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A Covid testing and screening camp was organised at Michhapali gram panchayat in Nuapada district recently BHUBANESWAR: The Nuapada district, which until two weeks ago was a major worry for the government owing to its high infection count, on Monday moved to the green zone with just 490 active cases. As a result, the government has now allowed the markets in the district to remain open till 1 pm instead of the earlier 11 am. On May 17, the number of active cases in the district was more than 2...

Not long ago on May 17, its active cases were more than 2000 and it had been reporting more than hundred cases daily till May 22. But, its daily Covid

Updated: May 03, 2021 12:05 IST Social activists demand that the government come up with new programmes to address the pandemic-induced new poor. Share Article AAA Burial of a person who succumbed to COVID-19 underway at Khariar in Nuapada district in Odisha on April 26, 2021.   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Social activists demand that the government come up with new programmes to address the pandemic-induced new poor. Thirteen-year-old Jagannath Rana is yet to come to terms with the ...

Coronavirus | In Odisha, trader bodies voluntarily announce shutdown to fight pandemic Updated: Updated: April 27, 2021 01:29 IST In nine small towns of Kalahandi district, traders have decided not to open shops till May 2 Share Article AAA In nine small towns of Kalahandi district, traders have decided not to open shops till May 2 At a time when Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ruled out imposing lockdown or shutdown measures saying it would be the last resort to fight COVID-19, traders’ a...

Representative image BHUBANESWAR: The five districts of Khurda, Sundargarh, Nuapada, Bargarh and Cuttack account for half of the state’s Covid caseload as daily infections inched towards the 5000 mark. On Wednesday, the state registered 4,851 fresh positive cases with Khurda district reporting the highest 703 infections. Besides western districts, coastal and southern districts of Puri (223), Ganjam (151) and Keonjhar (166) have reported cases in triple digits. Other districts, which have re...

The Puri Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha will remain closed for devotees on weekends in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases. On Saturday and Sunday, the temple will be disinfected. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Friday said the devotee restrictions will come into effect from April 24. “Mostly people come on weekends to the temple. In order to avoid unnecessary crowding, we have decided to shut down the temple for two days (in a week). If the situation persists, the Rath ...