News and updates from across Odisha that happened on Feb 17. From news on Covid daily cases to new restrictions, and from weather updates to sports news, we have got you covered. Thanks for tuning in to this space on CityBuzz.click. * Bhubaneswar reported 85 new Covid positive cases and 1405 recoveries in the last…
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police has seized wildlife body parts including pangolin scales and arrested one person in Mayurbhanj district. Based on information, a team of STF conducted a raid along with Karanjia Forest Official staff on Tuesday at Padagada village under Jasipur Police Station area in Mayurbhanj district, reported PTI….
Bhubaneswar: Nineteen Covid-19 patients have died in Odisha and 852 people tested positive for the virus the health department said on Wednesday. The daily positivity rate was 1.38 per cent and 181 children were among those newly infected, reported PTI. The infections are the lowest since 680 cases on January 4. An 18-year-old man succumbed…
Bhubaneswar: Nearly four lakh children worldwide are afflicted by cancer every year of which 80 per cent cases can be successfully treated by trained personnel backed by proper infrastructure, experts said at a programme organised at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here to mark the World Childhood Cancer Day on Tuesday. Around…
News and updates from across Odisha that happened on Feb 16. From news on Covid daily cases to new restrictions, and from weather updates to sports news, we have got you covered. Thanks for tuning in to this space on CityBuzz.click. * Bhubaneswar reported 106 new Covid-19 cases and 956 recoveries in the last 24…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar was unchanged on Wednesday with the rate in the capital city at Rs 101.78 while diesel price at Rs 91.59. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday were Rs 101.91 and Rs 91.70, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis. The…
Bhubaneswar: Twenty-two more Covid-19 patients have died in Odisha and 925 people tested positive for the virus, the health department said on Tuesday. The daily positivity rate was 1.7 per cent and 203 children were among those newly infected, reported PTI. The infections are the lowest since 680 cases on January 4. The state had…
Bhubaneswar: Over 67.51 lakh voters will decide the fate of 726 zilla parishad candidates in the first phase of panchayat polls in Odisha to be held on Wednesday. The three-tier panchayat elections in Odisha will be held in five phases – on February 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24, reported IANS. Over 2.79 crore voters…
Bhubaneswar: Oral and maxillofacial surgeons from different institutes came together to spread awareness about the specialty of maxillofacial surgery at the Institute of Dental Sciences and SUM Hospital here on Sunday while commemorating the birth anniversary of India’s first oral surgeon Dr. Minoo Sorabjee Ginwalla. The Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India (AOMSI)…
Bhubaneswar: Three laboratories have been set up by the Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAS), faculty of agricultural sciences of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here, to augment farm production and focus on pest control. The labs, set up under the Experimental Learning Programme, were inaugurated on Monday by SOA vice-president Saswati Das. Two laboratories were established…
