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Schools in 2 Odisha districts to remain shut today over heavy rainfall warning

IMD officials said Malkangiri and Ganjam districts are going to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall on Tuesday
Updated on Sept 10, 2024 09:03 am IST

Odisha’s Chilika Lake logs its highest ever count with 11.42 lakh migratory birds

Covering an approx area of 1,100 sq km, the lagoon is the largest wintering ground for migratory birds in India. It welcomes numerous species of endangered birds every winter season.
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 11:28 pm IST

Prafulla Behera: He worked to pay off his debts

From left: Daughters Sonali, Rupali (holding Prafulla Behera’s photo), Asha, and wife Rita, carrying Payal, who turns one next month.
Updated on Jun 14, 2021 09:56 pm IST

Odisha CM’s Twitter handle falls victim to fake news on Oxford University

File photo: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik.
Updated on Oct 09, 2020 09:42 pm IST

8 migrant workers killed in Chhatisgarh bus accident

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Published on Sept 05, 2020 12:22 pm IST

Ganesh Chaturthi 2020: Artist attempts to create smallest Ganesh idol using stone in Odisha

Satyanarayan Moharana has attempted to make the smallest miniature of Lord Ganesha.
Published on Aug 22, 2020 04:28 pm IST

32 babies born in Odisha Covid-19 hotspot have no symptoms: Officials

A baby is seen in this file photo. Vijay Amrita Kulange, Ganjam’s district collector, said while 57 pregnant women had delivered in the Covid hospital, only 32 were diagnosed with Covid-19.
Published on Aug 15, 2020 02:06 pm IST

45 juveniles in Odisha correctional home test Covid-19 positive

While the Covid-19 hotspot of Ganjam has reported more than 10,000 cases, 5 other districts have more than 1,000 cases.
Published on Aug 01, 2020 08:27 pm IST

With 113 Covid-19 cases in Odisha jails, prison officials ask for RT-PCR tests for all accused

Odisha jail officials have asked the police to conduct RT-PCR tests on all accused to detect the infection before sending them to judicial custody.
Updated on Jul 30, 2020 10:26 pm IST

How the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded in Odisha

BPL (below poverty line) cardholder wait in the queue while maintaining social distance to collect their ration, at a PDS distribution centre, in Bhubaneswar.
Updated on Jul 26, 2020 10:43 am IST

Odisha forest official dies of Covid-19, kin get test results after his death

Bhanjanagar tehsildar Alok Pradhan said normally the swab test results are available within 3 days of collection of samples. (Image used for representation).
Updated on Jul 24, 2020 11:59 pm IST

Odisha’s highest single-day coronavirus surge crosses 1,000 cases, total deaths now 108

In Ganjam district, where 6,362 cases have been reported so far, the highest single-day surge of 371 cases were detected in last 24 hours.
Published on Jul 22, 2020 09:51 pm IST

Opposition slams Odisha govt’s move of sending doctors from tribal areas to Ganjam

Ganjam has failed to get a grip on the Covid-19 situation with 80-90 per cent of the cases now being reported from all over the district, triggering fears of community transmission.
Updated on Jul 18, 2020 10:51 pm IST

Odisha’s Covid-19 tally rises to 16,701, death toll now 86

Two men from Ganjam, aged 63 and 60, and a 48-year-old woman from Gajapati died of coronavirus infection.
Published on Jul 18, 2020 03:47 pm IST

Odisha orders 14-day complete lockdown in 4 districts as Covid-19 cases spiral

A health worker collects swab sample of an elderly woman from slum for Covid-19 test in Bhubaneswar .
Updated on Jul 16, 2020 10:35 pm IST

Odisha deploys 130 doctors, 37 OAS, ORS officers in Ganjam to combat coronavirus

in view of the rising numbers of Covid-19 positive cases in Ganjam district, a total 100 numbers of Ayurvedic Medical Officers (AMOs)/Homoeopathic Medical Officers (HMOs) have been deployed at different places in the Ganjam district.
Published on Jul 15, 2020 07:44 am IST

As Covid-19 cases spike in Odisha’s Ganjam, experts say community transmission has started, govt maintains no such signs

People buy vegetables from a market amid a surge in the number of Covid-19 positive cases in Odisha, at the old town in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
Updated on Jul 14, 2020 08:08 am IST

570 new cases take Odisha’s Covid-19 tally to 12,526, death toll mounts to 61

Odisha, Apr 20 (ANI): A health worker collect swab sample of a police personnel for COVID-19 test during ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. (ANI Photo)
Updated on Jul 11, 2020 01:21 pm IST

Odisha posts highest single-day spike of Covid-19 cases with 577 new patients

Earlier, the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur town of Ganjam and Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre at Cuttack district had shut their OPD departments as many of their patients and doctors tested Covid-19 positive.
Updated on Jul 09, 2020 11:30 pm IST

Odisha’s Covid-19 positivity rate soars, opposition leaders allege low testing

The rise in cases came even as opposition Congress and BJP slammed the state government for falling tests.
Updated on Jul 06, 2020 11:49 pm IST

Odisha logs 561 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, biggest single-day spike

Ganjam, the Covid-19 hotspot district reported 283 cases, followed by 81 in Cuttack and 76 in Rayagada.
Updated on Jul 03, 2020 08:16 pm IST

300 frontline workers in Odisha have tested positive for Covid-19 in last 3 months

In Khurda district about 65 such people including 44 employees of a private nursing home tested positive this month. Among the 65, are 7 doctors from AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
Updated on Jul 01, 2020 11:39 pm IST

Fears of community transmission in Odisha as state count crosses 5000-mark

Odisha’s breaching of the 5000-mark comes 97 days after it reported its first Covid-19 case on March 15.
Updated on Jun 21, 2020 09:57 pm IST

Odisha to start door-to-door survey for Covid-19 symptoms as cases cross 4000-mark

Chennai: Migrants stand in a queue at Central Railway Station to board a Shramik Special train for West Bengal, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Chennai, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar) (PTI03-06-2020_000243B)
Updated on Jun 15, 2020 11:19 pm IST

Covid-19: Doorstep checks start in Ganjam hotspot in Odisha

Nearly 1,50,000 migrants have returned to Ganjam.
Updated on Jun 09, 2020 03:47 am IST

BJD leader, 2 others killed in fire accident at home in Odisha

When the firemen entered the house it was engulfed in flames and BJD’s Alekh Choudhury and the other two were unconscious. They were rushed to a hospital where doctors declared them brought dead. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 29, 2020 01:02 pm IST

400 Odia migrant workers deboard from train to escape quarantine

The Government Railway Police later detained the workers at the Chilika Railway Station and informed the officials of Ganjam district who arrived with vehicles to ferry them to the quarantine centres.
Published on May 23, 2020 09:10 pm IST

Odisha crosses 1,000-mark in Covid cases, infection spreads to 25 districts

11 new cases were reported in Kalahandi where two Covid-19 patients had earlier recovered.
Published on May 20, 2020 10:56 pm IST

Odisha’s Covid tally inches to 1,000 with 84 new cases

Though Ganjam district continued to be the Covid hotspot with 307 cases, Jajpur district reported the highest number of positive cases today with 31 migrant workers testing positive.(Photo by Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times)
Published on May 19, 2020 09:45 pm IST

In Covid epicentre Ganjam, fear and worries over return of migrants

Migrants undergo thermal screening after arriving from Kerala’s Ernakulam Railway Station by a special train at Jagannathpur Railway Station, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Ganjam district.
Updated on May 18, 2020 07:28 pm IST