Tag: Lockdown

Bhubaneswar: The All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association today decided not to ply buses in the Green Zones citing that it will be unprofitable and unfeasible to operate with 50 per cent seat occupancy as stipulated by the COVID19 lockdown guidelines. Clarifying its stance, treasurer of the association, Barada Acharya said though Odisha government was […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to formulate a model policy to resolve the problems faced by industries due to the COVID-19 lockdown, said an official on Tuesday. It was decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on COVID-19 situation in the state. Discussions will be held regarding the problems faced by […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday appealed to the people of the state not to ill-treat the migrant workers who have returned but to accept them as brothers and sisters. A total of 35,540 migrant workers or Non-Resident Odias (NROs) have so far returned to Odisha, the state government said Wednesday. The government issued such […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when lockdown has brought hardship for people especially those living in rural areas, a 3rd year engineering student in Odisha has developed a mobile app through which doorstep delivery of essential products can be done with ease in semi-urban and rural areas. Girish Vaisyaraj, a student of Electronics and Telecommunications at […]

Aurangabad: At least 16 migrant labourers have died after a goods train ran over a group of workers asleep on the railway tracks early on Friday in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad. The home-bound exhausted lot were run over between Jalna and Aurangabad, officials said. A Railway Ministry official told IANS: “At least 14 people died on the […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday observed that the state governments should consider online sale or home delivery of liquor during the nationwide lockdown that’s in place to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The remarks came from a bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and B.R. Gavai during the hearing of a PIL […]

New Delhi: It is premature to talk about resumption of cricket but India’s tour of Australia later this year is likely to go ahead, BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal said on Friday, downplaying the logistical issues likely to arise because of the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure that the high-profile tour, starting in October, goes on as […]

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the order passed by the Orissa High Court preventing the entry of people to Odisha without COVID-19 test. SC Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and BR Gavai stayed the order passed by the Orissa High Court while hearing an urgent Special Leave Petition filed by the Ministry of […]

New Delhi: With the number of coronavirus cases in the country climbing to 56,342 on Friday, the Union Health Ministry said that “we have to learn to live with the virus” and that “it is a difficult battle, we need everyone’s cooperation”. Addressing mediapersons, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary at the Health Ministry, said, “We have […]

New Delhi: Around 15,000 Indian nationals evacuated by the Central government from 12 countries are expected to land in India in the next one week. The evacuation of Indians is part of the relief measures provided to Indian nationals amid a country-wide lockdown which has been imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic. Official […]

New Delhi: Pending Class 10 and 12 CBSE exams, which were postponed due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown, will be conducted from July 1 to 15, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced on Friday. The schedule has been decided in order to ensure that the board exams are completed before competitive examinations […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today increased the working hours in different industries in the State in a bid to replenish man-hours lost because of the COVID-19 lockdown. During a press briefing on Friday, Commissioner-cum-Secretary of Information & Public Relations Department, Sanjay Kumar Singh said that in small, medium and large scale industries, man-hours were lost […]

New Delhi: The Indian Railways, which has started Shramik Specials to transport the stranded migrant workers, students, pilgrims and tourists, has in eight days operated 251 trains and transported over 2.6 lakh people. A senior Railway Ministry official said that on Friday, the national transporter has operated 43 trains and 10 more trains are planned […]

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah issued a statement on Saturday clearing the air over online speculation on his alleged health conditions. Calling it “baseless rumour”, Shah said the reason he has come up with clarification is that, BJP cadres have grown concerned. “Since lakhs of ‘karyakartas’ have expressed concern over this speculation spread […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Supreme Court of India issued a stay on the Orissa High Court order that prohibited the entry of people into the State of Odisha without COVID-19 test, as many as five different trains carrying migrants people from outside states are scheduled to arrive in Odisha. While 3 trains carrying stranded […]