Odisha

New Delhi: The Centre has urged the state governments to strictly enforce lockdown to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. In an official statement, the Centre asked the States to take legal action against violators. The Centre and state governments on Sunday decided to completely lock down 80 districts across the country where coronavirus cases have [...]

Bhubaneswar: Taking a stringent measure to curb the spreading of Coronavirus, the Commissionerate Police announced that no private vehicles including taxis will be allowed to ply in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack without the permission from the police stations during the lockdown period till March 29. This has been informed by Twin City Police Commissioner Dr. Sudhansu [...]

Cuttack: Orissa High Court on Monday directed to suspend hearings till March 31 with immediate effect in the wake of lockdown enforced in five districts and eleven towns to tackle the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). As per an order of the High Court, the cases listed on March 23 (today) have been suspended and [...]

Bhubaneswar: With the positive cases of Coronavirus are on rise, the Odisha Government has imposed lockdown in two more towns including Nabarangpur and Umarkote Municipalities. With this the total number of Municipalitues in lock down raises to 11 today. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had on Saturday announced complete lockdown for five districts-Khurda, Ganjam, Cuttack, Kendrapada [...]

Berhampur: With the influx of a large number of youth working outside Odisha in cities like Mumbai, Surat and Ahmadabad into their hometown in Ganjam district, the district administration is taking no chances and initiating various measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The administration has initiated the process to isolate and keep in isolation [...]

Kendrapada: Kendrapada District Collector Samarth Verma has sought the cooperation of the public in successful implementing the lockdown imposed in the district to contain the deadly Coronavirus. In a video message, Verma has said that our Chief Minister has called for lockdown of the district and I appeal for everybody’s support and cooperation to [...]

Bhubaneswar: As part of the social distancing measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Odisha Government asked the employees of 25 departments not to attend office. The departments are Agriculture & FE, Cooperation, Excise, F&ARD, Forest & Environment, Handloom & Textiles, Higher Education, Law, Industries, Labour &ESI, MSME , OLL& Culture , Parliamentary Affairs [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior officials of the Odisha Government on Sunday expressed their gratitude to the frontline workers who are fighting relentlessly to keep the Coronavirus (COVID-19) at bay. Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call, Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy, Development Commissioner Suresh Mahapatra, 5T Secretary VK Pandian, Health Secretary Nikunja Dhal, Chief Spokesperson for COVID-19 [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday expressed his gratitude to health officials and other emergency service workers for their tireless and hard effort to combat the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call, the Chief Minister clapped and clanged utensils at 5 PM from the rooftop of Naveen Niwas here [...]

Bhubaneswar: Sending a strong message to not mess with public health priorities during the Coronavirus outbreak, Health and Family Welfare Department has filed a criminal case against the US-returnee for violating COVId-19 protocols. This is the first such FIR registered in Odisha in connection with a Coronavirus (COVID-19). “We have registered a criminal case under [...]