# Bhubaneshwar

Odisha Health minister tests Covid+;VSSUT postpone offline exams

“I was tested asymptomatic Covid positive yesterday and am now in home isolation. I request all those who have come in physical contact with me in the last 3 days to get themselves tested”, Das stated on his Twitter handle.

Statesman News Service | Bhubaneswar | January 7, 2022 1:57 pm

Odisha Health minister tests Covid+;VSSUT postpone offline exams

Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das has tested positive for Covid-19, according to the minister’s posting on a social media handle.

“I was tested asymptomatic Covid positive yesterday and am now in home isolation. I request all those who have come in physical contact with me in the last 3 days to get themselves tested”, Das stated on his Twitter handle.

Meanwhile, the government-run Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Sambalpur has postponed all the offline examinations amid rising in the Covid-19 positive cases in the varsity campus

“All the offline classes in VSSUT will remain canceled till January 10. The decision regarding the conducting of the 3rd, 5th, and 7th-semester examination will be taken after there is improvement in the prevailing health crisis”, said varsity authorities.

# India

Several MoUs signed during Singapore president visit to Odisha

The South East Asian country inked MoUs for collaboration in semiconductor, petrochemical, and other sectors.

# India

Indian Railways expands connectivity in Western Odisha

This Special Railway Project is expected to transform the transportation landscape in Odisha by offering a new, shorter, and more efficient route for both passenger and freight services, claimed the official

# India

Singapore President arrives in Bhubaneswar on two-day Odisha visit

Shanmugaratnam, who is accompanied by a high-level delegation, including ministers, MPs, and officials, is also scheduled to visit the World Skill Centre, which was set up here by Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education and Education Services (ITEES) with funding from the Asian Development Bank.