Odisha

Twin City Police Commissioner Soumendra Priyadarshi has clarified that activities such as Morning Walk, Evening Walk and Cycling are completely prohibited during the Lockdown period.

The Collectors will take appropriate decision in this regard in their respective districts after taking into consideration the prevailing situation.

Odisha joined the club of States with over 1 lakh active cases as the State added 10,649 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours.

Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi has asked the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) to set up around 550-bedded Covid facilities in four districts of Odisha.

CM Naveen Patnaik reviewed several welfare work being carried out by Odisha-Mo Parivar, including Jiban Bindu blood donation drive, Covid Cremation Help Desk etc.

The existing Lockdown & Shutdown schedule in Odisha may not help fight the menace of Coronavirus and ensure better crowd management with adherence to Covid Guidelines.

Jai Odisha has launched a helpline number to deliver medicines at the doorstep of senior citizens in Bhubaneswar. Odisha News, Covid pandemic

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, 1997-batch IAS Officer Sanjay Kumar Singh has been appinted as the new Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner.

Whether floating global tenders for vaccine procurement or setting up RT-PCR testing labs in 16 districts, Odisha has gone aggressive to tackle Covid menace.

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will start Drive-In COVID 19 RT-PCR and Antigen Testing facility at parking Lot of BMC Bhawani Mall in Saheed Nagar.