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State prepared for Covid third wave:Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das

The Odisha government has made necessary preparations to tackle the possible third wave of Covid-19, State health minister Naba Kishore Das said on Sunday.

Odisha CM disburses Rs 386 cr as Covid assistance for landless farmers

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday disbursed a Covid-19 package of Rs 386 crore for landless farmers under KALIA "Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation" Scheme

Mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery implemented in 8 Odisha districts

Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain Tuesday said that mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery has been implemented in eight districts of the state

Odisha CM asks officials to focus on districts with highest rates of Covid

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked officials to focus on strictly enforcing the Covid guidelines mainly in districts with the highest rates of infection

Odisha wants vaccine allocation in 95:5 ratio b/w states and pvt hospitals

Earlier on June 14, Additional Chief Secretary, Health, P K Mohapatra had written a letter to Union Health secretary making a similar demand

Odisha will be slum-free by 2023, focus on improving welfare: Minister

Odisha will be made slum-free by 2023 as the state is focusing on improving health and education and strengthening drinking water supplies among other welfare measures, a minister said on Friday

Success story: How 2 FPOs are rewriting the fate of tribal Odisha farmers

They have dispensed with middleman, get better crop prices

Odisha registers 3,456 new coronavirus cases, 46 fresh fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 886,946 as 3,456 more people tested positive for the infection, while 46 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 3,717

Odisha logs 2,957 new coronavirus infections, 38 fresh fatalities

This is the lowest rise in daily cases in the past two months

Odisha's coronavirus vaccination coverage crosses 10-million mark

With over 332,000 Covid-19 vaccines administered on Monday, the total number of vaccines administered in Odisha has crossed 10-million mark, the state health department informed

One more oxygen express arrives in Tamil Nadu

An oxygen express train carrying 73.27 MT of LMO (liquid medical oxygen) from Odisha arrived at Irugur near here in the early hours of Sunday.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates 200-bed Covid hospital in Bhawanipatna

The hospital will provide high-quality treatment for Covid-19 patients in Kalahnadi

Odisha CM lays foundation stone of pressure swing adsorption plants

Naveen Patnaik virtually laid the foundation stone of various Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) plants, health infrastructures, and Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) plants in eight districts of the state

Odisha govt issues modalities for publication of results of Class 12 exams

The Odisha government on Friday issued modalities for publication of results of the annual higher secondary (Class 12) examinations, which were earlier cancelled in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Odisha registers 3,806 new coronavirus infections, 37 more deaths

Odisha reported 3,806 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the tally to 8,70,498, a Health Department official said.

Odisha seeks Covid-19 vaccine in 95:05 ratio for Govt, private hospitals

Additional Chief Secretary (Health) PK Mohapatra, has written to the Ministry of Health & FW, Secretary, in this regard

Puri Rath Yatra to be held without devotees for second year in a row

The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Shree Jagannath in Puri will be held this year and servitors who have received vaccine shots and test negative for Covid-19 will be allowed to attend rituals

10,644 villages, 7.5 mn people affected due to Cyclone Yaas in Odisha

As many as 10,644 villages across 11 districts of Odisha have been affected due to the Cyclone 'Yaas' while the standing crops on about 6348.4 hectares of land suffered damage

Tata Steel BSL sets up 100-bed Covid hospital near its plant in Odisha

Tata Steel BSL has set up a 100-bed Covid-19 hospital facility near its plant in Odisha's Dhenkanal district

70 inmates, 5 employees of Odisha's Gunupur jail test positive for Covid-19

70 out of 113 inmates and five employees of Gunupur Sub-Jail in Odisha's Rayagada district tested positive for Covid-19 so far