Odisha Sathya Sai Trust contributes Rs 10 lakh to CMRF to fight Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Sri Sathya Sai Trust, Odisha on Wednesday contributed Rs 10 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) to support the State Government’s efforts in fighting Coronavirus (Covid-19). Trust convener Antarjyami Pattnaik handed over the cheque to Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy here. Sai devotees from all over the State have contributed this amount by […]

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Sarangi writes to Odisha CM, seeks deployment of special forces to check influx from West Bengal

Bhubaneswar: With West Bengal returnees turning north Odisha into new Covid-19 hotspot, Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on Thursday requested Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to deploy special forces along Odisha-West Bengal border to prevent unauthorised cross border movement into Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts in view of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In a letter to Patnaik, Union […]

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One more Covid-19 patient recovers, Odisha now left with 49 active cases

Bhubaneswar: One more Covid-19 positive patient from Bhubaneswar recovered after his last two tests turned out to be negative. With this, the State is now left with 49 active novel coronavirus cases. “Happy to share that one more COVID-19 positive case from Bhubaneswar has recovered and is being discharged,” tweeted the Health and Family Welfare […]

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5 lakh Odias to return to Odisha post lockdown

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government expects around 5 lakh Odias to return to the State once the lockdown restrictions are lifted. The Government has brought out detailed guidelines for expatriates returning to the State. Panchayati Raj Department Principal Secretary DK Singh here on Wednesday said about 5 lakh people belonging to the State are expected to […]

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Odisha CM announces Rs 50 lakh for kin of healthcare staff who die while treating COVID-19 cases

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced that families of healthcare personnel – public and private – and members of all other support services will get Rs 50 lakh in case they die while dealing with coronavirus (Covid-19) cases. The State will treat Health professional who die in Covid-19 as martyrs and provide State […]

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Odisha gets 5 more Covid-19 Hospitals, bed capacity now 5,000  

Bhubaneswar:  Five more Government standalone Covid-19 hospitals were opened in the State on Monday. With this, the State’s dedicated Covid hospitals are now functional in 26 districts with a bed capacity of 5,000. The five hospitals have come up in Sundargarh, Bargarh, Angul, Jagatsinghpur and Nabarangpur, and have a bed-strength of 825. Chief Minister Naveen […]

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Sarpanchs get Collector’s power in Odisha to effectively manage Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced a humanitarian roadmap to facilitate return of people of Odisha stranded outside the States, after the ongoing lockdown restrictions are lifted. He also granted Collector’s power to the Sarpanchs to effectively manage the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in village levels. This will be done through community based monitoring […]

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SC Collegium recommends Justice Rafiq as Orissa High Court Chief Justice

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, Mohammed Rafiq, to Orissa High Court, Cuttack. The SC on Saturday issued a statement on the transfer. The office of the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court had fallen vacant with the retirement of Chief Justice Kalpesh […]

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CM announces Rs 100 crore employment package for urban poor in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced Rs 100 crore ‘Urban Wage Employment Initiative’ to generate employment for the urban poor amidst the ongoing lockdown enforced by the Central Government to effectively contain the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19). The initiative will benefit 4.5 lakh families in 114 urban local bodies (ULBs). Under the initiative, […]

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Odisha to test 5,000 samples in hotspot Bhubaneswar in next 7 days for Covid-19

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government will collect 5,000 samples for Covid-19 testing alone in Bhubaneswar within seven days, informed Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy here on Friday. Of the 60 positive cases so far tested in State, Bhubaneswar alone reported 46 positive cases thereby becoming a Covid-19 hotspot. “We have prepared a plan namely ‘Bhubaneswar Strategy’ in […]

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