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Covid awareness week to be observed in Odisha’s Ganjam district from today
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com| Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal
UPDATED ON SEP 24, 2020 11:31 AM IST
Ganjam district logged 71 fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, which pushed the overall tally to 19,781.
Odisha’s Covid-19 tally rises to 94,668; death toll mounts to 456
Bhubaneswar | By hindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi
PUBLISHED ON AUG 28, 2020 01:34 PM IST
The state had registered its previous highest-single day spike of 3,384 new cases on Thursday. Odisha has 28,836 active cases at present, while 65,323 patients have recovered from the disease so far.
Odisha woman strangles infant daughter, attempts suicide
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty
PUBLISHED ON AUG 23, 2020 09:17 AM IST
Police said the woman used to have frequent fights with her husband as she insisted on living away from her in-laws.
Odisha reports 1,000+ Covid-19 cases for second consecutive day
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 23, 2020 08:14 PM IST
The 1,264 positive cases that the state reported in last 24 hours was its highest single day surge so far taking the total to 21,099.
Odisha Corona Warrior’s body cremated after 3 hrs as neighbours object
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
UPDATED ON JUL 14, 2020 12:00 AM IST
An anganwadi supervisor who worked in a quarantine centre in Kankarada village of Sanakhemundi block, had come home on June 28 after she developed symptoms of Covid-19 and was advised home quarantine.
Denied cremation over Covid-19 scare, siblings in Odisha bury man’s body
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty| Edited by Sabir Hussain
UPDATED ON JUL 02, 2020 08:35 PM IST
Villagers did not allow the siblings of the man who died on Monday after high fever and cough to cremate the body over fears that he could have succumbed to Covid-19.
Footballer dies, 1st wife shocked after body sent to ‘official’ spouse
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
UPDATED ON JUN 15, 2020 02:34 PM IST
Naresh, who played as a mid-fielder, represented Odisha in the Santosh Trophy, India’s premier state level football tournament, three times from 2006 to 2008. He represented ONGC in the reputed I-League.
Denied admission to enter village, Odisha youth gets quarantined in his car
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty | Edited by Sabir Hussain
PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2020 10:14 PM IST
Although the man had tested negative for Covid-19, some villagers insisted that he undergoes another round of quarantine.
Odisha’s Covid tally inches to 1,000 with 84 new cases
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty
PUBLISHED ON MAY 19, 2020 09:45 PM IST
The death toll also went up to 5 after a 75-year-old patient with respiratory problems and other comorbidities passed away at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Sunday within few hours of his admission to the hospital
The disease travels east
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAY 17, 2020 07:02 PM IST
With the return of migrants, states with weak health infra are now seeing a spurt
Odisha’s Covid-19 cases double in a week as migrant workers return from Surat
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty | Edited by Sabir Hussain
UPDATED ON MAY 10, 2020 09:38 PM IST
On Sunday, the total number of Covid-19 cases in touched 377, more than double from 163 cases just a week ago
Six year-old in Odisha suffocates to death after getting trapped in car
Hindustan Times, Bhubbaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty | Edited by Sabir Hussain
PUBLISHED ON MAY 10, 2020 09:00 PM IST
The boy had gone to his grandparents’ house with his mother for a religious function. His father is stranded in Surat due to the lockdown.
40-year-old man with Covid symptoms dies in Odisha’s quarantine centre
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty
PUBLISHED ON MAY 08, 2020 11:08 PM IST
The deceased, a resident of Madhupali village under Polasara police station area of district, had returned from Surat in a special Shramik Special train on May 6.
Three daily labourers in Odisha killed in stone quarry mishap
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON APR 29, 2020 05:26 AM IST
The deceased have been identified as Bhakta Parida, Namita Naik and Pankaja Dash. While Bhakta was a resident of Bikrampur village in Khollikote area, Namita and Pankaja were staying in Tanganapani village at the outskirts of Berhampur city.
