Migrants

Bhubaneswar:  Health Minister Naba Kishore Das on Thursday said that 4 per cent of the 1000 samples collected from Surat returnees tested positive for COVID-19. Expressing concern over…

Berhampur: Three persons sustained head injuries after two groups of migrants from Surat clashed at a quarantine centre set up in Adarsh School at Jamugarada under Jagannath Prasad block.…

Tangi: The driver of a bus, carrying migrant workers from Andhra Pradesh amid nationwide lockdown 3.0, died after the vehicle rammed into a truck on NH-16 near Kuhudi Chhak on Tuesday…

Bhubaneswar: A day after some migrants fled a quarantine centre in Ganjam and created ruckus at another such facility, the Odisha government on Monday deputed five OAS officers to assist the…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday appointed Santosh Kumar Sarangi as Officer on Special Duty (OSD), General Administration and Public Grievances. Sarangi will be in charge of…

Bhubaneswar: Development Commissioner Suresh Mohapatra will head the overall state response on return of persons stranded in Odisha to their home states amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Labour…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Friday said that any violation of quarantine conditions will be dealt with sternly. The returnees, who are creating nuisance and fleeing…

Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Ghati in Odisha Kandhamal district has witnessed two bus accidents since Saturday night. These buses, carrying stranded migrant workers from Surat, were enroute Ganjam…

Phulbani: Kalinga Ghati in Kandhmal district witnessed second accident in less than 24 hours when another bus carrying stranded migrants from Surat hit a roadside barricade in the hilly…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday issued an order to ensure smooth movement of its natives stranded in different states amid the nationwide lockdown. This followed the Centre's…