Odisha

Puri: The Puri District Collector Balwant Singh has appealed the people of Puri District to help the administration fight the deadly Corona Virus. In a video message issued, he outlined the various safety measures taken to check the coronavirus outbreak and requested people not to panic. Sight-seeing tourist bus owners’ association in Puri has been [...]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another measure to stem deadly coronavirus from spreading, the State Government on Saturday issued a directive asking sarpanchs to inform about the villagers who return home in their panchayats from abroad and other States as well. The objective is to check spread of Novel Coronavirus, said Industries Secretary Hemant Sharma. Meanwhile, the [...]

Bhubaneswar: On 13th March 2020, Odisha Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik and his Cabinet provided exemplary leadership for the entire country and indeed the world by declaring Covid-19, Corona Virus Disease, as a disaster for the State under the provisions of Disaster Management Act, 2005. It was done to adequately empower public officials to combat [...]

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway has geared up its entire machinery in a big way to take comprehensive measures on prevention of Corona COVID 19 virus infection. It has directed the Railway Medical Wing and Divisional Railway Managers to ensure that adequate prevention measures are put in place across the zone. Control Rooms have been set [...]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of increasing positive cases of Coronavirus in the country, the Odisha Tourism Department has issued an advisory for its officials as well as the tourists visiting the State to prevent themselves from getting in touch with the virus. As per the advisory on COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the owner/management of every hospitality unit [...]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Government announced number of measures to prevent spreading of deadly Coronavirus, the Nandankanan Zoological Park authorities on Saturday announced its decision to shut down the zoo with immediate effect. “Nandankanan Zoo and State Botanical Garden is closed to public with effect from March 15, 2020 till March 31, 2020 as a [...]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has come up with preventive measures amid coronavirus (COVID-19) scare across the country. The High Court issued the guidelines following the notification issued by the Supreme Court of India for exercising precautionary measures. The HC has limited the proceedings and imposed restrictions on entry and listing of cases. It also [...]

Rayagada: The Rayagada Police Friday arrested one Satyanarayana Samal on charges of spreading fake news on Corona Virus on Facebook. The accused was arrested from Ambadola and was forwarded to court yesterday itself. Satyanarayan had posted afake news on his Facebook page that a Corona Infected Patient had come to Rayagada. The information had created [...]

Berhampur: One of the 3700 travelers of the virus-ravaged Diamond Princess, Sibasish Nayak of Berhampur in Odisha, has returned home safely. He came back to his home yesterday and his family’s happiness knows no bounds. Sibasish was left stranded on the Cruise Ship Diamond Prices off the coast in Japan for more than a month [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today participated in a mass hand washing programme here today to sensitize the people about the COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has swept into at least 114 countries and killed more than 4,000 people. Hours after making statements on his government’s preventative measures to tackle the spread of the [...]