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New Delhi: To ensure sufficient supply during the Covid-19 lockdown, the government on Thursday decided to increase monthly quota of subsidized foodgrains by 2 kg to 7kg per person through ration shops for 80 crore beneficiaries. A decision in this regard was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) headed by Prime Minister […]

Bhubaneswar: Not taking any chances, Odisha government today has directed the gram panchayats and zilla parishads to identify and ensure 14-day home quarantine for a whopping 78,233 migrant workers who returned to the state during last week. In a major incentive to the health staff working tirelessly against the Covid-19 outbreak in the State, Chief […]

Bhubaneswar: The 21-day nationwide lockdown seems to have triggered fear among the people in Odisha who resorted to panic buying to stock essential commodities. Major market areas across the State witnessed unprecedented crowd with consumers making mad rush to buy essential commodities like rice, potatoes, onions, dal and other food items. Throwing the norms of […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to ensure unhindered movement of vehicles engaged in the transportation of essential commodities during the lockdown in view of Coronavirus in the country, Odisha government has allowed dhabas located alongside the national and state highways to remain open. Besides, vehicle repair and spare parts shops alongside the national and state highways […]

Bhubaneswar: Stay home, stay safe, exercise self-control and build affiliation with your government when the country is under lockdown, said Odisha govt’s spokesperson on COVID-19, Subroto Bagchi in an exclusive interview with Kasturi Ray, Senior Editor of OTV (Digital). Ironically the same man who wrote ‘Go, Kiss The World’, is now an advocator of ‘stay […]

Bhubaneswar: Pioneering the Covid-19 battle in the country, Odisha government has planned to set up India’s largest exclusive COVID hospitals with 1000 beds for treatment of Covid-19 patients. Such a unique initiative of Stand-alone COVID Hospitals is a first of its kind in India. The CSR funding for the same will be given by Odisha […]

Bhubaneswar: Nearly 48-hours after Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Group set up India’s first state-of-art Covid-19 hospital in Mumbai, Odisha government today signed an MoU with two private sector hospitals to bring up 1000-bed dedicated Covid-19 hospital with all modern infrastructure and facilities in the Capital city. Subroto Bagchi, State government’s  chief spokesperson on Covid-19, informed […]

Bhubaneswar: The Coronavirus positive cases in Odisha shot up to three with one more sample testing positive for COVIDー19 on Thursday. All the three Coronavirus positive cases reported in the State so far are from Bhubaneswar, the department of State Health & Family Welfare said. One more sample has tested positive for @COVID19 in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the growing inconvenience faced by the public in the aftermath of Coronavirus lockdown in Odisha, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken several initiatives to ease the availability of essential commodities at the doorsteps of the residents in Bhubaneswar. Social distancing being a major preventive measure to control the spread of COVID-19, BMC on […]

Bhubaneswar: To stave off the economic hardships likely to arise out of the Coronavirus lockdown, the Reserve Bank of India today announced broad-based measures including liquidity infusion to the tune of Rs 3.74 lakh crore into the system. Moreover, the Central Bank also announced a three month moratorium on repayment of installments of all term […]

Bhubaneswar: In order to resolve the issues faced by the residents of the State amid the nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of coronavirus cases in the country, the Odisha Government has exempted many e-commerce companies from lockdown restrictions. The step was taken to ensure denizens stay at home and maintain social distancing. In a […]

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha on the verge of jumping to the Stage-3 (community transmission phase) of coronavirus pandemic, Subroto Bagchi – chief spokesperson on COVID-19 today urged every person to act as per the directions of state government’s 104 Helpline only, instead of resorting to self-decisions. During his media briefing, Bagchi said that the third COVID-19 […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the problems being faced by people in view of the coronavirus lockdown, Odisha government has decided to provide cooked meals to destitute and homeless in urban areas of the State. In a letter to all district Collectors, Housing and Urban Development Department has asked senior administrative officials to provide cooked meals, […]

Cuttack/Balasore: Alleging that procurement of milk and supply of cattle fodder and feed have been stopped by Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (OMFED) and some co-operative societies due to the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, dairy farmers in Cuttack and Balasore districts dumped hundreds of litres of milk on road as a mark of protest. As […]

Bhubaneswar: On Friday, Odisha government’s spokesperson on COVID-19 Subroto Bagchi expressed apprehensions about the possibilities of entering the community transmission phase. And the increasing magnitude of the pandemic has now prompted the State government to seek voluntary service by senior professionals with experience in vital fields to assist in the management and containment of COVID-19 […]