Odisha

Bhadrak: Despite several warnings and announcements regarding the lockdown in the view of coronavirus pandemic, a trader in Odisha’s Bhadrak kept his cement shop open for customers on Monday. The...

Bhubaneswar: To check the spread of COVID-19, the Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) has decided to shut all its collection counters in Khurda, Kendrapara, Angul and Puri Municipality areas from...

Berhampur: Around 1,500 Odia migrant workers were screened for coronavirus at Berhampur railway station on Monday. All of them are residents of Ganjam district and returned home from Maharashtra and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday invoked Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) to prohibit strikes by any agency/group of persons dealing with sanitation works in civic bodies and workers connected...

Nabarangpur: In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Odisha government has ordered lockdown of two towns in Nabarangpur district. Nabarangpur Collector Ajit Kumar Mishra said that the order will...

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) has advised bank staff and customers to take adequate precautions while touching or counting currency notes in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. “Wash...

Sambalpur/Cuttack: Hospitals in Odisha are gearing up to handle any coronavirus eventualities in the coming days. The Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) is gearing up to tackle...

Bhubaneswar: The state government's Chief Spokesperson on COVID-19 Subroto Bagchi on Sunday gave the following latest update on coronavirus in Odisha. —As on 12 noon on Sunday, 76 samples sent...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday constituted a state-level monitoring unit on goods and services with immediate effect. This was done in view of the restrictions imposed by the state...

Bhubaneswar: With all schools in Odisha being closed as a precautionary measure against coronavirus, the state government has decided to provide three-month advance rice to the students under its mid-day...