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  Odisha reported 886 new COVID-19 cases , 66 deaths and 1,463 recoveries in the last 24 hours, according to the Odisha Health Department on Sunday. A total of 886 new COVID-19 positive cases include 512 cases of quarantine transmission and 374transmissions via local contacts. The local case of the infection in the state stands at 11,486. Khurda reported the highest COVID-19 cases at 253, followed by Cuttack at 81 cases and Balasore at 62. The total COVID-19 cases in the state reached 9,87,956. Meanwhile, Odisha's total recoveries now stand at 9,69,916. However, the total death toll mounted to 6,501. The state has so far conducted 1,66,26,905 samples for COVID-19. Read More

  Odisha on Wednesday reported 10,982 new COVID-19 cases and 17 more deaths, a Health Department official said. The cases were detected after testing 49,191 samples on Tuesday, taking the test positivity rate (TPR) to 22.32 per cent. The state's TPR has been over 20 per cent since Friday. There are 98,230 active cases in the state at present. Odisha has so far reported 5,65,648 cases and 2,232 deaths, the official said. Of the new infections, 6,149 were reported from quarantine centres while the remaining 4,833 were local contact cases, he said. Khurda district, of which state capital Bhubaneswar is a part, reported the highest 1,539 new cases, followed by Sundergarh (964), Cuttack (885), Angul (539) and Sambalpur (454). These five districts account for 40 per cent of the new cases reported during the day, the official said. Only Malkangiri out of the 30 districts recorded cases less than 100. Read More

https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/cyclone-amphan-all-ops-at-kolkata-airport-suspended-till-5-am-on-thursday-120052000540_1.html?utm_source=SEO&utm_medium=PB In view of cyclone Amphan , all operations at Kolkata airport, including special flights, have been suspended till 5 am on Thursday. "All operations suspended at Kolkata Airport till 5 am tomorrow in view of cyclone Amphan including special flights, which were operational in view of COVID-19 pandemic," the Airport Director stated. Indian Coast Guard ships and aircraft have been kept on stand by for deployment to undertake area scan, search and rescue and relief efforts. Read More

As of Tuesday noon, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country has reached 10,453, and fatalities 358, while 119,682 people have died and confirmed infections have reached 1,924,927, globally, according to Worldometer. Even before a formal announcement of the nationwide lockdown extension, 11 states and Union Territories had already announced extension of the lockdown till April 30. These were Delhi, Maharashtra, Telangana, Punjab, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Pudduchery and Mizoram. And, considering the current scenario of mounting cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also officially announced the extension of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, till May 3, in a televised address to the nation at 10 am. Read More

The Odisha government on Thursday decided to extend the ongoing lockdown in the state till April 30 to effectively contain the spread of coronavirus . Schools and other education institutions will remain closed till June 17, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced after a video conference with his ministers. "We have decided to extend the lockdown period till April 30 and a recommendation in this regard will be sent to the Centre," he said in a video message. Patnaik said the state has also urged the Centre to stop train and flight services to Odisha till April 30. Odisha has recorded 44 positive cases of coronavirus so far. Read More

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has donated his three months' salary to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to help those affected by coronavirus . Odisha Chief Minister's Office said, "Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has donated his three months' salary to Chief Minister's relief fund to help those affected by Covid-19, reiterating that extraordinary circumstance demands extraordinary response." The Chief Minister has appealed all to donate generously for the cause. As a precautionary measure to contain the spread of coronavirus, Odisha government on Monday extended the lockdown from five to 14 districts. The state government has extended lockdown to Puri, Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur. Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Dhenkanal, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda districts from Tuesday morning till 9 pm on March 29. Odisha administration has also decided to mark with stickers the houses of those who have been advised home quarantine. Read More

OTET Answer Key 2019 is now available for download on the official website of the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha. The answer keys are for the Paper 1 and 2 of the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test. Candidates who had appeared for the exams can visit bseodisha.nic.in to download the OTET 2019 answer key . The Board has also opened the window to challenge the answer key. Candidates who find any discrepancy on the answer key can raise objections on the website until October 10, 2019. The answer keys can be used by candidates to estimate the marks they are likely to get. The Board is expected to announce the OTET 2019 Result in the coming days. Direct link to download Odisha TET Answer Key 2019 Steps to download: Step 1: Visit official website - bseodisha.nic.in Step 2: Go to the latest news section Step 3: Click on OTET-2019(Prov. Scoring Key & Challenge) Step 4: Enter your login credentials to login to the page Step 5: Download the OTET Answer Key 2019 PDF...

As many as 64 people had died and over 140,000 hectare crop area affected due to cyclone Fani in Odisha, the Home Ministry said on Tuesday. Cyclone Fani affected three states -- Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. In Odisha, 64 lives were lost, 556,000 houses and huts were damaged, 6,281 cattle were lost, 148,663 hectare of crop land affected and 6,416 boats and 8,828 nets were damaged, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai told Lok Sabha in a written reply. "In addition, infrastructure like roads, power, railway, telecommunications etc. were also damaged in Odisha," he said. There was no loss of human lives in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. A total of 222 houses/huts were damaged, 28 cattle were lost and 1,365 hectare crop area was damaged in Andhra Pradesh, he said. In West Bengal, 29,260 houses/huts were damaged and 112,000 hectare of crop area was affected due to the cyclone Fani, the minister said. To prevent loss of human lives, a rec...

The Narendra Modi led government has faced its biggest state elections defeat ever. How will this impact policy-making in the remaining term of the central government up until 2019? And in the silent tussle for primacy internally within the Sangh Parivar, who are the winners and losers after this result? ALSO READ: Election results LIVE: Congress stumped out of Mizoram, MNF wins 12 seats First, why is this the worst defeat ever? Because in Gujarat, the Congress kept snapping at the BJP’s heels but despite this the BJP was able to form a government with just a 2 per cent increase in its vote share, (49.1 over 47.9 in 2012). Morever, the BJP lost heavily against its Lok Sabha 2014 vote share tally of the massive 59.1 per cent vote share it got in 2014 Lok Sabha polls. In other words, a slippery slope. In Karnataka, the seat tally for a united BJP (in the 2013 elections Yeddyurappa formed his own party and contested against the BJP) was up a massive 104 from 40 it got in...

There will be no delay in CBSE Class 12 results due to re-examination following the CBSE paper leaks. Check for updates on Business Standard. Education News  : CBSE Class 10 Result  2018, CBSE Class 12 result are unlikely to be delayed due to the re-examinations held on account of the infamous CBSE paper leaks. Nearly a month after the CBSE exam question papers were leaked, the re-test of the Class 12 Economics paper took place on April 25. But that would not delay the declaration of the results, said a CBSE board official. The students could check their CBSE Class 12 and Class 11 results on  CBSE’s  official website  cbse.nic.in  or  cbseresults.nic.in . “The results will be declared on time as the evaluation is in advanced stage despite re-exam of economics paper. We have rigorously followed up with schools to send more evaluators than the required number,” a senior Board Official said. There were also reports of the CBSE’s Class 10 mathe...