odisha

No Covid death in Odisha for 16 days
19 May

No Covid death in Odisha for 16 days

editor0 CommentsCovid-19,
Odisha on Thursday reported 12 new COVID-19 cases at 0.08% test positivity rate, with the tally rising to 12,88,339, the health and family welfare department said. The death toll stood static at 9,126 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported for the 16th consecutive day. Besides, 53 other coronavirus patients have died due to comorbidities so far. Odisha now has 120 active cases, while 12,79,040 patients have recovered from the disease, including 15 in the last 24 hours. Twelve out of 30 districts of the State have so far turned Coronavirus-free with zero active cases.
Read More
Twelve new Covid cases at 0.08% TPR in Odisha
10 May

Twelve new Covid cases at 0.08% TPR in Odisha

editor0 CommentsCovid-19,
Odisha reported 12 new COVID-19 cases at 0.08% test positivity rate on Tuesday, with the tally rising to 12,88,222, the health department bulletin said. Odisha now has 166 active cases, while 12,78,877 patients have recovered from the disease, including seven on Monday, the bulletin said. The daily positivity rate was 0.08 per cent as the new COVID-19 cases were detected from 14,225 sample tests. The state has been recording around 20 cases a day for the last one month but witnessed a sudden surge in the number on Sunday with 71 fresh infections, including 64 students living in two hostels…
Read More
Five lighthouses in Odisha poised for eco-tourism makeover on PPP mode
10 Feb

Five lighthouses in Odisha poised for eco-tourism makeover on PPP mode

editor0 CommentsIndia,
Odisha’s five lighthouses, which have been providing safe voyage to mariners and navigators since the British era, will be developed into eco-tourism destinations on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model as a part of a country-wide programme to give infrastructure facelift to these Victorian age coastal establishments. The central government has initiated action for the development of tourism at five lighthouses-Gopalpur (Ganjam) Puri lighthouse (Puri), Chandrabhaga (Puri), Paradip (Jagatsinghpur), and False Point (Kendrapara)- in Odisha on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, the union minister of ports, shipping and waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal replying to a query by BJD MP Prashanta Nanda told the Rajya…
Read More
Odisha’s mangrove forest rises by 8 square km, highest in the country
14 Jan

Odisha’s mangrove forest rises by 8 square km, highest in the country

editor0 Commentsworld,
Odisha has recorded the highest increase in the mangrove forest, otherwise described as coastal woodland, in the country in the last three years. As per the latest India State of Forest Report (ISFR), 2021 released on Thursday, the mangrove forest area in Odisha has increased by 8 square kilometers in a three-year period spanning from 2019-2021. The State’s growth rate is the highest in the country. Odisha was followed by Maharashtra (4 sq km) and Karnataka (3 sq km). The total mangrove cover in the country is 4,992 sq km and there has been an increase of 17 sq Km…
Read More
Heavy rain to lash Odisha as low pressure area formed in Bay of Bengal
28 Sep

Heavy rain to lash Odisha as low pressure area formed in Bay of Bengal

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal,
With a Low-Pressure Area formed over Northwest Bay of Bengal & adjoining coastal areas of West Bengal under the influence of cyclonic circulation, Odisha is bracing for yet another spell of heavy rainfall, a couple of days after the Cyclone ‘Gulab’ spared the coastal State with minimal damage. In the wake of the formation of low pressure, several parts of the State are likely to experience heavy rainfall during next 72 hours, the Bhubaneswar- Regional Meteorological Centre of IMD, stated in its latest weather bulletin. Heavy to very heavy rainfall are likely at one or two places over the districts…
Read More
Cyclone Gulab Reaches Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Winds Up To 100 Kmph
26 Sep

Cyclone Gulab Reaches Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Winds Up To 100 Kmph

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal,
Cyclone Gulab began its landfall process on Sunday evening, the India Meteorological Department said. The system is likely to cross North Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha coasts between Kalingapatnam and Gopalpur as a cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 75-85 kmph gusting to 96 kmph during the next three hours. A red alert was sounded in both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh for a cyclonic warning and post landfall lookout. Cyclone Gulab is likely to move nearly westwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh, south Odisha coasts between Kalingapatnam and Gopalpur.The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into cyclone…
Read More
Odisha police busts newborn trafficking racket, 7 arrested
27 Jul

Odisha police busts newborn trafficking racket, 7 arrested

editor0 CommentsCrime, India
Five women are among seven people arrested from Odisha’s steel city Rourkela as police cracked a newborn babies trafficking racket flourishing across interstate borders, officials said on Tuesday. The officials of Plant Site police station in Sundergarh district cracked the racket, following a complaint filed by one Seema Khuntia who alleged that her one and a half year-old granddaughter was abducted. Rourkela Additional SP, Bikram Keshari Bhoi said, “Eight out of seven involved in the crime have been arrested and their mobile phones have been seized. We found a lot of pictures of new born babies in their mobile phones,…
Read More
Leopard skin, arms seized in Odisha: One arrested
21 Jul

Leopard skin, arms seized in Odisha: One arrested

editor0 CommentsCrime, India,
In the latest interception of wildlife offence, the Special Task Force (STF) wing of Odisha police on Wednesday arrested a poacher and seized leopard skin, arm and ammunition from his possession in Manmunda police station jurisdiction of Boudh district. The arrested person identified as Hara Rana was nabbed while he was planning to strike a deal to sell the leopard skin. Besides the leopard skin, a country made SBML gun, 12 ammunitions, besides gun powder and other incriminating materials were seized from his possession, STF officials said. The poaching of these protected animals has shot up in Odisha with the…
Read More
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces Rs 352 crore Covid package for 32 lakh MGNREGA workers
10 Jul

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces Rs 352 crore Covid package for 32 lakh MGNREGA workers

editor0 CommentsIndia
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday (July 9) disbursed a Rs 352 crore package for 32 lakh workers engaged under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the state from April to June. The financial package was a part of the Odisha government’s special COVID-19 package of Rs 1,690 crore for the poor. Each of the 32 lakh workers was given an extra amount of Rs 50 per day in addition to their wages, under the MGNREGA. The state paid an additional amount of up to Rs 4,500 for three months to the workers, ANI reported.…
Read More
Odisha logs lowest daily COVID-19 infections in last fifty days: Positivity declines, rising fatality still a cause of worry
11 Jun

Odisha logs lowest daily COVID-19 infections in last fifty days: Positivity declines, rising fatality still a cause of worry

editor0 CommentsNorth East, , ,
In a refreshing turnaround after deadly surge in infection in May, Odisha on Friday logged 5,235 new COVID-19 cases, lowest daily positive cases in the past fifty days, while the cumulative caseload rose to 8,42,461,. Besides, 43 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,210. Today’s daily positive cases (5,235) were the lowest since 21 April, when the State had reported 4,851 daily infections. The overall COVID-19 situation in the State is showing signs of stabilizing with steady drop in positive cases and positivity rate in June after the consistent clocking of 10,000 and above cases almost throughout May. There…
Read More
Like Us
Follow Us
Subscribe Us
Follow Us