Coronavirus update: Odisha’s Ganjam district to fine people for not wearing masks
Bhubaneswar, Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 06, 2020 08:54 AM IST
The coastal district of Ganjam on Sunday made it compulsory for people out on the streets to wear masks as part of the preventive measures to fight against deadly coronavirus disease, which has claimed 83 lives and affected more than 3200 people across the country.
Four Odisha minors burnt to death while playing with haystack
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON FEB 23, 2020 11:02 PM IST
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced an ex-gratia of Rs four lakh each to the families of the deceased.
Odisha man presumed dead wakes up minutes before cremation
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty
UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2019 07:25 PM IST
Simanchal Malik of Laukhala village under Sorada police station area of coastal Ganjam district was taken to the cremation ground of his village on Sunday after his family members found him lying unconscious in a forest.
Mahatma Gandhi worshipped in Odisha temples
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty
UPDATED ON OCT 02, 2019 02:38 PM IST
In two Odisha temples - one in Sambalpur district and another in Ganjam district - the idols of Mahatma Gandhi are worshipped everyday by the locals.
BJD names Rita Sahu as Bijepur bypoll candidate
Bhubaneswar | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON SEP 28, 2019 09:04 PM IST
Sahu had contested a by-election in 2018 as the ruling BJD candidate and won the Bijepur seat after death of her husband and then Congress MLA Subal Sahu.
With Naveen Patnaik’s 5Ts mantra, Odisha officials turn pro-people
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty
UPDATED ON AUG 06, 2019 02:09 PM IST
District collector Vijay Amrita Kulange got out of his official vehicle in Bharasa village of Khallikote block, rolled up his trousers and waded into the muddy field as they were busy transplanting paddy saplings.
Odisha plans separate agency to regulate illegal sand mining
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty
UPDATED ON JUN 29, 2019 11:32 PM IST
Officials in the state revenue and disaster management department said the directorate would put in place a robust monitoring mechanism using technology to prevent illegal lifting and theft of minor minerals.
Naveen Patnaik to be sworn in as Odisha CM for the fifth time on May 29
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 10:46 PM IST
BJD leader from Ganjam district, Bikram Kesari Arukh, proposed Naveen Patnaik’s name as the leader of BJD Legislature Party and it was seconded by other top leaders.
Experts concerned over impact of cyclone on ecology
Hindustan Times, BHUBANESWAR | By Debabrata Mohanty
UPDATED ON MAY 03, 2019 09:29 AM IST
Regional president of the Seafood Exporters Association of India Kamlesh Mishra said tidal waves would inundate ponds and wash away the shrimp harvest.
Experts concerned over impact of cyclone on ecology
Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty
PUBLISHED ON MAY 03, 2019 02:36 AM IST
The tidal surge will increase the salinity of the Chilika, the sub-continent’s largest brackish water lake, affecting marine life.
Cyclone Fani likely to hit Odisha coast early on Friday morning
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAY 02, 2019 08:23 PM IST
Officials said around 5 lakh people had been evacuated by 5 pm in Ganjam district. A total of 11.54 lakh people will be evacuated in 13 districts likely to be affected by the cyclone.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: BJP gets a lawyer and former BJD man to fight Naveen Patnaik in Hinjili and Bijepur
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty
UPDATED ON MAR 26, 2019 04:11 PM IST
Orissa High Court lawyer and state unit’s vice-president Pitambar Acharya will be the BJP’s candidate in Naveen Patnaik’s home turf of Hinjili in Ganjam district while former BJD veteran Sanat Gadtia has been nominated for Bijepur in Bargarh district
BJD MP Ladu Kishore Swain dies at 71
Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty
UPDATED ON FEB 06, 2019 11:28 AM IST
Swain was suffering from kidney-related complications and was admitted to Bhubaneswar Apollo Hospitals on Tuesday. He will be cremated at his ancestral village Pathara in Kabisuryanagar area of Ganjam district.
Worried he may fail a third time, Odisha student burns himself to death
By Debabrata Mohanty
UPDATED ON MAY 19, 2018 10:19 AM IST
Odisha 12 Science Result 2018: Rajesh Kumar Panda, who studied +2 science at a private college in Berhampur town of Ganjam district, had failed to clear the exam in his last two attempts.