recovered on Sunday, according to SUM Covid Hospital, Bhubaneswar

Low pressure over Bay of Bengal to trigger heavy rains in Odisha: IMD

The present low-pressure area, which was formed on Friday intensified further and became well marked

Fresh low pressure over Bay of Bengal, heavy rainfall likely in Odisha

A fresh low pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal on Friday raised the likelihood of heavy rainfall in many parts of Odisha over the next few days, the Meteorological Centre said

9 injured in Bhubaneswar petrol pump fire; Dharmendra Pradhan orders probe

Nine people were injured, two of them critically, in a major fire that broke out at an IOCL petrol pump near the Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday, police said.

Odisha coronavirus update: State reports 2,995 cases, record 18 new deaths

Odisha's Covid-19 tally mounted to 240,998 as 2,995 more people tested positive for the infection, while record 18 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 958

Odisha CM announces free treatment to people injured in petrol pump fire

Free medical treatment for people injured in a fire accident at a petrol pump near Raj Bhawan in Bhubaneswar was announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday

Odisha govt eyes high-speed internet for all panchayats by April 2021

The Odisha government has set the target to provide high-speed internet connectivity to all Gram Panchayats in phases by April 2021

Odisha coronaviurs update: State sees fewer than 3,000 cases after 34 days

Odisha on Monday reported below 3,000 new Covid-19 cases after a gap of 34 days, even as the states coronavirus caseload went up to 2,35,330 with 2,617 new infections, an official said

Has India crossed Covid-19 peak? Five key updates about the virus

Health minister has revealed country's vaccination plans for coronavirus. 200-250 million of India's population will get the vaccine by July 21

Over 3,000 bank employees test positive for coronavirus in Odisha

As many as 3,066 bank employees in Odisha have tested positive for COVID-19, while 14 of them have lost their lives as on September 30, according to an official on Sunday

Odisha coronavirus update: 3,326 Covid-19 cases, 15 more deaths reported

Odisha on Sunday reported 3,326 new cases of Covid-19, taking the state's tally to 22,713, a Health Department official said

Odisha provides uniform to 1.4 mn pre-school children on Gandhi Jayanti

The Odisha government distributed two sets of uniform to 1.4 million pre-school children in the state on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti

Odisha reports highest one-day recovery of 4,380 coronavirus patients

Odisha registered the highest single-day recovery of 4,380 Covid-19 patients, taking the number of cured people to 1,90,080, a health department official said