Tag: Odisha Government

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today issued fresh guidelines for registration and quarantine arrangements for the people, who are stranded in other States and intend to return after the lockdown ends on May 3. In a letter to principal secretaries of Panchayati Raj and Housing & Urban Development departments, Additional Secretary and Special Relief Commissioner, Pradeep Jena […]

Puri: It is matter of faith and devotion that bind devotees to the Lord and the decision to conduct Rath Yatra amid COVID19 outbreak purely depends on the State government, said Puri Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingh Deb after Puri Srimandir’s Managing Committee meeting today. The Puri king further stated that it is the responsibility of both […]

Bhubaneswar: Soon after the Ministry of Home Affairs relaxed norms for opening of shops in rural and urban areas, Odisha government issued an order and asked Municipal Commissioners and district Collectors to notify details specifying the shops/types of shops to open within the limits of districts, municipal corporations, and urban local bodies. The State Revenue […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday laid down certain guidelines and approved expenditures for smooth running of Temporary Medical Camps (TMCs)/quarantine centres for people stranded outside the State who intend to come back to Odisha after the lockdown period. The task of managing the centres has been assigned to authorities of Gram Panchayats (GPs) in […]

Bhubaneswar: While Odisha govt has put its entire machinery on ground 24/7 to combat COVID-19, super spreaders are undermining such efforts triggering sharp rise in the number of positive cases of late. After Satyanagar and Bomikhal in Bhubaneswar, the recent spike in COVID-19 positive cases in Balasore and Sundergarh is attributed to two patients, among […]

Puri: As clouds of uncertainty continue to loom over the annual Rath Yatra in Puri this year in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Daitapati Nijog (servitors’ body) of Srimandir today suggested that the Odisha government can organise the festival in a restricted manner. In a letter to CM Naveen Patnaik, the servitor […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the University Grants Commission (UGC) chalked out new guideline allowing Universities to chart out their own plan of action for conducting exams which were put on hold due to COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent nationwide lockdown, Odisha government today informed that the State might conduct exams any moment post lockdown after duly […]

Bhubaneswar: Apprehensions are being raised over Odisha government’s preparedness to tackle the influx of nearly 7 to 8 lakh people who are now stranded in different parts of the country due to the lockdown. Senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra on Thursday questioned the adequacy of quarantine facilities for nearly 10 lakh people who may return […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Saturday launched operation ‘Subha Yatra’ to safely bring back people who are stranded outside the state amid the nationwide lockdown and intend to return. In the first phase, Odisha government is implementing operation ‘Subha Yatra’ in coordination with the Kerala government to bring back 1,150 migrants from various parts of Kerala. […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has identified 12 border checkpoints through which its migrants left stranded in other states due to the nationwide lockdown can enter their native state by road, an official said on Saturday. The returnees and those passing through are required to enter the state only from these points. Officials at these checkpoints, […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to the confusion over the movement of buses during the extended lockdown period, Odisha government today announced that buses will be allowed to ply on both intra-district and inter-district routes in Green zones of the State. The bus services will, however, remain prohibited in Orange and Red zones, clarified Special Relief […]

Bhubaneswar: Unperturbed by the lockdown restrictions clamped to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, a bookseller in Odisha’s Nayagarh district was found blatantly selling liquor in his shop. This has come to the fore when a formal decision on resumption of liquor sale is yet to be taken by the State government. The illegal act […]

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 […]