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NEET success: Odisha NGO helps poor students build careers and lives

Odisha-based NGO Zindagi Foundation has once again helped 19 more medical aspirants hailing from poor families to chart new journeys in their lives as all of them have cracked NEET 2020

Odisha coronavirus update: 2,196 Covid-19 cases, 17 fresh fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 tally mounted to 2,66,345 on Saturday as 2,196 more people, including a ruling BJD MP, tested positive for the infection, a health official said

NEET 2020: Delhi girl gets full marks, loses top rank due to younger age

According to officials, the tie-breaking policy takes into account factors such as age, subject-wise marks and number of incorrect answers

Rs 22,267 crore allocated to Odisha to help fight Covid-19: Pradhan

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said an aid package of Rs 22,267.66 crore has been allocated as central assistance to Odisha to combat the Covid-19 pandemic

Naveen Patnaik not to celebrate birthday due to Covid-19 situation

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has decided not to celebrate his birthday on Friday in view of the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the state, a CMO statement said

Odisha coronavirus update: State reports 2,470 Covid cases, 17 fatalities

Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 262,011 as 2,470 more people tested positive for the infection, while 17 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 1,089

Odisha's coronavirus tally jumps to 259,541 with 2,604 fresh cases

Odisha's Covid-19 caseload went up to 259,541 as 2,604 more people tested positive for the disease, while 15 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,072

Odisha's coronavirus tally jumps to 259,541 with 2,604 fresh cases

Odisha's COVID-19 tally surged to 2,59,541 as 2,604 people tested positive for the disease, while 15 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,072

Six Odisha districts participate in Tsunami preparedness mock drill

Half-a-dozen of Odisha districts on Tuesday participated in the annual mock drill for Tsunami preparedness in the Indian Ocean region, a top official said. The mock drill, also referred as the Indian Ocean wide Tsunami Mock Exercise (IOWave20), was this time limited due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation, to test communication channels instead of full exercise, said P.K. Jena, Additional Chief Secretary and Managing Director, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA). The mock drill was conducted marking the International Day for Disaster Reduction Tuesday in the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Ganjam. The Special Relief Commissioner, OSDMA, District Collectors, ADMs, BDOs, Tehsildars and Sarpanchs of six districts participated in the drill. "It was a table-top exercise that focussed on Information Dissemination, said Jena, adding that the basic objective of this years drill was to measure how quickly and ...

Odisha coronavirus update: Tally jumps to 254,662 with 2,423 fresh cases

Odisha's Covid-19 tally surged to 2,54,662 as 2,423 more people tested positive for the virus, while 18 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,040

Odisha coronavirus update: Tally jumps to 254,662 with 2,423 fresh cases

Odisha's Covid-19 tally surged to 2,54,662 on Monday as 2,423 people tested positive for the virus, while 18 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,040, a health official said

Odisha coronavirus update: 93-year-old woman recovers from Covid-19

Basanti Patra, a 93-year-old woman who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on October 2 and was admitted to the hospital three days later, has recovered on Sunday, according to SUM Covid Hospital, Bhubaneswar

Low pressure over Bay of Bengal to trigger heavy rains in Odisha: IMD

The present low-pressure area, which was formed on Friday intensified further and became well marked

Fresh low pressure over Bay of Bengal, heavy rainfall likely in Odisha

A fresh low pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal on Friday raised the likelihood of heavy rainfall in many parts of Odisha over the next few days, the Meteorological Centre said

9 injured in Bhubaneswar petrol pump fire; Dharmendra Pradhan orders probe

Nine people were injured, two of them critically, in a major fire that broke out at an IOCL petrol pump near the Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday, police said.

Odisha coronavirus update: State reports 2,995 cases, record 18 new deaths

Odisha's Covid-19 tally mounted to 240,998 as 2,995 more people tested positive for the infection, while record 18 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 958

Odisha CM announces free treatment to people injured in petrol pump fire

Free medical treatment for people injured in a fire accident at a petrol pump near Raj Bhawan in Bhubaneswar was announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday

Odisha govt eyes high-speed internet for all panchayats by April 2021

The Odisha government has set the target to provide high-speed internet connectivity to all Gram Panchayats in phases by April 2021

Odisha coronaviurs update: State sees fewer than 3,000 cases after 34 days

Odisha on Monday reported below 3,000 new Covid-19 cases after a gap of 34 days, even as the states coronavirus caseload went up to 2,35,330 with 2,617 new infections, an official said

Has India crossed Covid-19 peak? Five key updates about the virus

Health minister has revealed country's vaccination plans for coronavirus. 200-250 million of India's population will get the vaccine by July 21