Tag: Covid 19 Guidelines

The civic body said the modifications have been made to obviate some confusion arisen in the earlier order. 

Away from the election, the rules for the common person awaiting the festivities are quite different. There have been several restrictions in Odisha ranging from the absurd to the downright bizarre.

A number of major festivals, including Diwali and Chhath, will be celebrated in the coming months.

Bhubaneswar:  After Odisha reported 18 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Naveen Patnaik warned people of the state to strictly adhere to social distancing norms or face “criminal action”. The total number of coronavirus cases in Odisha shot up to 39 with Sunday’s additions — all from Bhubaneswar. “There will be zero tolerance on violation of […]

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Friday issued a new set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for implementation of restrictions in view of rising cases of Covid-19 in…

Bhubaneswar: In view of the steady surge in the number of Covid-19 cases across Odisha, the State government has decided to suspend inter-state bus services starting from Monday. However, there…

Bhubaneswar: In view of a steady rise in Covid-19 cases and reports on detection of the disease in officials of Central ministries, the Odisha government on Tuesday issued a set of fresh guidelines for strict enforcement of precautionary measures in all government departments and offices to contain the spread of the virus. All employees inside […]

Bhubaneswar: The unabated rise in COVID-19 cases has forced the Odisha government to announce night curfew in the State along with weekend shutdown in districts bordering Chhattisgarh. This apart, the…

Bhubaneswar: Alarmed at the unabated surge in Covid-19 cases in the State, the Odisha Government on Wednesday decided to bring an ordinance to enhance the punishment for non-compliance of the guidelines laid down for containing the spread of the viral infection. The State cabinet meeting chaired by CM Naveen Patnaik decided to ensure strict observance […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 50 more police officers and five platoons of armed policemen will be deployed in the Twin City of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to strictly enforce COVID-19 guidelines as the pandemic situation in the cities seems to have reached to an alarming level. Odisha police chief Abhay on Thursday said that the deployment […]

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that all jatras, plays, OATs, cinemas and all musical, dance, recital and magic shows would be allowed to function with 50 participants or less from October 1. “To return to normalcy, jatras, plays, OATs, cinemas and all musical, dance, recital and magic shows shall be allowed to […]

Puri: Local outfit Shree Jagannath Sena filed an FIR against School and Mass Education Minister and Nimapada MLA Samir Ranjan Dash and Satyabadi MLA Umakanta Samantaray on Monday for attending the funeral of MLA Pradeep Maharathy at Puri Swargadwar on Sunday despite having been tested positive for Covid-19. The convenor of Jagannath Sena, Priyadarshi Mishra, […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Thursday allowed the conduct of the annual nine-day Saradiya Rath Yatra associated with Goddess Biraja in Jajpur district while adhering to all the Covid-19 guidelines issued by the government. This year, the Rath Yatra is scheduled to be held from October 17 to 25. Hearing a total of 4 […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), which had sealed the office of MP Aparajita Sarangi for 15 days for alleged violation of COVID-19 norms, de-sealed the office on the eighth day on Saturday. Terming the sealing of her office as illegal, Sarangi said she might file a defamation case against the Odisha government for trying […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday issued detailed guidelines for the upcoming Ashokastami Car Festival of Lord Lingaraj at Bhubaneswar, to be observed on April 20. The guidelines…