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* 2nd phase of Budget Session of Odisha Assembly begins at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. * Ashwini Hospital, Cuttack all set to be converted into a Covid-19 Hospital soon. * The 500-bedded COVID-19 Hospital at SUM to be inaugurated…

TNI Bureau: The United States of America (USA) has reported 17,951 COVID-19 positive cases and 298 new deaths in the last 24 hours. US President Donal Trump has extended the social distancing (not lockdown) guidelines till April 30, 2020.…

TNI Bureau: The state police department is working hard to make people aware about COVID-19 and enforce the 21-day lockdown. To show solidarity with the police department, KIIT & KISS provided lunch to 1,200 police personnel across…

TNI Bureau: The worldwide coronavirus death toll has crossed 33,000 as the data poured in from Italy and Spain - COVID-19 death beds of Europe. Number of Coronavirus positive cases has climbed to 7 lakh now. ? Italy has reported 756 new…

* Around one lakh people from Odisha stranded in different places across the country due to COVID19 lockdown: Odisha Chief Secy Asit Tripathy. * Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik writes to PM Modi; seeks 21-day employment allowances for MGNREGA…

* COVID-19: Odisha Government to promote students of all classes except class 9, 10 & 12, without exams: School & Mass Education Minister Samir Das. * Odisha Police registers 267 cases against people violating the lockdown &…

TNI Bureau: With two more fresh deaths reported from Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir and Mumbai (Maharashtra), the number of COVID-19 deaths in the country, has risen to 28 although the official website yet to record the new casualties. The…

TNI Bureau: For the 8th day in a row, the USA has reported more new cases of COVID-19 than any other country in the world. At least 19,914 new confirmed cases have been reported across the U.S. taking the number to 124,377 while 735,704…

* Odisha gets 20,000 N95 Masks and 20 lakh triple-layered masks. The consignment reached Bhubaneswar by a special air cargo. * People from Odisha, who are stranded outside the State or in distress due to the Lockdown, can contact the…

TNI Bureau: The Mayurbhanj District Administration has launched 'Mayur Fresh' on Wheels to ensure home delivery of fruits and vegetables in Baripada during the 21-day lockdown period owing to Coronavirus outbreak. There will be no…