Moderate Rains Across State
Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha received moderate rainfall on Monday and the weather department has forecast heavy downpour in some districts. Puri received 52.8 mm of rainfall, while there was a precipitation of 44.2 mm in Cuttack district over the past 24 hours till 8.30 am on Monday. Jharsuguda and Koraput received 38.1 mm and 39 mm of rainfall, while Bhubaneswar...
Cases Decline; Deaths On Rise
Bhubaneswar: While forty-four more people died in the state, pushing the toll to 3,346, Additional Chief Secretary, Health, PK Mohapatra said there was no reason to disbelief the government data. Even as COVID-19 cases decline, the steep rise in the number of deaths has raised concerns. He said the number of deaths is released after a proper audit at the district...
Central Funds Flow Slows Down
Bhubaneswar: While Odisha is eyeing for Central Grants and Share from Taxes in a big way, funds flow from Central Kitty has slowed down from the very beginning of the Financial Year, which has turned out to be concern for the State Government. With a total Revenue Receipt Target of Rs.1,25,600 Crore, Odisha Government has targeted to rope in Rs.68,100...
Covid Viral Load On Wane
Bhubaneswar: Giving a sigh of relief to the people of Odisha who are in scare due prevailing Covid-19 situation, Director of Institute of Life Science (ILS) Ajay Parida on Monday said the viral load in current Covid 19 infection cases has decreased substantially compared to the cases reported during peak. Revealing latest survey data, Dr.Parida said the Cycle Threshold (CT)...
Crime Branch Probe On Spurious Drugs
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday ordered a Crime Branch investigation into the circulation of alleged spurious COVID-19 medicines in the state. Mr.Patnaik issued such a direction after the State Drugs Controller confirmed that the tablets circulated in the name of “Favimax-400", recovered from a Cuttack medicine store, was fake. A special team comprising officials of Health department and Odisha...
୧୯୨୯ରୁ ଲକ୍ଷେରୁ ଅଧିକ କଲ୍
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : କୋଭିଡ୍ ପରିଚାଳନାରେ ଏକ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଦାୟିତ୍ୱ ନିଭାଉଛି ୧୯୨୯ କଲ୍ ସେଣ୍ଟର । ଏହି ସେଣ୍ଟରରୁ କଲ୍ ଯାଉଥିବା ସଂଖ୍ୟା ଆଜି ଏକ ଲକ୍ଷରୁ ଅଧିକ ହୋଇଛି । ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ମହାନଗର ନିଗମ(ବି ଏମ୍ ସି)ଦ୍ୱାରା ପରିଚାଳିତ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ସ୍ମାର୍ଟ ସିଟି ଲିମିଟେଡ୍ (ବି ଏସ୍ ସି ଏଲ୍) କାର୍ଯ୍ୟାଳୟରେ ଥିବା ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ଅପରେସନ୍ ସେଣ୍ଟର(ବି ଓ ସି ) ର ୧୯୨୯ ସେଣ୍ଟରରୁ ଏକ ଲକ୍ଷ ଛଅହଜାର ତିନିଶହ ଛବିଶ ଗୋଟି କଲ୍ ଯାଇଛି । ମୁଖ୍ୟତଃ ୧୯୨୯ ରୁ ବାହାରକୁ...
କ୍ରାଇମ ବ୍ରାଞ୍ଚକୁ ଔଷଧ ତଦନ୍ତ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ନକଲି ଔଷଧ ଜବତ ଓ କାରବାର ଘଟଣାର ତଦନ୍ତ କ୍ରାଇମବ୍ରାଞ୍ଚ କରିବ । ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ଆଜି ଏହି ତଦନ୍ତ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି । ଉଲ୍ଲେଖନୀୟ ଯେ କଟକରେ ବହୁ ପରିମାଣରେ ଫାବିପିରାଭର ବଟିକା ଜବତ ହେବାପରେ ଏହାର ଗୁଣମାନ ନେଇ ସନ୍ଦେହ ଉପୁଜିଥିଲା । ପରେ ଏହାକୁ ପରୀକ୍ଷାପାଇଁ ରାଜ୍ୟ ପରୀକ୍ଷାଗାରକୁ ପଠାଯାଇଥିଲା । ତେବେ ପରୀକ୍ଷାରୁ କରୋନା ରୋଗୀଙ୍କ ଦିଆଯାଉଥିବା ଏହି ଔଷଧ ନକଲି ବୋଲି ଆଜି ରାଜ୍ୟ ଡ୍ରଗ୍ସ କଣ୍ଟ୍ରୋଲର ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ କରିଛନ୍ତି । କଟକରୁ...
State Seeks Vax@95:5
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Monday urged Centre to allocate Covid-19 vaccines to the state at a ratio of 95:5 for government and private hospitals instead of 75:25 fixed as per Central guidelines. Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra has written a letter to his counterpart at the Union Health Ministry, in this regard. The Centre has...
Odisha Celebrates Raja Festival
Bhubaneswar: Odia people residing in Odisha and outside celebrating the three-day long Annual Raja Festival in a low key affair due to prevailing COVID-19 Pandemic situation and lockdown restrictions. During this period, it is believed that Mother Earth menstruates and prepares herself for future agricultural activities with the arrival of monsoon. As lockdown restrictions are in force, no social events...
1929 Calls Cross100K Mark
Bhubaneswar: The outgoing calls at the 1929, the 24X7 Covid Call Centre set up in the State capital to provide all kinds of Covid related support has crossed the 1 lakh mark. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has opened the Bhubaneswar Operations Centre (BOC) of the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) office, and has made 1,06,326 outgoing calls, so far. The...