odisha

Railways To Develop 15 Odisha Stations Into ‘Mini Smart Cities’

Bhubaneswar: Railways has selected 15 stations in Odisha as part of a countrywide plan to develop them into railopolis. As…

June 5, 2021

Odisha Loses 50 Journalists To COVID-19

Bhubaneswar: K Krushna Prasad (40) reportedly became the 50th journalist from Odisha to have succumbed to COVID-19, sources said on…

June 5, 2021

COVID Peak Already Over In Odisha, Says Govt

Bhubaneswar: In heartening news, the COVID-19 peak in Odisha is already over with the number of daily cases decreasing gradually,…

June 4, 2021

Low Pressure To Aid Monsoon Arrival In Odisha On June 11: IMD

Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon will advance into most parts of Odisha under the influence of a low pressure area that…

June 4, 2021

Odisha Govt Orders 15% Cut In School Fees

Bhubaneswar: In line with a recent Supreme Court judgment, Odisha’s School and Mass Education Department has directed both aided and…

June 4, 2021

Kerala CM Endorses Naveen Patnaik’s Proposal On COVID Vaccination

Bhubaneswar: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has supported the proposal by his Odisha counterpart, Naveen Patnaik’s, on the Centre’s COVID…

June 4, 2021

Ex-Odisha Medical Officer Ramachandra Sathua Dies Of COVID-19

Jharsuguda: A retired government medical officer, Dr Ramachandra Sathua, has succumbed to COVID-19. He was 74. Sathua had been battling…

June 4, 2021

Meet YouTube Sensation From Odisha Village With 7.7 Million Viewers In World

Jajpur: At first glance, Monalisa Bhadra comes across as any normal homemaker in a nondescript village in Jajpur district. But…

June 4, 2021

Good News Odisha: Deadly Double Mutant COVID Strain Losing Sting In State

Bhubaneswar: In a good sign, the presence of the B.1.617 strain — the double-mutant that fuelled the COVID second wave…

June 4, 2021

Odisha Hospitals To Reserve 5% General & ICU Beds For Healthcare Workers

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will henceforth reserve 5% of general beds and ICU beds for healthcare workers at hospitals designated…

June 3, 2021