Social welfare minister threats to quit over ‘corruption’ in Bihar
GB Today Madan Sahni asserted that it would be better to leave his post than to suffer humiliation at the…
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Odisha halts vaccination in 11 districts citing shortage
Jab drive suspended in Angul, Bolangir, Balasore, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kendrapara, Koraput and Sonepur PTI, Bhubaneswar:…
Bihar: Lalu Prasad’s return plan buoys Opposition Grand Alliance
The RJD chief served close to four years in prison in Ranchi before getting bail in the fodder…
Covid: Battle over mass vaccination programme escalates in Odisha
Centre’s decision has found BJP and Biju Janta Dal accusing each other of trying to extract political mileage…
Flood situation grim in Bihar as rain continues
A ray of hope came as the discharge into the Gandak river from Valmikinagar barrage located on the…
Covid: Partial unlock in Odisha, restrictions lifted in 17 districts
The state government sanctioned minor relaxations in the rest 13 districts which have a higher positivity rate Subhashish…
Heavy rainfall unleashes flood fury in Bihar
Parts of Bagaha town and several villages in West Champaran district have been submerged; people have started leaving…
Covid: Odisha govt plea to Centre for higher allocation of vaccines
The state demanded that the ratio of jab reservation between the state govt and private hospitals be revised…
Odisha government to shoot documentary on cyclones
The film will act as a base book for the state administration on how to face a storm…
Covid vaccine hesitancy hits drive in rural Bihar
Mobile jab vans are being allegedly attacked in villages in different districts and people are not turning up…
Covid: Odisha plea to govt to buy foreign vaccines
The state govt asked to provide them to states after getting a poor response to its global tender…
Covid: Odisha extends lockdown for another 16-days till June 17
The state has so far reported 7,56,684 active cases and 2,719 deaths Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday…
Bihar extends lockdown till June 8
Curbs eased to facilitate business Patna: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Monday extended the lockdown till…
Odisha: Cyclone Yaas pounds Odisha coast, two dead
While the first death was reported from Keonjhar where a man was killed when a tree branch fell…
Odisha: Cyclone Yaas to pass east coast by May 26, Odisha alerts 12 districts, appeals people to not panic
Odisha received a bulletin from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting the formation of a low-pressure area in…
Bihar: PM Modi hails Bihar’s HIT COVID app, seeks details for countrywide use
The Home Isolation Tracking (HIT) app was launched in Bihar on Monday (May 17) and is currently being…
Odisha floats global tender for COVID-19 vaccine procurement
Odisha government has floated a global e-Tender for the supply of 3.80 crore COVID-19 vaccines which the bidders…
COVID-19: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar extends lockdown till May 25
The lockdown in Bihar will now remain in place till May 25. Bhubaneswar: The Bihar government extended lockdown…
Covid: Odisha eases vaccination ID rule for the vulnerable
The groups include nomads, sadhus and saints, inmates of mental health institutions, senior citizens in the old age…
Covid: Covaxin to be produced in Odisha from June 2022
The Bharat Biotech unit in Andharua will produce ten types of vaccines including malaria, Covid vaccine, Japanese encephalitis,…